Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend - August 30-September 1, 2013

[Christine]

I too wanted to finish the race under three hours, but my time was three hours one minute 58 seconds. Oh well there's always next time. Again, the heat was oppressive! I didn't enjoy this marathon anywhere near as much as the Walt Disney World marathons, I think running through Anaheim was boring and had little shade and awkward surfaces. But I'm so happy to have my coast to coast metal that it was all worthwhile! And of course seeing Disneyland for the first time was just magical!
Congratulations to all the runners, and if I have one word of advice it is to plan your trip and park days after the marathon not before. My legs were worn out before the race day Ever arrived

[GMRO]

Congrats to everyone who ran!!!

Hope you all recover fast and well.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and accomplishments too!

[Melanie]

We had a great weekend, except for the heat. Oh my lordy, I felt like I was in Florida the whole time, and honestly, that stunk. Had fun hanging out with Christine and her family, and our little mini meet with Linda (tinkwest).

As for the race itself, so proud of my hubby. He's glad to also finally get his Coast to Coast medal. He was fortunate enough to be in an early starting corral and the heat didn't really get to him until the last few miles. I can certainly see how it was a big problem for those later on. So unfortunate. As for the course, James didn't dislike it, and actually thought running through Angels Stadium was cool. He also actually made a comparison of the boring parts of this course to that awful stretch of the WDW Marathon leaving AK and going to WWoS then on to DHS. He hates that stretch.

As for the 10K, he liked the course a lot.

As a spectator, I had a great time! A little different feel from the WDW events, but still just as magical. I loved standing in the Esplanade between the 2 parks each morning to cheer. For the 1/2 marathon, I then walked down and stood in front of the Disneyland hotel right at the finish. Perfect!

Now opening day at the Expo was a complete disaster, and I hope they resolve the issues before next year. What a mess!

[Lacy]

Interesting to hear the reports that the Expo lines were crazy and the weekend wasn't well organized. When I've done the DL Half in the past I always thought it was very well organized and more convenient that having to go to WWoS in Fl. Hope they get it all straightened out next year.

Christine - Congrats on the Coast to Coast!!!! And I hope you enjoyed DL!