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runDisney 5K (Florida: Part 5)

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It was almost a year ago that I spent my lunch break at work huddled over my computer trying to get a spot in the Dopey Challenge at Disney World.  These races usually sell out very fast – and 2018 was no exception because it was the anniversary of the 25th Marathon and the 5th Dopey Challenge – this meant the medals would be extra cool.

Kevin dropped me off in the parking lot at Epcot around 4 AM and I followed the sea of people in the 32* weather towards the start.  As I walked it hit me that this challenge was finally here and I was going to attempt to run 48.6 miles in 4 consecutive days with very little training due to my heel injury.  I felt very confident I could complete the 5K and 10K – and pretty sure I could do the half marathon – but could I add a full marathon on top of that?!

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Color Run – Allentown

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The Color Run is advertised as the happiest 5k on the planet – but this morning it seemed like it was also the coldest.  It was a chilly 35 degrees when we arrived to sign in.  There was hardly ANYONE there, which really surprised me because when I did the Color Run in Hershey earlier this year it was so packed they had to have 2 dates.  As the time went on though, more people came, but it still wasn’t near the amount of people as the prior run.

We got our packets, put our crisp new white t-shirts on, and got in line.  We were pretty close to the front so we were one of the 1st waves to go.

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