2018 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, Part Two

This post is up much later than I had intended, but my blogging program had some issues for the past week or so. All fixed now! Thank you for your patience.

A shower had never felt so good after running 13.1 miles. Once everyone was clean, we all laid down for a much needed and well deserved rest. However, Laurie got back up less than an hour later to meet Lisa and Finnie. They all decided to spend the afternoon at Universal Islands of Adventure. Ashley and I said “NO. WAY.” and continued to sleep for another couple of hours. We got up around 1:30pm, got dressed, and went to catch a bus to Disney Springs, wearing our medals proudly.

We shopped, got some drinks and snacks, and took our time wandering. Once we were done, we took a taxi over to the Swan and had dinner at Il Mulino, a really great Italian restaurant that Ashley recommended. Wine, bread, calamari, beef carpaccio, mushroom and truffle risotto, flourless chocolate cake, and limoncello. We had a lot to celebrate and we certainly did. So much so that I didn’t take a single picture at dinner!

 

 

Lisa and Finnie went home the next day, but the rest of us spent Sunday in Magic Kingdom. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and not nearly as cold.

We had such a great time. We walked all over, rode lots of rides, had lunch in the Beast’s castle, and ate dinner at the Skipper Canteen.

  

  

  

 

After dinner, we went back over to Main Street and secured a decent spot for the evening projection and fireworks shows, which were both awesome. We also continuously checked the Saints playoff game score and were all elated when we won against the Panthers. (The subsequent loss to the Vikings the next weekend was heartbreaking.)

  

I happened to check wait times right after the shows ended and realized that Peter Pan was only 25 minutes. So we ran over and got on. Then Ashley and I decided to do one last ride on Big Thunder before the park closed. We made it just in time and it was SO. FUN.

We had an easy flight home the next day and I was able to get the boys from school that afternoon. They were excited to see me, and my medal. But I had to break it to Riley that he could absolutely not have it for his treasure chest. Mama earned that, buddy!

It was such an amazing trip. I still can’t believe I actually did an official Disney race. FINALLY!