I’m going to Disney World!

iRun has been chatting with the lovely folks at Run Disney – you may recall the September 3 edition of iRun: The Running Show where Mark Sutcliffe talked to Faron Kelley of Run Disney – and they suggested that the best way to learn about Run Disney was to experience it.

So when they sent an email inviting us to send someone, I was fortunate that no one read the email all the way through to be offered the opportunity to attend on behalf of iRun.  Yes, it’s true: I am leaving for Disney World tomorrow to run Saturday’s Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon and Halloween 5K.

Now I should stress that I am not racing either event.  This is my first time running destination events, and come on, they’re at Disney World!  My number one goal is NOT to get off the course as quickly as I possibly can, but rather take as much time as they’ll let me and enjoy every minute – even if that means I will be less-than-fashionably late to the Finish Line Party.  Of course, my secondary goal is to successfully run with a camera without destroying it – hopefully my tiny point-and-shoot is more durable than it looks.

The other interesting thing about the race is that the half marathon doesn’t start until 10:00 pm – which means I literally won’t be done until Sunday.  I have often joked about it, but this is the first time I can honestly say it took me till the next day to finish a race.  With the 5K starting at 7:00 Saturday morning, that should make for a very long day – hopefully I won’t look like too much of a party pooper if I doze off in my wine glass at 2 o’clock in the morning!

Anyway, as soon as I stop panicking over the fact that I can’t seem to complete the advanced check-in with my airline, I am sure I will be able to relax – I am really looking forward to the trip, and to meeting some fellow Canadians who are running!  So if you’re running and someone at Disney PR is trying to contact you about your trip, it’s not a hoax – make sure you answer that email so we can meet up!