Disney Part 2: #WDWRaceTweetup
/Have I told you racecations are an awesome time to meet up with friends both long-time and "just meeting for the first time, but been friends through social media for awhile" friends? Enter the birth of the #wdwracetweetup, which I had the honor to host with my friends Kat (of Katrina Elle) and Linzie (of See Sharp Run)!!
On Thursday, January 9th, after completing the Family Fun Run 5k and getting myself cleaned up, the wife & I made a pit stop at the Magic Kingdom (like folks do)...
... before heading to grab lunch and meet Kat and Linzie at Downtown Disney for the tweet-up. :)
Thanks for sharing this pic with me Linzie!
We had a little time to set up our amazing giveaway prizes before folks arrived. I want to thank our awesome sponsors again:
The swag was TIGHT!! I knew folks would be climbing over each other to win stuff. :)
As we sat eating and chatting, the rain started to fall. Eek! I got a tad nervous that folks wouldn't show, but I knew Run Disney runners were tougher than that.
As it approached 1, we set up camp near the Carousel. I may or may not have nudged us a little closer to the outside plug I had found the day before so I could charge my dying phone. ;)
Then all of a sudden folks started showing up! YAY!
It was wicked cool to meet folks in person that I had chatted with online for so long. I also met some folks I hadn't known before. That is the great thing about having 3 different bloggers inviting folks to meet-up.
We let Linzie handle the intros and as you can see he did a spectacular job.
It was a great enthusiastic crowd of about 20-25 runners. It was great to chat strategy with other folks that would be tackling the Dopey Challenge. I loved sharing why and how I use my ENERGYBits before and during races to fuel. I may have also shared how Showerpills shared me once or twice or more when I didn't have enough time to shower between a workout and a meeting. :) Plus, I get a great thrill giving away not 1 but 5 Sparkly Soul headbands!
Thank you again to everyone that came out, tweeted, shared, hugged and made some new friends with us! We really appreciated it.
A few folks showed up just as the tweet-up was coming to a close so we stopped at the nearby margarita bar to share an adult beverage with those new friends! :)
After rehydrating? - yeah sure - the wife & I headed over to Hollywood Studios to hit up some rides and meet my parents for dinner at Mama Melrose. Mmmmm carbs! :P
Where shall we meet next? The inaugural Minnie 10k of course!
