Upcoming Races (Part 1 of 3)

Disneyland Half Marathon

Over the next few days I am going to discuss the three upcoming races I have scheduled. Today I am going to start with the Disneyland Half Marathon! I am really excited about this race since it will be my first half marathon and my first runDisney race. I am a huge Disney fan so I knew that if I was going to do my first big race, it had to be at Disneyland. The race is on September 1st during labor day weekend. I'm hoping that I will be able to go to the meet-up but I'm not sure if I will be willing to leave a whole day early just so that I can go to the meet-up. I'm trying to make it easier on my mom! Lol. 

This medal will be MINE in a few months :) 

One of the really cool things about this race is that you actually get to run through both Disneyland and California Adventure.

The race starts near the Disneyland Resort Hotel. During the first few miles you run through California Adventure  then you head into Disneyland. After exiting Disneyland, you head onto the streets on Anaheim. The next cool thing that the runners get to experience is running through Angel Stadium. The runners actually get to run around on the field. 

The starting line.

Running through Angel Stadium.

One of things I am truly most excited about (because I'm pretty nerdy) is the commemorative pin. I collect Disney pins like crazy so I freaked out when I found out they have a special edition pin for every race. Maybe I will be able to collect them all someday...I bought the pin when I registered, just to make sure it wouldn't sell out.

Eeeeek! So excited to get one of these!

All in all, I am completely overjoyed and excited to run this race! I'm counting down the days...

Here is the recap from the race two years ago...

If you are interested in joining the race, you will have to wait till next year! All of the spots filled up within a few days. This year, runDisney is adding a 10k race along with their 5k Family FunRun and the Half Marathon. This year, runners could be put to the test by doing the Dumbo Double Dare which includes doing the 10k on Saturday and the Half Marathon on Sunday. Here's the video announcing the 10k...

Well folks, that concludes today's post. I can't wait to run this race! Make sure you like Run Disney on Facebook and follow them on their Twitter page :) 

*Today's photos were featured from the runDisney Facebook page. I do not own the rights to any of the pictures*