A Storm & a Treadmill! | 2024 Dopey Challenge Half Marathon & EPCOT

good morning it is 2: in the morning I see off in the distance there train station and a Christmas tree at the Magic Kingdom but we are not seeing that today um heading over to the ticket and Transportation Center for the Montreal to be hopefully on the first Montreal at 2:30 in the morning to head to the next run Disney race this is what it's all about the whole reason we wanted to stay at Polynesian was the Simplicity of this for me the Simplicity of this for Sarah to be with the boys and come spectate and travel so easily this little path over here pops up right at the TTC boom first already little strange thing in the morning I I assume a lot of timing is going to be different today because because of the storm they're starting 15 minutes earlier they cut 6 mil off and um I'm willing to about they're going to do things like not do waves at the crows are just going to start flowing people through and that's already one weird thing is they already they just let me through it security usually they don't let that start until actually at 2:30 when it starts we'll [Music] see [Music] all right this is interesting I think we're cuz we're past security and they haven't started letting people in yet which is going to make them mad because we're party we're past the security already there you go oh there in a wave action let's go there's an interesting vibe in the air today because of the changes there's a big Breeze look at they already have the screen dropped they're ready to go for the St the screen is dropped behind me that it's still there but it's dropped ooo it's going to be exciting do you see the screen dropped over there look what I found jamming this is wild it's already it's only 320 and there's already significant amount of people in the corals o it is a little bit humid let's see if that helps it's 4:00 a.m. over at the Polynesian and we're taking a simple little walk to the ticket and Transportation Center we were supposed to go to Magic Kingdom today to cheer but that's all right instead it's it's just as easy to hop on the monal to mcot we're going to meet up with ACS there to cheer like between mile 4 and like this water station right as I was walking up a m rail pulled up so it's perfect timing so we're already on our way to Epcot the race starts at 4:45 and so the elite Runners will probably be making their way there like just after 5 so this way I'm not standing around too too long with the boys um you know their little kids are going to want to run around I'm going to kind of have to see how the area is course us can go the flow we got lots of snacks and that's how that's how we do things over here we have one awake child and one sleeping child which is what I thought would happen James has always taken to the stroller for snoozing a bit more than Teddy or maybe just the transfers he just like sleeps really solid for the land of [Music] the and the [Music] of all right Michael Rodriguez Michael Well Done big smile have fun and let's do it in 3 2 [Music] 1 all right we're moving up they're walking us right to the start it's [Music] insane so we are on this little path just by with monreal woohoo we got our first runner this morning woohoo [Music] [Applause] [Music] runners [Music] woo all right coming up on Mile two going to do our U-turn here kind of a crazy sharp U turn but I can see the magic kingd parking lot it's the closest we're getting to today hey Robin Hood let's see here we go her and Ma all right time to make my way back towards upcot see Sarah and the boys oh yeah Chi Andale rescue rang Daddy go Daddy hi baby hi it's a little confusing right good morning hi see you so soon see you so soon love you Daddy go it is starting to get very windy my hair is crazy um but we are going to try and go see Peter at the finish line and kind of figure route what we're going to do next M rail oh man no photo passw stop oh [Applause] man heck yeah big mint welcome to the party my man o photo pass [Applause] wow you yet have to see it this is empty before got a bask woo there's the Guardians building you know what that means oh nice Mickey and mini and I think their 50th outfits I don't know they look great though oh look at that [Music] turn yes all right here it is finished about 7.2 but I going to we're going to get a minivan once Carolyn finishes she's just about to to go to boardwalk and finish the last six there but there's so many people behind me by the entertainment over there that are doing a giant loop it's so cool to see them do that I almost want to do that just like start going but we're still at a Race Against The Storm it's supposed to start raining here in like 30 40 minutes and then it's supposed to continue to rain until 8:00 and then it's going to get really heavy so we need to get to Boardwalk to get these light 6 miles started all righty it's starting to rain and the umbrella and we are so close to our room but we'll be there soon we we're going to hang while daddy tries to finish his run 7:20 in the morning I'm at Grand flan because the pollination doesn't have a gym but you're allowed to come to the Grand floridity and use theirs so fingers crossed there's a treadmill ready cuz I will show you what it's like outside so even though it's not that bad of a rain right now it is just the beginning they've pulled the characters out of the Finish Line before we left upcot and it's supposed to get significantly worse like severe storm for the next like hour and a half and then rain for the next couple hours so I would run outside but there's not a great spot to do that right now um paring lot at up could have worked until it got severe but I didn't I wouldn't want to get stranded there so like I don't know I I also don't like Loops but here I can run from Grand FL to the front of Magic Kingdom but a lot of that is on like that board on the walkboard so if it's raining that'll be very slippery and then if it's storming like lightning that's not safe for any of it to' be running in so I want to get these six miles done today but I also don't want it to impede too much time in our whole day cuz I can't run like tonight when I could but I shouldn't run like tonight when I should be resting up for a marathon tomorrow um and the rain's supposed to be done by like 1 or two so I could do it then then it's like interrupting in the middle of my family's day so I don't know hoping that there's a treadmill open I don't know how many there are in this gym but we're going to get the 48.6 miles done one way or another had to take a little breather to say just a quick 5K left in the half marathan today get this doneo all right I'm wearing it now got my 5 75 miles done now I got to go to the main building and hop on the monreal to go back to the poly cuz the walk Walking path is close look at this cute Fountain I need food and a shower but it feel good feel accomplished so it's definitely still raining enough to make it kind of uncomfortable to run I probably could have run this but there still is just like the the the worst of it is is should be here very soon um but I'm glad I did it we are back at the Polynesian we did another visit with eie and we got here we had like some stuff that we didn't bring last night that we had like a running list for so we were too busy getting that list together and we left our diaper bag at home and so we were like do we go back like what's the move um so I went and I checked out the gift shop and they had some pull-ups in the boy size James and Teddy are in the same size right now um and I filled up our cup I think I don't know if we mentioned we got this reusable mug like a little bit ago because we knew we'd be like seeing Christmas decorations at the resorts but we only got one I truly don't think we mentioned that we have cut out caffeine at the moment um which is interesting it was just like a lot we were consuming a lot so we decided to take a break and then like slowly get back into it eventually but I think Peter mentioned DEC coffee earlier now like shoot I don't know if we've said that we're like 2 and 1/2 Weeks caffine free so we only got one um cup just because like we're not consuming as much pop and like Peter doesn't love DF coffee but anyways I filled this up and got some wipes and these Pull-Ups so that we could still function tonight and tomorrow morning and then we'll eventually like go back and see Eve again so um we'll get the backpack [Music] then [Music] and after and after make uh a couple of hurdles we conquered we made it to Epcot AKA diet Epcot no f b what is D Daisy going off to the journey of water [Music] all right we left Moana we were so inspired by the Seas that we're going onnebo [Music] all right we did Nemo we did Milana we're hanging out with Ben and Carolyn and Carrie Mark and all of our kids we're going to do Journey to imagination and we're only going to be here for an hour or so cuz we got to get back to the resort and Chase the kids and relax and get ready for tomorrow one little spark of inspiration it's figment figment I thought I told you not to interfere but you've got it wrong Doc it's not about listening with your ears it's about listening with your imagination great idea we'll go to my open house instead now you're talking I made my house an [Music] innovation [Music] IM imagination the most beautiful Park of all the parks in all the lands we're leaving though being responsible Sun's going down we're going to get some good fuel back to the monre I mean maybe have a good day guys to thank you I'm getting it's fun though all right we've made it back we mobile order Captain Cooks but we're going to go upstairs to Kona to see if they have any like pre-made Sushi look at this makeshift Lantern Peter made it's working right yeah we're eating at Captain Cooks Peter got the meatballs again Jamesy got some chicken and I got pulled pork Teddy's asleep all right we're back at the room getting ready I got my ACS single with my Dopey bab and my new ACS bib boards boys are having a last bit of snackage on dinner and then we just got to get ourselves ready for the big day we know what our goals are we know what we hope to accomplish and believe me it's the most exciting and challenging assignment we've ever tackled at Walt Disney Productions [Music] oh