Ready to Go DUMBO!

In 17 days, I will be starting my journey of 19.3 miles over the course of two days to complete the inaugural Dumbo Double Dare Challenge at Disneyland!  Saturday I will be running the inaugural Disneyland 10K and Sunday I will be running the Disneyland Half Marathon.  After I complete both races, I will be the proud over of some impressive bling: 10K medal, half marathon medal, Dumbo medal, and my Coast to Coast medal!

I am very excited about the trip and I am counting down the days until I leave.....15 days!  The races for the weekend sold out at record speeds, so unfortunately my mom will not be participating in the races :(  However, she has always been my #1 cheerleader, and this weekend will be no different - she will be part of the chEAR squad and chEARing me on for 19.3 miles.  After I first registered I was a little sad knowing I would be running 19.3 alone.  Little did I know in January that all of that would be changing.

Through social media and our love for running and Disney I have have met several amazing girls that have been very close friends of mine.  Jen, Jill, Ramona and I started out being Twitter friends and then started meeting up at races, doing breakfasts, dinners, etc.  They are definitely my "best running friends"

A few months ago I found out that Jen was also running Dumbo.  Since we both run the same pace for the most part and we are both running it for the fun/memories, it is a no brainer that we run our 19.3 miles together!

Jen and I have had our fair share of fun over the past few months to say the least:

#TeamRunDisney meetup at the 2013 Publix Half Marathon (March 2013)

Our first run together: Big Peach Run for Boston (April 2013)

Possum Trot 10K (June 2013) - Ramona, myself, "Creepy Possum", Jen and Jill

Peachtree Road Race 10K (July 2013)

Post Peachtree BBQ

Jen cheering on Ramona and me at Light Up the Corners (August 2013)

Jen and I have made some awesome memories over the past few months and I can't wait to see what memories are made at Disneyland!

We will be tweeting our journeys along the way, so be sure to follow us:
My Twitter Page
Jen's Twitter Page

Also be sure to follow our Facebook Pages for additional updates:
My Facebook Page
Jen's Facebook Page (Hello Fitness - We Meet Again)

Finally, be sure to check back with both mine and Jen's blogs for full race weekend recaps.  You can follow Jen's blog at http://hellofitnesswemeetagain.blogspot.com