From Defeated to Undefeated: Realizing who you truly are inside when you have nothing left

runDisney’s 2019 WDW Marathon: From Defeated to Undefeated

Realizing who you truly are inside when you have nothing left Last week, we shared a lovely guest post by Shawna Spaziani about her past struggles with runDisney guilt and shame. This week, I’m sharing an equally awesome story about perseverance and grit by Will Thorpe! After reading his post about runDisney’s 2019 WDW Marathon …

Thank you, it's only at Disney: Acknowledging your Accomplishments

Thank you, it’s only at Disney: A Story about Acknowledging your Accomplishments!

Sometimes you’re touched so deeply that you just gotta share. We received an email from Shawna Spaziani about her running story and how it was clouded with guilt and secrecy until she learned to acknowledge her accomplishments! Her words brought tears to our eyes and after finishing, I knew it simply had to be shared …

runDisney’s 2018 WDW Marathon Weekend: The WDW 10k, Day 2 of the Dopey Challenge

We made it to race number 2 of the Dopey Challenge. And I think I laughed more during this race than I have at any Disney race ever. Let me start with our costumes. Somewhere months back when discussing if we’d do Dopey Challenge I made a deal with Laura I’d run as Elvis, the …

runDisney’s 2018 WDW Marathon Weekend: The Expo!

Oh boy. The 2018 WDW Marathon Weekend Expo. It was crazy and crowded, y’all. Seriously crowded because of two reasons: The large amount of 5th Annual Dopey Challenge participants and a later 12:00pm start for the general public to accommodate a special early bird entry for those who purchaed the VIP Race Retreat Package. Now, …

The Joyful Miles Podcast

Podcast Episode 35 Part 5: The WDW Full Marathon, Day 4 of the Dopey Challenge!

This week we wrap up our coverage of our 2018 Dopey Challenge with the full Marathon! Would it be another cold morning? What were we feeling going in? How would we end up finishing? Will we do another Dopey Challenge? These questions and more will be answered on this week’s episode! Be sure to subscribe …