Lisa is a Princess - Episode 168 of The Disney Exchange Podcast

The Disney Exchange is Lisa, Dave, and me Nick

Photos; Lisa 

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Lisa is waaay excited about the 2019 Disney Cruise Line Itineraries!
https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/featured/2019-itineraries/  

There is a new hotel coming to Walt Disney World! Does it look like an office building to you, like it does to Dave?

My wife and I got more DVC points recently and I share the experience.

Lisa shares her recent Princess Half Marathon Weekend experiences, including dining, meeting Heather Fraser Brainerd, seeing her son Joseph's Cast Member lodgings, and marathon fun!

Alcohol as a meal?

The Wheel of Distiny topic this week was contributed by listener Gaylin : What kids ride do you love (or ride that is perceived to be for kids).

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The Disney Exchange- Episode 12 Show Notes: runDisney

By Nick 

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-Main Topic- Run Disney  

 Photo: Dave Hodges

-The Disney Exchange is Lisa Green, David Hodges, and me, Nicholas Maglio 

I'll apologize in advance (seems I do a lot of apologizing for the show in these notes every week, and probably for good reason), but this show is about runDisney, and fitness, and health, and I am barely in it. So, for my 2 fans out there, I'm sorry. It's still a wonderful, and, though I hate to admit it, funny show.

-Dave and Lisa discuss their experiences with Disney Marathons, starting with Lisa telling of her completing her first runDisney events, The Glass Slipper Challenge, which consists of Enchanted 10K and The Princess Half Marathon, as well as the 5K (Impressive right?! I'm out of breath just typing it!) in February. Go Lisa!

 
 photos: Lisa Green

- Lisa thought the experience was wonderful.
Not surprisingly, Dave doesn't exactly agree, and they discuss logistics, such as how early one needs to be up to participate in these events, corrals, and the fireworks.

-Dave talks about the Tower of Terror 10 miler which is night event, and the impact that different timed races have on plans.

 
Photos: Dave

-Sweep times, medal types and how heavy they are, medal and clothing etiquette are discussed.

-I tell of my jealousy and desire to participate in at least a 5K or 10K and we talk about running and walking the marathons.

-I ask about costs and what is included in the price. It isn't cheap. Merchandise, the expo, the post run food boxes and the after parties are talked about.

   
Photos: Dave

-The logistics of putting on the races, aid stations, medical, water, the Cast Members, appropriate clothing and the fact Disney donates discarded clothing to charity are discussed.


 Photo: Dave

-Dave and Lisa telling of the euphoria of running up Main Street towards Cinderella Castle as well as crossing the finish line make me commit to doing a 10k with them next February! It will be a Disney Exchange Event!
Registration is in July, so look for updates on our Facebook and Twitter accounts (links below).


 Photo: Dave

Wheel of Distiny : Movies we are most looking forward to this year.

Lisa- Inside Out coming out June 19th
Nick- Avengers: Age of Ultron, May 1st
Dave- Tomorrowland, May 22nd

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Early Signups for Princess Half Marathon Weekend

By Laurie Olivieri

Wednesday July 9, 2014 is early signups for Princess Half Marathon Weekend for DVC members and current Annual Pass members. The weekend is February 19 - 22nd 2015!

If you plan to sign up for the Princess 5k, the Enchanted 10k and the Half Marathon or the Glass Slipper Challenge (the 10k & 1/2), be ready to go!

You will need to sign into your account and follow the links provided by rundisney.

While you don't need an active.com account, I run several races so I enjoy my information prefilled.  You will also need a credit card to sign up! 

My first PHM race was the 1/2 marathon in 2013!

I was scared as this was also my first 1/2 marathon!  I thoroughly enjoyed it and especially enjoyed the course.  There is nothing quite like running through the Magic Kingdom Toll Plaza and The Castle!

Brings tears to my eyes every time.  The trumpeters play loudly while the runners run through the back of The Castle!

There were lots of characters along the route.  I was honestly too afraid to stop until I knew i would definitely beat the 16 minute per mile pace that is set by rundisney.  I stopped for a fun picture with the green Armyman.

He tried to get me to do pushups..I told him I am 51 years old - I probably won't get up.  This is right around mile 10 or so!

For 2014, rundisney introduced the Enchanted 10k - making a Glass Slipper Challenge.  This means to run both the 10k and the Half Marathon.

You must sign up specifically for this challenge.  By doing so, you get three medals - 10K, 1/2 marathon and the challenge one.  I had also signed up for the 5k - so I got 4 medals for the weekend!

Rundisney does a great job with the races and all 25,000 people running with you become your best friends during the race!  If you enjoy running/walking, setting physical challenges for yourself and love Disney...I would recommend signing up!

Being a runDisney Volunteer

By: Laurie

 
In January 2014, my husband and I were able to volunteer for Marathon Weekend. This was our first experience volunteering for runDisney.  I participate in runDisney events and it was great to give back a little! I had signed up on the runDisney website.

We had received our badges in the mail.

We got very nice wind jackets and a t shirt.

We volunteered for three days. The first was Expo packet pickup (13 hour shift) and to pass out water for the 5 & 10k runs (6 hour shifts). We had to arrive at 3:30 am for the water handouts. This is even before the runners had to start showing up. We were assigned our positions and driven by van backstage at Epcot. 

We were to set up by China!

We had to work quickly to set up the tables and the cups and then pour all the water.  It wasn’t long before the runners starting going by!

The next three hours flew by in a dizzying array of runners and walkers. After the last participant, the security team came through and told us were all done. We broke down the tables and started to leave. I saw Mushu  from Mulan and asked their handler if I could get a picture. There are characters all along the running route!

It was truly a great experience and I will certainly volunteer for this again! Unknown to us at the time, if you volunteer for 16 hours, you receive a one day ticket to WDW parks!  We received the letter and ticket in the mail!

We are annual passholders so will save this ticket until a family member needs it next year!