Disney Run So Much Fun

So I'm back from my Amazing trip from Disney World

So I am going to be posting a lot of info from the trip but also as it nearly Christmas, lots of Christmassy stuff too.

But though I'd start off with posting about my Disney Run.

Firstly had to go to the expo - was so nervous about the run, that there was so much good merchandise saying "I did it" I was too afraid to buy anything just in case I didn't make it.

Well I did get to meet Lumiere so at leas that was worth the trouble and got my goodie bag with my free top in it.

So the race day, it all started at a very early I had to get up a 3am to get the bus at 3.30am - go the free bus from my hotel to the holding Area.

At the holding area they had music blaring out and thankfully a lot of toilets what is it with nerves and the need to wee, it not great!!

I managed to take my mind off the impending 13 miles I would have to trudge and got to meet Remy and his brother Emile.

Although the 2 hours from the time I got to the holding area to the start of the race flew by, and it was time get into the corral and the slow walk to the start line.

Luckily they penned me in as it seemed so ominous especially as they let the corral go one by one and they all started to the sound of fireworks, boom!! RUN! boom! RUN.

So I got closer, closer and then it was READY, STEADY. GO! GO! GO! oh and BOOM BOOM BOOM of our fireworks.

I was off !!

I was a bit of a slow start as you're caught in the pack with the other guys and girls of your corral, but once they'd thinned I was off at I think was pretty good pace.

It was a fresh clear morning and everyone at this point in the race had their energy level high, the first mile went so quickly when I was trying to take it all in.

Between the 2nd and the 3rd mile I passed the 3hour pace setters, so my target in my head which started in just getting round and finishing before the cow catcher got me. My new target was finish and finish under 3 hours.


My confidence grew as mile 4 was coming up as I knew that I would be coming up on Animal Kingdom

It was so, so much fun running through the Animal Kingdom before it was open there was also some photopass by that time I was still feeling really good.

Running and Running, I really wished I brought some head phones as when you left the Animal Kingdom there wasn't really much to see, until you hit mile 11 when you where coming up on Epcot.

I know in previous years they did run the half through Hollywood Studio, but due to all the construction they couldn't so don't get me wrong running through Disney and seeing areas you wouldn't necessarily is great I just though it was bit far between Animal Kingdom and Epcot from a psychological point of view

Disney did try their best and put on entertainment and character to meet (although as I was trying to get round didn't want to stop for pictures)

But as the sun came up it got hot very hot so my pace dropped off I think Mile 8 to 9 was the hardest and I did think at that point if I had a way out I would have taken it.

There was a lot of water and gatoraid stops to keep me going but the sun was hot.

Although as soon as I saw mile 10 Double figures - I felt okay again and knew I was going to complete it.

Didn't help that at around that point that you needed to run up a fly over, I can run but I hate hill it wasn't even that big but my legs were tired. Although I did get to run down the other side.

So I could see the entrance to Epcot, was still a long way off but I knew my Husband and Son would be their to support me and that spurred me on.

After well past the 2 hour mark I made it into the car park of Epcot to enter the park, I thought I would see my family then but I didn't. Did feel a little disappointed and started to worry that they didn't make it and I wouldn't see them.

I put that to the back of my mind as I had the other side to find them.

At Epcot they had the photo pass people too, as you can see there is a big difference between my Animal Kingdom cold morning mile 4 and my Hot sun long run mile 12

I made it round the mile of Epcot and people where starting to come into the park so I got a cheer which really help. Honestly if you ever go to see a run if you see people cheer as it really helps.

So outside the other side of Epcot on the last bit on the run I finally saw my family I was so happy, although I didn't want to stop as the end was so near and I just wanted to make sure I finished and got my hand on that medal

I crossed the finish line, didn't get a good picture boo



Although the feeling I had could be summed up in a picture. I felt amazing I had such a sense of achievement - although did feel a bit sick a bit dehydrated and very hungry.

They lovely people at the end of the run gave me water, a banana and of course my medal

So yay I did it 13.1 miles all that training paid off which made all those early morning an late night runs worth it. I also did it in 2 Hour 54 Minutes - So made it in the under 3 hours mark.


I spend the rest of the day in the medal, hobbling about - your legs do hurt after that amount of running.

But I managed to treat myself!!

So will definitely keep up the running and definitely want to do another Disney Run - hmm thinking of the Princess Half.

Lasagne, Lasagna "I've Heard it both ways"

Sorry about the title but I do love "Psych" the TV Show.

So cooking again yay, well my blog is call dyslexic cooking so after a few weeks of doing none, well apart from the bog standard family meal that rule my life. But hey I do work full time have a toddler and a husband and trying to have a life so whipping up culinary masterpiece everyday is not feasible, when I win the lottery and have my dream kitchen I promise to cook every day lol.

This week I have been busy I cooked up another Prawn Pasta (see the 9th June blog for full recipe details)

Love this dish as it quick and easy and you can make loads so it last a few night.

Much the same with my next recipe as you know I'm trying, and not very successfully I might add (see the buns and the bacon sarnies post for proof) to do Slimming World. I have lost 10lb which I suppose is better than putting it on,  but considering I being doing since January not great. Although one of my New Year resolution was to loose weight (Luckily I didn't put how much) so if I can just not put it all back on by Dec 31st for the first times I would have achieved a resolution lol.

Any who I made a Slimming World Lasagne as we say here in the UK.

Ingredients for this:

500g of 5% fat lean mince
1 chopped onion (I was lasy and bought pre-chopped)
500g of veg for roasting (this can be anything you fancy I like bell peppers and courgettes/Zucchini)
100g of Mushrooms
Carton of Passata
Can or Carton of chopped tomatos
300g of Fat free Greek Yogurt (For the white Sauce)
Lasagne Sheets (Dried)
and not featured in the pic but any herbs and spices you might want to add.

Firstly I put on the oven and cooked the roasted vegetable, I used 1% spray oil to keep it nice and healthy.

they go on at 200c oven for 25 minutes.

Then when they were firmly underway cooking, I started to brown the meat and the onions.

I then added in the mushrooms

cooked them off for a minute or two before adding the Passata and the chopped tomatoes.

Then once the vegetables were nice and roasted I added them too.

Which made a lovely pasta bolognese sauce, but we are making Lasagne so on-wards.

After grabbing a deep dish

I added a layer of the meat to the bottom.

Then layered on some pasta sheets.

Then covered the sheet in a layer of the Greek yogurt.

I then repeated this process and just for me (if you don't want the calories and what it to be syn free don't add it) a bit of low fat mature cheddar on top (40g)

baking in a 200+ degree oven for 35 minutes

You then end up with was a delicious, filling, tasty and very very low in fat dinner for two nights.

Add it with a bit of salad and you got a meal that will leave you full but without the guilt.

So I hope you give it a go :)


My one last thing before signing off this week is how exciting was the news about the Disney World expansion at Disney Hollywood Studios?? if you haven't heard about it, what have you been living in a little box? you can read about it here

As you know I am a huge Disney fan and a bit of a Star Wars geek so to be able to geek out with the Star Wars in the same place I can geek out with the mouse I think I'm going to have some sort of fit lol.

Although am a bit bummed that they are not starting work till 2017 and with how long it took them to do the Fantasy Land expansion I can see it being another 3 years on top. The only thing that is a plus side is my little one will be around 8/9 when it is completed so I would say Optimum age for Star War Madness yay.

So with Disney being so prevalent in the news I have decided to start a holiday fun to fund a trip for me and the family (think I mention that I wanted to start one a while back,but hey I'm dyslexic so we have idea and then another one takes over that why if it not on my to do list is ain't happening lol) but this time I have started it.

I have costed up a total for my trip and it's not going to be cheap and currently as it stands the fund is just getting to about the 1% mark of the total amount. So a long way to go (Think Star Wars land will be open before I hit the total lol)

I have decided I will achieve the total by getting some stuff that has been sitting around on ebay, cutting back on excessive spending, more batch cooking and going to use the train problems I have to my advantage and every time I get a delay repay compensation I will stick it in the fun so come on delays and cancellation lol

My Disney Dream is currently 99% away from target, but hey at least it's not a 100%