Erin (my 15 yo daughter):   I want to run a Marathon someday.  But I’m lazy!  <nervous laugh>

Diane (Erin’s mom):  Yea, well.   That can change.  <Silence>

Parents — don’t be freaked out by the silence.  Let it sit there a while.  Don’t rush to fill it.  She’s thinking….. Read the rest of this entry →

For those of you, like me, who are all into numbers —  here is how the race played out stats-wise. Read the rest of this entry →

Have you been to the Polynesian Village Resort in Disney World?  Then you must know O’Hana.   As Lilo and Stich taught us, O’Hana means “family”…..but in my family, if you try to steal something off somebody else’s plate — you risk losing a finger!  But no worries…..at THIS O’Hana, there’s enough to go around.  MORE than enough.  Which meant it was the perfect place for a Post-Marathon celebration dinner! Read the rest of this entry →

Pushing to the Finish Line was an Out-Of-Body experience.  My body was a mess of lead and bricks.  My mind was made of steel, and it had a purpose, and it was NOT taking NO for an answer.  Mental Strength WON the DAY! Read the rest of this entry →

Walking, walking, walking……I wanted to run.  I just couldn’t find it in me.  I had to dig down deep into my socks, and find the rest.  One more slice to eat.   Gotta do it.  It all comes down to this.  Here’s the Wall.  Whatcha gonna do Diane?  Break through?….Or just Die pasted to it? Read the rest of this entry →

Past Mile 20, we’re heading to Hollywood.  Move over Meryl Streep, step back Bradley Cooper — we’re the stars today!   Read the rest of this entry →

For the 20th Anniversary, the RunDisney folks changed the Marathon Course.  On the old course, the area between miles 14 and 20 used to be a boring “out and back” on the highways between the Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.  Tough Miles, so people said.  This year — they sent us out from the AK to the Wide World of Sports complex for a run around the ball park out there.  Um….I’m here to tell ya — they were STILL some tough miles! Read the rest of this entry →

The halfway mark was just past Animal Kingdom.  13.1 miles before the sun comes up.  Lions, tigers and bears…you’d better watch out for ME!  I’m F.I.E.R.C.E. (in case you haven’t heard…tee hee hee). Read the rest of this entry →

Some think …26.2 miles… My God, the monotony!  Well, not at Disney, where every mile is different….with a surprise around every corner. Read the rest of this entry →

Sunday, January 13, 2013 — Wake up call came at 2:00am.  I had made a decision the night before, to be calm.  To move slow. There would be plenty of time.  For everything today.  Time didn’t exist today.  Time was not the enemy today.  Time was abundant, and the trick to surviving this day….was to make Time my friend. Read the rest of this entry →