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- Apr 26, 2008
Star Wars Half Marathon - The Finish
At the halfway mark in the course, Mouseplanet had set up a Red Vine station and photo op. I didn’t take the Free Candy from Strangers as well, still wasn’t going to risk it despite having a gu not destroy me!
It was then Mile 7 and Mile 8!
After Mile 8 comes the best part of the half-marathon! It was all the fan groups out with their awesome costumes.
And the awesome character fan group stretch ended once we hit Mile 9!
Immediately after this though is my least favorite part of the race. The crazy protester who wanted to let us know that Star Wars is all a fantasy world. Well, crappy feeling Dis_Yoda totally flipped out on her. I think I scared the people around me! Whatever filter I had was long gone.
My two friends I finished the 10K with passed me at this point (they started in the 2nd to last corral) and tried to cheer me up. Well, it was a nice effort on their part but I was really just trudging along. My 15K text message was at an 18:52 pace. Mile Markers 10, 11 and 12 were for the most part a blur. The only thing that kept me going was my husband messaging me some really nice encouraging things. I knew he would be waiting for me when I passed by Disneyland Hotel.
Mile 10
Mile 11
Mile 12
It was after I turned into the parking lot behind Paradise Pier hotel did I finally see the balloon ladies and they passed me. At this point, I wasn’t worried. I knew I had less than a half of mile left in the race and there was no way Disneyland was going to sweep at this point unless I requested it. I was going to make it.
Balloon Ladies
Mile 13
And right at the Disneyland Hotel was my husband to cheer me on! I gave him a hug and kiss and worked my way to the end.
I see him!
Close to Finish
Shouldn’t I be happier?
My finish text message stated I was at a 18:53 pace. When I looked at the official results. I was like 35th from last place! This is officially my worst pace! I’m ok with this as well, I felt like crap and shouldn’t even had tried to do the race.
I trudged to getting my metals then my powerade, water and snack boxes.
I really wanted to get a massage when I was done as my glut was screaming at me but the booth was done for the day already. I slowly moved back to the hotel and was really sad to see the hot mess that was the re-entry point to Downtown Disney. They really needed to have a runner’s only line!
When I got back to the hotel, I was happy to see that the room had already been cleaned for the day (it happened while my husband was waiting for me by the Disneyland Hotel Entrance) and he had drawn a bath for me! He had even placed his cookies & nutella for me! Best husband ever! I added in my cookies & nutella along with my bag of chips. Soaking felt so nice!
At the halfway mark in the course, Mouseplanet had set up a Red Vine station and photo op. I didn’t take the Free Candy from Strangers as well, still wasn’t going to risk it despite having a gu not destroy me!
![yyHUwz0.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FyyHUwz0.jpg&hash=64b6ff0ffd95001f71eb0a68053882d8)
It was then Mile 7 and Mile 8!
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After Mile 8 comes the best part of the half-marathon! It was all the fan groups out with their awesome costumes.
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And the awesome character fan group stretch ended once we hit Mile 9!
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Immediately after this though is my least favorite part of the race. The crazy protester who wanted to let us know that Star Wars is all a fantasy world. Well, crappy feeling Dis_Yoda totally flipped out on her. I think I scared the people around me! Whatever filter I had was long gone.
![IvFPK0I.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FIvFPK0I.jpg&hash=a7a7c463660a0429381b1b45c7f99e92)
My two friends I finished the 10K with passed me at this point (they started in the 2nd to last corral) and tried to cheer me up. Well, it was a nice effort on their part but I was really just trudging along. My 15K text message was at an 18:52 pace. Mile Markers 10, 11 and 12 were for the most part a blur. The only thing that kept me going was my husband messaging me some really nice encouraging things. I knew he would be waiting for me when I passed by Disneyland Hotel.
![7Y3By1c.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F7Y3By1c.jpg&hash=8b27ca48a6f25e814cc784af7d4c766e)
Mile 10
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Mile 11
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Mile 12
It was after I turned into the parking lot behind Paradise Pier hotel did I finally see the balloon ladies and they passed me. At this point, I wasn’t worried. I knew I had less than a half of mile left in the race and there was no way Disneyland was going to sweep at this point unless I requested it. I was going to make it.
![Vrd8wHu.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FVrd8wHu.jpg&hash=cd7e0a42ad7c8a391353976cfd4f3479)
Balloon Ladies
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Mile 13
And right at the Disneyland Hotel was my husband to cheer me on! I gave him a hug and kiss and worked my way to the end.
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I see him!
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Close to Finish
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Shouldn’t I be happier?
My finish text message stated I was at a 18:53 pace. When I looked at the official results. I was like 35th from last place! This is officially my worst pace! I’m ok with this as well, I felt like crap and shouldn’t even had tried to do the race.
I trudged to getting my metals then my powerade, water and snack boxes.
![3aMFoPS.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3aMFoPS.jpg&hash=6f3cb094d709c865393942572de7f052)
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I really wanted to get a massage when I was done as my glut was screaming at me but the booth was done for the day already. I slowly moved back to the hotel and was really sad to see the hot mess that was the re-entry point to Downtown Disney. They really needed to have a runner’s only line!
![lIyi4bY.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FlIyi4bY.jpg&hash=8c9c63306816a8237861bb9ba9a38635)
When I got back to the hotel, I was happy to see that the room had already been cleaned for the day (it happened while my husband was waiting for me by the Disneyland Hotel Entrance) and he had drawn a bath for me! He had even placed his cookies & nutella for me! Best husband ever! I added in my cookies & nutella along with my bag of chips. Soaking felt so nice!
![2UEA6RX.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F2UEA6RX.jpg&hash=b03ca87e1d8d6adb860970d5c91183d8)