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Coast to Coast Photos

May 9, 2013 | runDisney, running

Good morning! I am finally HOME! After two weeks of being all over the place, I got to sleep in my own bed last night! I will be attempting to get my blogging and life back to normal, so if you have emailed, tweeted, etc. to me, I’m not ignoring you just trying to catch up. A couple of things you may have missed yesterday:

runDisney announced the new medals for the Disneyland half marathon weekend, and I am hosting a giveaway for a $100 visa gift card!

I still have a lot to share from the press event, my cruise, and time in Walt Disney World, but I will be spacing those posts out with some other things. I also wanted to post a few runDisney related photos from the press event. I got to chat with Faron Kelley at the trade show, and actually hold the new coast to coast medal. It’s so beautiful in person! I have never run Tink, but would LOVE to have the opportunity this year!

I got to chat with some of the runDisney team including Faron Kelley about the new Princess half weekend changes. A super great guy, it was a fun chat as usual. He has such a passion for runDisney.

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Faron Kelley and myself at the press event

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I got to hold the medal, drool!

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What a beautiful sight.

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Isn’t it pretty? Hopefully it will be mine! Where’s that money tree?

QOTD: Do you prefer the new coast to coast or the old one? What is your favorite runDisney medal?

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  1. Karen says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:22 am

    I loved the Tinkerbell medal. I ran it the inaugural year and was so memorized by how Tink flipped around. This past year I ran Goofy and quickly became enamored with the marathon medal. Every medal is so unique and well I just love them all equally 🙂

    • Heather says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:47 am

      I love this years marathon medal!

  2. Pam says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:32 am

    I wish I loved the new Coast to Coast but I really prefer the old one! However, after getting two of the old ones, I just may have to branch out! It must have been really fun to see all those medals up close!

  3. Carissa @Fit2Flex says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:56 am

    I think I love the dumbo medal most and the glass slipper second!

    • Heather says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:47 am

      you have seen the glass slipper medal?

  4. Ali says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Ooh I like it! I can’t wait to get my first coast to coast medal this year!

  5. Kristy @KristyrunsKato says

    May 9, 2013 at 11:02 am

    I love the new medal! I was already planning on running both Tink and PHM so I am excited that there is something new and fun about this accomplishment! It makes it really special! 🙂 I am super excited to run Tink as I have never been to Disneyland! It will be a whole new experience!! 🙂

    • Heather says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:47 am

      now I HAVE to run tink!

  6. Nicole G says

    May 9, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    I am hoping to Coast to Coast in 2014 with the marathon and Tink, but I’m not really a pink person, so I would opt for the regular medal. My one and only runDisney medal is Tink (which was fantastic and you should totally do!), but I have a feeling Dumbo is going to take over in September!! 🙂

    • Heather says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:46 am

      I am dying to do tink!

  7. Crystal says

    May 9, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    I actually liked the older c2c best with the year dangle (I got one in 2009). but, I still would like to add the pink one to my collection!

    my favorite rundisney medal to date is this year’s 20th anniversary Mickey. it is a gorgeous, huge, spinning medal with Mickey..
    what’s not to love? 🙂

    • Heather says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:46 am

      my favorite too!

  8. Jen says

    May 9, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    Love! I must get these one day!

  9. Amy@DisneyLiving says

    May 9, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Did you get a look at the new 10k medal? Or has it even been revealed yet? Looking forward to that since it will (hopefully) be my first 10k and my first Disney run!

    • Heather says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:43 am

      the DL 10K or WDW 10k? the WDW 10k hasn’t been released yet

  10. Monica says

    May 9, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    You look so cute in your glasses! Sadly I have never run a Disney race, but hopefully one day!! Sure wish I had gotten into running when I actually LIVED in Orlando!!

    • Heather says

      May 10, 2013 at 6:43 am

      lol I hate my glasses I never wear them!

  11. Karen :0) says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:10 pm

    A girl can dream, can’t she? lol

  12. Deana says

    May 10, 2013 at 12:04 pm

    I have only been able to do Wine & Dine last year – which I loved! But the 20th Anniversary WDW Marathon is amazing!

    Looking forward to doing the Glass Slipper challenege next yr! Would also like to one year be able to do coast-to-coast, but don’t see that happening next year as of yet.

  13. Kinnereth says

    May 10, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    Do you know if the pink C2C is for the Tink/Princess only? I am glad I am completing this year’s C2C for a regular medal… my boyfriend was really excited to get one and he would be mad if it was pink! LOL

    • Heather says

      May 11, 2013 at 8:14 am

      yes the pink is just for those two!

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