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\"tbhmw2016_banner\"<\/a>Next up on the race calendar is the Tinker Bell Half Marathon.\u00a0\u00a0 I haven’t run this race since the inaugural year, so I’m looking forward to going back for the 5th anniversary to see how much it has changed.\u00a0 I’m also excited to go back to Disneyland.\u00a0 It’s been a few years, and I always love visiting.\u00a0 Even when crowded, it always feels so much less hectic than a trip down to Walt Disney World.<\/p>\n

In terms of the race, I’m feeling relatively unprepared.\u00a0 I mean, I’m fairly sure I’m trained well enough, though let’s be honest, anything can happen.\u00a0 I’m not in any danger of getting swept or anything, but I’ve been focusing so much on my biking that I forget that I’ve got a running race on the schedule.<\/p>\n

This is the last runDisney race on my schedule for a while.\u00a0 I’ve definitely gotten a bit burnt out by the the cost and the attitudes.\u00a0 My worst experiences have been at Princess, so I’m hoping this women’s themed race doesn’t have the negative presence that I’ve seen there.<\/p>\n

I think the biggest problem is that these have gone from running events to… marketing events?\u00a0 Social events?\u00a0\u00a0 Experiential events?\u00a0 I don’t know what to call them.\u00a0 But the racing is no longer the draw, and that feels weird.\u00a0 I like a good race experience as much as the next person, but it’s the actual race that is the draw, not the surrounding experience.\u00a0 I actually want to run.\u00a0 I don’t think everyone who signs up for these races feels that way.<\/p>\n

Either way, next up, it’s off to California (which is stupidly far from DC, so it’s going to be a lot of traveling).\u00a0 Here’s hoping it’s somewhat of a relaxing trip and that I don’t end up on the phone with the office half the time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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