Disneyland Half and Cupcakes

The Disneyland Half Marathon held September 5, 2010. This morning started off by realizing I had set my alarm for 4:30 p.m. It's a wonder I didn't miss the whole darn thing! We stayed at the Annabella on Katella located just a short distance to the start line...good thing... My quest for my Coast to Coast medal was close to being underway.



Mickey and Minnie were there to wish all 14,000 of us well. They said all states were
represented plus 60 countries. It was quite a crew. I was corraled with group C. The weather couldn't have been better. Mid 60's.


Me and Mike...one of my favorite characters! I had a little drama on Katella prior to entering the park. That's why my number is hanging like it is. Those dumb little bumps they put on the lines in the road in California got me. I turfed it, hard... I'm sure it was a perfect volleyball dive...That's why my number is hanging like it is. I have a skinned elbow and knees to prove it. Hurt my pride the most...



My Star Wars buddies. They are a little intimidating!

I like Mary Poppins. Makes me want to sing supercalifragilisticexpaliosuous...sp?? Anyway, you get the idea...

I had this picture taken for the kids. Pretty cool, hu?

This shows the big light show they now have going on.

Toward the end we ran around field of the A's stadium. I even made the jumbotron! This was pretty dang fun.

Now for the postrace celebration we went and found Sprinkles. These are the tastiest cupcakes I've had. And had again the next day. In fact, we might just make another stop today. And you can bet we've discussed how we could potentially get them home on the plane, or shipped, or something.... although probably not likely. So far my favorite is the chocolate filled marshmellow. Yum. Pictured top left.
I just realized I don't have a photo of my medals. I'll have to save that for another post....