I am in Connecticut, closer to the Rhode Island border than NY. My
youngest sister is in Vestal (Binghamton) and went to school at
Cornell. Beautiful area.

Good luck on all your upcoming events and challenges. The sprint tri
should be a blast - have done four myself but never got comfortable
in the swim so I no longer participate in them. I also am a
run/walker (or walk/runner I guess) as I am not a traditionally built
runner (my middle sister [I am the oldest of the three] has a thin,
traditional runner's build). She has done the Goofy and will do it
again come '09.

I have completed three fulls: Disney, Kiawah Island, SC, and San
Diego RnR; never again. Will stick to the half. I love the half as
a distance; it feels long/challenging enough without being too
punishing. And if you can get in to Saratoga Springs for a pedicure
after the race (between if you are doing the Goofy) it is wonderful.
My middle sister had a pedi between the half and the full and after
convincing the woman doing her feet not to remove all the calluses
(?), she thoroughly enjoyed herself and felt great for the full on
Sunday. The bubbling water and massage focused on your feet and
lower legs are fantastic.

Robyn in northeastern CT





--- In teampenguin-disney@yahoogroups.com, Daria Pilipczuk
<jamgramma@...> wrote:
>
> Robyn..if you don't mind..where in the northeast. I live in Utica
NY
> and I love escaping to the south in the winter or when the weather
> here is yucky.
> I have "done" the Goofy Inaugural---I can't say ran because I do
a
> run/walk and now it seems more like a walk/run but hey, I'm up and
> moving.
> I have also done the marathon once and the 1/2 3 times. Minnie
> marathon.let's see..I am getting old...well, every year...can't
> remember if it has been 2 or 3 times. The Race for the Taste-
twice,
> Inaugural Tower of Terror and the Inaugural DL 1/2. I am
registered
> for Everest, Goofy and 5K and the new Princess 1/2 in March. Aug.
23,
> I will be doing my 1st Sprint Distance Tri in Chicago and then
it's
> off to Virginia Beach for the Rock n Roll 1/2. I need to get my
butt
> moving seriously for the NYC marathon.....I have deferred the last
2
> years and I'm not getting any younger.
> HELLO fellow penguins--shake off those tail feathers!
>
>
> Daria in gloomy (again) central NY
>
> ORN: 0 miles since 7/8 when I stupidly ran...yes..ran 2 miles in
21
> minutes, Note to self...DON'T TRY THAT AGAIN!
>
>
> On Aug 6, 2008, at 10:34 AM, yelenasaunt wrote:
>
> > I
> > haven't tried any of the other events that Disney puts on, Tower
of
> > Terror, Expedition Everest, etc., but really look forward to
getting
> > out of the northeast for a week of so in the middle of winter.
>
>
>
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