disneyland

Race 26* was Disneyland Half Marathon. We started in Downtown Disney, ran around the back of California Adventure, then entered and ran through California Adventure, crossed the esplanade and entered Disneyland, ran through Disneyland, came back out onto the streets of Anaheim, ran back and over to Arrowhead Pond (home of the Mighty Ducks), ran along the Santa Ana Trail towards Angels’ Stadium, entered the stadium and circled the bases (not on the field itself, though), came back out onto the streets, and finished up at Downtown Disney.

When your body starts to jiggle.... you know it's time to either accept the "jiggles" or make them sorry they decided to show up. I chose the latter..

My family and I just got back from a road trip to Disneyland followed by a three day saunter back up Highway 1 to our home in Oakland. Two days of walking (and standing in line) with either a 28 pound weight (my daughter) or a 46 pound weight (my son) on my shoulders made me realize the importance of staying in top form. I seriously don’t know how people who are out of shape handle a full day of Disney fun (at least, with the energy level of a 6 year-old). I’m sure most compensate for a low VO2 max with a constant stream of sugar and caffeine (all of which are in abundant supply at Disneyland)..

I’m invovled in another countdown (of sorts) with my kids in anticipation of our trip to Disneyland next week.. This will be the third trip to the Magic Kingdom for my son, the first for my daughter, the thousandth for me, and the “one time too many”th time for my wife.. I’ll have to get mighty creative to get any runs in – aside from the mad sprint from the entrance to Space Mountain and then again from Space Mountain to the Matterhorn.. On second thought, two days at Disneyland with two small kids (three if you count me), is probably a better workout than any running camp out there.