Disneyland Half Marathon weekend

I registered for this race back in April...I can't believe it's already come and gone! I had such a good time. Steve and I went with our friends Jeff and Jennie Hill to California so that Jennie and I could run in the Disneyland Half Marathon. Needless to say, it was a FUN race. It starts off through California Adventure and then crosses the Disneyland Resort Plaza into Disneyland, where you run through Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, through Sleeping Beauty's Castle to Frontierland and all the way back to Toon Town. Then you go out onto the streets of Anaheim and at about mile 9 run through the Angels baseball stadium. The finish line is in Downtown Disney, and all along the route there were high school cheerleaders, marching bands, Disney characters, floats, music, and many supportive crowds. Here are a few pictures from the race:

I think my favorite part about the race was that my name was on the bottom of my race bib, so all throughout the course the crowd kept yelling out my name and telling me how awesome I was. It was especially thrilling during the last tenth of a mile where there was a huge crowd and everyone was rooting for me to finish strong. I've attached a link where you can view three videos from the race. In the stadium, Jennie and I come in at about 19 seconds. In the castle and finish line videos, we are right at the very beginning. As I cross the finish line, I cut to the left side of the screen to high-five Goofy.

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We finished in 2:30, which was my exact time from the Utah Valley Half Marathon in June (the finish line says 2:46, but there were 13,000 people in the race so we started about 16 minutes after the official start time at 6:00).

In addition to the race, we spent three days at Disneyland/California Adventure. My favorite rides are Storybook Land, Peter Pan, Indiana Jones, and Toy Story Mania. I tried one of the famous Disney turkey legs, and it was delicious and greasy, but I still think my favorite place to eat in the park is The Golden Horseshoe. They put on a fantastic show and the chicken breast nugget basket really fills you up. Yum.

I don't know if I would do this race again (it was fun, but a little crowded with it being Labor Day weekend) but I can't wait to go back to Disneyland. Love that place.