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Five Reasons to Visit Volcano Bay

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What is there to do at Volcano Bay

Planning a trip to Orlando looking for the newest thrills and fun? Make sure you include Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park to your itinerary. Why you ask? I have listed below 5 Reasons To Visit Volcano Bay including tips on how to get the most out of your visit. I recently visited Universal's Volcano Bay Water Theme Park in Orlando as part of We Grow Retreat 2018 sponsored by Universal Orlando Resort and Mediavine. Please know all opinions stated here are my own.   What is … [Read More...]

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Frozen Inspired Merchandise on Sale at GroopDealz Through Monday!

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Attention Anna and Elsa Fans.....Frozen Mania continues!   Do you want to save some money,  GroopDealz is featuring Worth Melting For Collection NOW ON SALE!   This collection of Frozen inspired Merchandise  sure to make your heart melt, runs through Monday July 28th! HURRY, this stuff is going fast. Here are some of my fave items: Update...Costumes are SOLD OUT.  Congrats to those of us, me included, who snagged one! They have a great variety of items:  clothing, jewelry, school … [Read More...]

Walt Disney World Announces Late Fall Room Only Promotional Offer

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Save up to 30%* on rooms at select Walt Disney World® Resort hotels for stays most nights Oct. 4-Nov. 25 and Nov. 29-Dec. 23, 2014, when they book by Oct. 3, 2014.    Promotion for Room Only but package can be upgraded to include park tickets. Booking Window: July 23-Oct. 3, 2014Travel Window: Oct. 4-Nov. 25 and Nov. 29-Dec. 23, 2014With Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, Epcot Food and Wine Festival and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Late Fall is an AMAZING time to go! Reports are … [Read More...]

Princess Half Go For It Giveaway Part 2 – Winner and another Giveaway!

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Thanks to all who entered my giveaway....so many princesses ready to #GoForIt Princess Half Weekend! This was one hotly contested giveaway, thanks for entering y'all! SO happy to announce the winner is: Enjoy your loot Amanda. Thanks to Jennifer Greene with Destinations in Florida Travel for helping sponsor this giveaway by providing some AWESOME prizes. If you are planning a trip to ANY runDisney Event, request a quote.  Their group rates are truly the best I have seen! Tower of Terror … [Read More...]

Princess Half Shirt Worth Melting For

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Are you running Princess Half Marathon Weekend?  #RunningAllTheRaces or just a portion? Its time to Shop for A Cure!  As a nod to my favorite race weekend, I designed this  Princess Half Shirt  "22.4 Miles Worth Melting For"  shirt on booster.com as a fundraiser to benefit Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team In Training.   This Frozen inspired shirt celebrates all 22.4 Magical Miles Princesses can cover during the 2015 runDisney Princess Half Marathon weekend and a great way to celebrate the … [Read More...]

Speed Up Your Pace and Improve Race Time

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As a self admitted turtle interval runner - and I am good with that, like just about every other runner I know, I would love to have a faster pace time.   While I don't ever expect myself to move up to the first start wave of any race and I doubt I would ever place in a race, I can always improve my time.  There are proven methods for speeding up pace to improve your race times. I came across this article on fix.com which covers 19 ways to Shave Down Your Race Time.  Hey guess, what, you have … [Read More...]

Run Walk Repeat To A Cure – Ryan Gosling Made Me Do It

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Ryan Gosling has had me thinking..... I am scared about the upcoming Full Marathon at WDW in January....YES REALLY scared. I am not exactly speedy you know..and while I LOVE having fun at races, its my particular skill set and all..... a FULL marathon at my speed? Aye caramba, I am wondering if I will make it. And yet,  I have this image in my head from the 2014 Princess Half race of Ryan cheering on and encouraging those who were working towards a cure for blood cancers with Team In … [Read More...]

Jost Running Beat the Heat in July : Pool Running and a 10k

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Finally earned a half marathon medal this month!  I participated in the Beat the Heat Jost Running July Virtual Race Series and earned 2 medals.  One as reward for my Peachtree Road Race 10k efforts July 4th  and one for my Half Marathon Pool "Run". No secret, I hate running in the heat.  Even my slow paced Galloway intervals are not my friend in the heat and humidity of a Georgia Summer. I much prefer lounging by the pool, it is called the Lazy Days of Summer right? Half Marathon Pool … [Read More...]

How to Register For a Sold Out runDisney Race

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Yesterday, the runDisney 2015 Princess Half Marathon and Glass Slipper Challenge sold out within 2 hours of registration opening.   If you still want to sign up, here's how to register for it  or any sold out runDisney race. Once sold out, you have 2 options....Run with a Charity or via a Travel Partner. To gain access to  information on ANY runDisney Race with either of these options, just start at the Event Registration screen. Option 1: Register through a Charity Group Select charity … [Read More...]

Princess Half Marathon adds Frozen Theme and Castaway Cay Challenge

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Its Princess Half Registration Day!  Yep it opens at the strike of 12 noon EST here. In 2015, during Princess Half Weekend,  the Kids Races and 5k race will be Frozen themed! Those will surely be some cute medals and with the popularity of Frozen, sure to sell out FAST. Need a vacation after earning your Glass Slipper? You can take a Disney Cruise and run the Princess Castaway Cay 5k. From runDisney Website: Disney Castaway Cay Challenge "Disney Cruise Line 4-night Bahamian Cruise … [Read More...]

Princess Half Marathon Course Characters 2014

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runDisney loves to make every mile magic, and they add some fun entertainment and character photos ops on the their race courses.  The Princess Half Marathon has its share of amazing character photos ops,  a reason I keep wanting to go back.  As someone who has participated in this weekend the past fours, I can tell you some characters change, some remain the same.  In years past, Disney would publish a course entertainment poster which you could view in their booth at the expo, you can see the … [Read More...]