It’s that time of year…no, not the holiday season, it’s taper time for the WDW marathon weekend! What does that mean? It means it’s time to do something with your crazy mind which is missing putting in the miles and using that energy to start designing your costumes if you haven’t done so already. This year my children, husband, and parents are joining me for the 5K. Last year my mother and I did the 5K together as it was her first runDisney race.
So far I have three out of four of my costumes designed for the 2017 Dopey Challenge. For the 5K, the entire family will be wearing costumes representing the Mickey Mouse Club. For the half marathon, I am recycling my Donald Duck costume from last year with some enhancements since it is the 20th anniversary of the half marathon. My friend PK, who ran with me in the 10K last year, is running his first full marathon. So I am going to support him and wear Patriots apparel. I have one more costume to work on for the 10K but I have a few ideas in my head for it.
As we are getting closer to the race weekend I had to start preparing these costumes in secret because my children don’t know we are going to Florida. I was hiding in my closet ironing our names on our shirts for the Mickey Mouse Club costumes. As I was putting the feathers on my Donald costume, leaving feathers all over the house, I told the kids I was going to be running a race dressed up like snow.
I now have to start secretly stealing their warm weather clothes from their rooms and making piles begin packing without them knowing. This is going to require me to start making some lists. It’s a busy time of year with the holidays and lists for the gifts, lists for the hosting we are doing at our house, and now the packing list for the trip. I love podcasts, and Chalene Johnson had a good podcast to discuss how to travel stress-free. Check out the podcast episode and templates of her packing list to use for your packing needs. Do you use lists for your packing?
When I pack for the races I use zip lock bags to organize each race costume in its own bag so that when we arrive in Florida I have everything already organized and I can quickly pull them out each night before the race. I also include these items in my carry-on bag so if anything were to happen with my luggage I have it all with me. Do you have any special travel and packing tips to share?