Walt Disney World Half Marathon Recap 2015- Dopey Challenge Part 3

If you have been following along with my Dopey Challenge journey you know I ran into knee problems (no pun intended). You can read my 5k and  10k recaps here.  I woke up at 3:15am for the third morning in a row.  I KT Taped the bajeebers out of my knee and it felt a lot better.  My costume was Donald Duck.  I had a really good time making this one.  I made the little hat by hand.  I sewed a white skirt and put the feathers on and the pants and tank are from Athleta.  I then decorated the tank with the big bow that I made and trim.  The Disney World Half Marathon course is the same as Princess Half.  It starts near Epcot and runs down to Magic Kingdom, you make a loop through park, out by the Grand Floridian, and then head back to Epcot. 

The race started at 5:30am.  When my corral was sent off I started running and wasn’t super sure how my knee would be, but it actually felt great!  I was a little nervous to stop for long picture lines in fear that it would lock up on me so I stopped for some quick selfies instead.  Of course I had to take the traditional pic with the Magic Kingdom toll plaza.

I loved seeing Wreck It Ralph and Vanellope out in the Magic Kingdom parking area.  

Not far down the course from them was Jack Skellington and Sally.

The DJ with the huge Mickey hands was in his normal spot on the overpass near the Contemporary.  

Coming into the Magic Kingdom is always amazing.  The spectators line Main Street cheering us on.  As we round the corner and see the castle for the first time it is gorgeous.  

It is usually still kind of dark when I get there and seeing the castle all lit up is one of my favorite parts.

Buzz Lightyear was over in Tomorrowland.

The Queen of Hearts was near the teacups.

The mime from Rapunzel was near the Winnie the Pooh ride and I was super excited!

I laughed and then felt a little bad for this random lady who has a great picture other then me, the crazy person in the Donald Duck costume next to her. I’m sorry random lady!

Running through the castle is always a highlight even though I rarely get a good picture of it. Lol

FYI there are always photographers in front of the castle to take pictures if you want to stop.

Liver Lips from Country Bear Jamboree was over in Frontierland. 

Cinderella and Prince Charming were in the backstage area as we were exiting Magic Kingdom.

Mary Poppins and Bert were near the Grand Floridian. 

Mickey in his golf outfit was near Shades of Green, but the line was REALLY long.  Genie and Abu was a little ways down the road.
We made our way back to Epcot.

I finished and actually felt GREAT after. I was ready to take on the full marathon the next day. 

I caught up with Daisy after the race.

Did you run the Walt Disney World Half Marathon?