healthy disney story

I’m Overweight, Middle Aged, and a Half Marathoner

March 14, 2012

This guest post was contributed by John of WDW Parkhoppers. To look at me, you would never guess that I can complete 13.1 miles, let alone climb a fight a stairs without getting winded…but on Sunday, February 26, 2012, I fulfilled a two year dream by becoming a half marathon finisher…not someone who got swept [...]

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Mission Accomplished

March 7, 2012

This guest post was contributed by Emily of Travel With Emily. You can read the first part of her story here. My big goal for 2012 was to participate in a runDisney event at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World to earn my Coast to Coast medal. I’m going to cut right to the chase [...]

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Watch Out! The runDisney Bug is a Pretty Powerful Thing

February 27, 2012

This guest post was contributed by Jill Bent. I was bitten by the runDisney bug after establishing a fitness challenge with a childhood friend. We were not runners, we were not athletic, and we had not been in sport as children, but we were ready for a change. So as one of those “significant” birthdays [...]

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Call for Guest Posts

February 14, 2012

Were you bitten by the Disney bug while running a runDisney event? Or maybe you’ve always loved Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and also live a healthy lifestyle and want to maintain it on your trips to the parks? One of the main goals of Healthy Disney is to be an interactive, reader-inspired blog, and [...]

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You Can Fly

February 1, 2012

This guest post was contributed by Jonathan Mederos. The year was 2008. The Phillies were on the verge of winning a World Series. Barack Obama had yet to be elected president. And I was about to sign up for my very first Disney race – the Tower of Terror 13K. I remember that day quite [...]

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I Tink I Can

January 25, 2012

This guest post was contributed by Emily of Travel With Emily. I have never been much of an athletic person. You are much more likely to find me with my nose buried in a book than outside running. But somewhere along the way I realized I needed to get active, especially considering I spend most [...]