We made it!! This is the Expo at the Wide World of Sports at Disney World. We were here before it opened and there was already a line to get in. The expo is on all day but I’d get here early folks!!
If you’ve run races before the expo is pretty regular. They sell official racing merchandise and have vendors with free give aways.
I’ve been getting ready for the 2012 Disney Princess Half Marathon in Orlando. I’m so excited!! Can I just say this will be the coolest bachelorette party ever?! I picked up costumes for my sister and me yesterday. My sister only wanted to wear a tutu and tiara but I wanted full costumes cause when else am I going to get the chance to wear a princess outfit at Disney nonetheless!!
After much costume trying on I have decided to go with Snow White. The costume has the very recognizable colors of blue top and yellow skirt. It’s also conveniently a short skirt which I think will facilitate running. My sisters costume is Alice from Alice in Wonderland. It’s a darling blue dress also short with a cute little white apron over it. With costumes I think it’s important to pay attention to the little details. Alice has a big black bow in her hair and Snow White has a red bow. And for accessories I was able to acquire a little teapot purse and an apple purse. Cute right?!?
It was also important to me that the costumes be somewhat comfortable. I don’t want anyone’s skin rubbing off midrace.
There’s also the matter of temperature and sports bras. It’ll be hard to predict the weather so all we can do is hope that what we have on won’t be too hot or too cold. Although I’d rather be too cold then too hot when running but that’s just me. Now the issue of sports bras, a necessary evil. I needed costumes that could be worn with sports bras so it doesn’t look too ridiculous. I tried on a cute tinkerbell outfit but they’re all strapless and unless you had a skin color sports bra I think it’d look funny.
Since I’m going to be running with my sister and our friend Brent I thought it’d be fun if our costumes worked together. But alas I wasn’t able to find what I needed. Wouldn’t it have been funny to see Alice in Wonderland running with the Queen of Hearts, and a white rabbit? I love matching costumes!
I can’t wait to see what people are wearing the day of the race. I’ve been reading online and I think the cutest idea was a man running the Disney princess half in a frog costume!! SMOOCHES!!
I’m signed up for the Disney Princess Half Marathon in February! It’s going to be in Disney World in Orlando. Wanna know the fun part? It’s for a bachelorette party. How unique! The bride to be is an avid runner (her goal is running 50 marathons in 50 states) and she wanted all her friends to gather at the Happiest Place on Earth to help celebrate her future nuptials. We have been trying to come up with ideas for during the run. Because it’s is a bachelorette part and it is a Disney Princess run we are thinking of incorporating tiaras, veils and sashes. You know like the kind beauty contestants wear. We’d have the bride wear Future Mrs. So and So and the rest of the girls could be princesses in her court or ladies in waiting. Whatever might be cuter. Will post pictures of the event. So excited! See you soon Mickey!
I might not be able to finish my travel wish list this year but it sure is fun to think about.
Where do you want to go?
Being doubted is the best motivation for me. – Rashard Lewis
”any average person can be extraordinary, but if you don’t have guts, if you don’t have any try…you’d be damn lucky to be ordinary” -Buck Brannaman …
Life…gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.
Henry Van Dyke
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