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4/24/2018

First Order Challenge 2018 Final Thoughts

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"Stay afraid, but do it anyway." -Carrie Fisher

I'm already planning on doing the 2019 First Order Challenge because I loved doing it so much this year. The course was pretty fun - for a half marathon to only have a pocket or two of semi-boring but still entertaining stretches, I'll take it, especially since it's Disney. Plus The 501st Legion appearances really do make all the difference! 
The courses were different enough for me to enjoy both of them as separate entities, and I found the shared parts of the two helped me feel more comfortable with the 13.1 as far as the mental struggle sometimes goes since you know what's coming and can get excited for the parts that you like.
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If you've never done a challenge before to tackle 19.3, my advice is to just trust your training. I felt really well conditioned after three prior half marathons to this one and found that the hardest part of the whole thing was waking up at around 2:30 a.m. two mornings in a row - though having to do so on Saturday definitely made it easier to go to bed early to wake up at that ungodly hour on Sunday! 
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If we're being completely honest... I knew I wanted to do a runDisney challenge as a part of my weight loss and fitness journey since it's something I never thought I'd be able to do. I was on the fence for Wine and Dine, but once the medals were released for this one, I knew I had to just take the plunge and go for it.
​Totally worth it.
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Part 1 - Dark Side 10k
Part 2 - Half Marathon

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agb
4/25/2018 09:36:40 am

Congratulations on a great challenge!

I had pretty much made the decision to run the Princess in 2019, but your posts have me strongly considering Star Wars...

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Jess link
4/25/2018 12:06:51 pm

Thank you! I think you'd LOVE it! But Princess is fun too!

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