Hey everybody and welcome to my long in-process blog from the Dopey Challenge 2025 at Walt Disney World. I know I've been sharing Vlogs about my Dopey Challenge Journey and I'll be linking them into this update as well. But I'm old school. I like being able to write down my thoughts about something so monumental that I was able to do in my life. Not only for myself personally, but also the ability to give something back through donations to the American Cancer Society. Something that is very meaningful to me. And while I'm still clinging to the Dopey being "one and done" for me, I will be back with Team Determination most likely in 2026 for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon. So stay tuned. Let's get on with it and move back to January 7, 2025. Over 2 months ago (and maybe close to 3 by the time I actually get this posted). As I made my way from Southern California to Orlando to begin my challenge. Day Zero - Travel DayDay One - Expo DayDay Two - Walt Disney World 5kI have to be honest, on the mornings before my wife arrived my biggest concern was actually waking up. 5k Day, good start! Although it was so early, my phone still thought I was on CA time (11:33pm) Day Three - 10k DayDay Four - Walt Disney World Half MarathonDay Five - Walt Disney World Marathon DayDay Six to Ten - The Runcation!Dopey Tips!I want to share our Dopey Tips video below, be sure you check it out if you are planning on taking on this challenge. I did a LOT of research for the Dopey, so I've incorporated some of that into this video. Surprisingly, I didn't find a lot of tips on spectating for the Dopey and most likely other WDW Race Weekends. So I've also included tips for spectators. I wanted to list them here in addition to sharing the video. Spectator Tips:
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Thank you all for checking out our Dopey Challenge video series and reading all of this if you made it that far. I also want to give a shout out to my amazing wife and family for support through this entire thing. And most importantly, thank you to everybody who took the time out to donate to the American Cancer Society and all of the other charitable organizations. It's truly amazing to see the generosity of others, during a time when we can really use it. That last bit is kind of an extra bonus tip! If you want to do any runDisney race, and don't want to worry about registration issues, find one of the many charities that are offering bibs for any of the races (it's not just for Dopey). I promise you the satisfaction you will get from fundraising for an amazing charity will be just as amazing as the rewards at the finish line! Related Videos
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![]() We're back with another one of Renée awesome runDisney updates, this time from the Star Wars Half Marathon: The Dark Side at Walt Disney World. It was an entire weekend on the roads of Walt Disney World, let's get right to it!! Written by Renée Girard Star Wars marathon weekend kicked off today at Walt Disney World! The 5k is tomorrow, and we’ll be running in the First Order Challenge on Sat and Sun. May the Force be with all participants! Check out that bling! The feeling of accomplishment and getting one of these little beauties after completing a runDisney race never gets ol We are ready to begin day one of the First Order Challenge in the WDW Star Wars half marathon weekend. Looking forward to seeing all of the awesome and creative costumes, like this one, out there on the course. Some people have interesting pre race warmups. I approved of this one! Naps are essential. And we’re off! Storm Troopers at Spaceship Earth right before the finish of the Star Wars 10k. Day one of the First Order Challenge is complete! On to the half marathon tomorrow... Good morning from WDW! It’s time for the final day of the Star Wars Half weekend. Have fun, stay hydrated, and may the course be with you! A few shots of the fireworks going off at the start of the Star Wars Half Ever wonder how many people participate in runDisney events? This view of the starting corrals is just some of them. Congrats to all! While Disney always does a great job with their characters during the Star Wars Half , the fan created ones are also absolutely fantastic! Thanks for coming to support the race this weekend! Happy Earth Day and happy 20th birthday to Disney’s Animal Kingdom! We won’t be at the park today for the festivities but got to run through at sunrise during the Star Wars Half . Related Updates: ![]() This past weekend our very own Renée ran her 10th Princess Half Marathon and is among a very elite group of "Perfect Princesses". But we already knew that. =) Congrats to Renée and all of the runners. Written by Renée Girard It’s just after 4am here on the east coast, and we just arrived at Epcot for the 10th anniversary of Disney’s Princess Half Marathon! We just took a big group photo of all of the “Perfect Princesses”, aka people who have run the Princess Half every year! At the starting line with several thousand other runners way before the crack of dawn. The Princess Half announcers are on stage and getting the crowd warmed up. We’ll be heading out in just about 20 minutes! Always great to see Jeff Galloway in the corrals before a Disney race! Cinderella’s fairy godmother whipped up some fireworks and sent runners out on the 10th annual Disney Princess Half Marathon. A nice morning jog at sunrise through the Magic Kingdom. Belle and Gaston were greeting runners this morning outside of his tavern for the Princess Half Congrats to all who participated in the WDW Princess Half this weekend! We had a blast and will be back once again next year! Related Updates: |
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