Magical Blogorail: runDisney Expedition Everest Challenge

Welcome to those of you joining me from Disney Babies Blog and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the 2nd stop on our Magical Blogorail.

On my bucket list of runDisney races is the upcoming Expedition Everest Challenge taking place on May 5th. The Expedition Everest Challenge is a short race, a 5K, that runs through Disney's Animal Kingdom. It takes place at night, however the twist is that it is filled with obstacles along the way. It is definitely not your average race. Throughout the 5K trek you must collect clues to help you on a scavenger hunt that takes place at the end of the race. You can choose to take on the challenge alone or in a team (2 people). 

I'm really looking forward to this runDisney race. I've only done one other runDisney race and that was last year's Royal 5K held during Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend. 

After this 5K my bucket list of runDisney race events jumps to a much larger race with the Wine and Dine Half Marathon in November! It will be my first "big" race!

Thank you for joining me today. Your next stop on the Magical Blogorail Loop is The Disney FAITHful. 

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1st Stop ~ Disney Babies Blog

2nd Stop ~ Adventures of a Disney Princess

3rd Stop ~ The Disney FAITHful

4th Stop ~ A Disney Mom’s Thoughts

5th Stop ~ Growing Up Disney

6th Stop ~ DIStherapy

Final Stop ~ Tips from the Disney Diva 

runDisney To Reveal New Race

Yesterday, those of us that have registered and participated in a Disney race before received an email from runDisney saying that they will be revealing a new race. Before they reveal the race however, they have decided to provide fans of their Facebook page with clues to see if they can guess what the race event will be before it is even revealed.

The first clue was released on Wednesday and simply stated: "Fantasia/Dumbo Dumbo:Tangled" I don't know about you, but it has me lost.

The next clue will be released today, so be sure to 'Like' runDisney on Facebook!

Personally, I'm hoping to see another race event like The Expedition Everest Challenge, a race that ties in your typical 5k to an obstacle course and scavenger hunt followed by a party.

My first 5K - Disney style!

Last Saturday I ran my first ever official 5K - The Beauty and the Beast Royal Family 5K at Epcot (part of the weekend's events for the Disney Princess 1/2 marathon). I've been running 3 miles here and there for some time now but never officially signed up for a race. I decided a while back that if I were going to sign up for my first race, it would have to be a Disney one!

Although I was extremely sick, that didn't stop me! There is definitely something great about Disney races (even though I haven't run any other races) because the entire time you have your personal group of Disney cheerers pushing you to take the next step - encouraging you every step of the way. Even though at times I felt so sick I could have easily just walked it, their cheers of "You can do it Princess" really gets you to take the next stride forward!

I was extremely happy when I crossed that finish line. And now I'm ready for my next Disney race the Everest Challenge on May 7th! The Expedition Everest Challenge is not your typical race as it is a 5K obstacle course followed by a scavenger hunt at Disney's Animal Kingdom.