I can't remember what the temp was or much else about the weather because the first ten miles were run in the dark. Tony and I were trying to complete the Goofy Challenge so the goal for the first day was to take it slow. Save our strength for Sunday and to make sure he did not hurt his knee.

We had planned on running a 2:15/18 half but we went even slower. Tony could feel a few twinges in his knee so we added more and longer walk breaks. I was perfectly happy to accomodate because I wanted to be fresh for Sunday.

I taped my right foot around the ball of my foot and added some supporting tape around the arch. I had a bad flair up in my big toe joint on Friday so I was trying to give it some extra support. My arch and heel never did bother me.

The race was fun. It was really neat to run through the parks at night. There were also characters along the way. We did not stop for any pictures during the half but I was scoping out places for Sunday to stop. The course was super flat. Tons of crowd support and aid stations.

I loved running up Main Street in Magic Kingdom then looping around to run through the castle. The half course went though Magic Kingdom and Epcot. The rest of the course ran along the roads in between the parks.

All in all a fun morning. We were done 8am and back in our room by 9am in time for breakfast.

Nothing - I came through the day feeling strong and fresh for Sunday.

Drank our muscle milk and headed back to the room. Took a short ice bath, did some stretching and wore my compression socks.


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Super well organized race. Great crowd support and volunteer crew. It was a race unlike anything I've experienced. Definitely worth the hype and worth adding to someone's must do list.