Comments on: Walt Disney Goofy’s Half & Full Marathon Challenge 1/7-1/9/10

By: Disneyland Half Marathon, Anaheim « L.A. Easy Meals

Disneyland Half Marathon, Anaheim « L.A. Easy Meals — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:25:34 +0000

[...] for the price of 1? Yes, please. I pretty much registered for this race right after I completed Goofy. All you have to do if the Walt Disney Half Marathon in Orlando and the Disney Half in Anaheim to [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:32:25 +0000

Thanks for sharing your journey. I am planning on running the 2011 Disney Marathon with the intention of qualifying for Boston. You’re an inspiration.

By: San Francisco Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals

San Francisco Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:37 +0000

[...] last until the end of the race, but this feeling reminded me of how I felt during the Disney Marathon. Except, during Disney, I rode the high from Mile 13-26. It was awesome. Anyways, the high wore [...]

By: Santa Ynez Half Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals

Santa Ynez Half Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:29:03 +0000

[...] I had a really “good” race. My last PR for a half marathon was at Surf City and full at Walt Disney. Ever since those two races, my times have been slipping. Can’t wait to get back into track [...]

By: Los Angeles Marathon XXV « L.A. Easy Meals

Los Angeles Marathon XXV « L.A. Easy Meals — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:58:24 +0000

[...] stuck in traffic. I joined up with the 3:40 group because it worked wonders for me last time at Walt Disney, especially when they start of a little slower than goal pace. I usually have a hard time holding [...]

By: Napa Valley Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals

Napa Valley Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:32:12 +0000

[...] I totally forgot how long 26.2 miles was, I know that sounds stupid, but at my last marathon, the Goofy Challenge, the miles were just flying by and I didn’t even feel tired until Mile 25. The elevation on [...]

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:05:49 +0000

Awesome Inspirational Blog! I’ll be running the Goofy challenge in Jan. 2011! It will also be my first marathon. Other than Wolfgang’s (Which it one of my favorite Downtown Disney spots) did you do anything else to help you recover for the next morning? Cold bath? Recovery drinks? Any tips? I plan on using a similar strategy, run a comfortable 1/2 on Sat. and focus on the full, for Sunday.
Congratulations, that’s an awesome accomplishment and good luck in Boston!

By: Pasadena Half Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals

Pasadena Half Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:16:28 +0000

[...] the great races I’ve been having so far. A new PR in Surf City 2 weeks ago and a BQ in the Goofy Challenge last month. In the end, I was just setting myself up to come down. I know I’m too hard on [...]

By: Surf City Half Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals

Surf City Half Marathon « L.A. Easy Meals — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:28:04 +0000

[...] Mile 15. The race itself was fairly uneventful. I didn’t have a time goal in mind and since Goofy’s Challenge, I’ve been taking it easy and slacking on my mileage. Mentally, I’m so exhausted with [...]

By: Happy 1 Year Anniversary « L.A. Easy Meals

Happy 1 Year Anniversary « L.A. Easy Meals — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:28:25 +0000

[...] Disney Goofy’s Challenge (Half & Full Marathon)-Hands down, the best race experience ever. And I’m not just saying that because it was my fastest time, actually I would be lying if I said the PR and BQ didn’t have to do with my favoritism towards this race. The half and full marathon challenge aside, it was an awesome trip with great company. I wasn’t expecting much from this race since I signed up for the 5K, half and full marathon all in one weekend so I didn’t really go into the full marathon thinking I would make the Boston time. Although the weather was even worse than CIM (ironically after CIM, I pledged to never do another race in that cold of weather again lol), I dressed appropriately and actually enjoyed freezing my ass off through all 42 miles. It is weird though, that I seem to perform better under not so ideal circumstances. Although, I did change up my running routine a bit before Disney to incorporate more hill training and track intervals. I think those two components played a huge part in running Disney. Also, the course was FLAT. Not this “net downhill” bs, it was literally flat as a pancake. Maybe it’s because I’m not used to running 26 miles on all flat surface along with singing Disney characters, but the race was pretty awesome. Would love to do it again when I get my finances back up, the trip took a heavy toll on my budget. Official finish time: 3:36:51 (yes, finally got that damn BQ woohoo!) [...]