2 mimosas!SAFD:
I've taken the habit of celebrating after each half marathon with a mimosa at a different restaurant.
So far I've done WBG, Homecomin', Whispering Canyon Café, GF Café and Cape May Café.
I'm not doing the Half at MW this year, only the 10k and Full. What will I do??
This!SAFD: I'm usually solo so I don't really do anything to celebrate except hit a park and allow myself to eat whatever I'm craving.
well... it's not my choice as the marathon day is my Wife's birthday. She has requested a certain dinner, but I will definitely have a shower and a beer before heading up to the MK to meet the rest of the fam.Good afternoon RunDisney All-Stars! Welcome to this week's edition of Sundays are for Disney (SAFD). Registration for Marathon Weekend is largely done and dusted and we now enter that long wait for the event to arrive, so let's dream a bit. When you get done running your race(s), be they 5k, marathon, Dopey or anything in between, what's your favorite place to celebrate your accomplishment?
SAFD: This isn't really a great SAFD for me, as I'm usually there solo and don't do anything special to celebrate. Depending on how I feel, I'll generally chew and see if there are any appealing table service reservations available. This past year, I went into Epcot and had dinner at the Rose and Crown before heading back to rest up for DATW.
Agree. As much as I like the idea of doing some big celebratory thing, once I'm done with a big race I want to have 0 expectations for myself for the rest of the day.SAFD: Honestly, all I want to do after a race is chill and relax the rest of the day with NO commitments for anything special.
Right?! For years, I planned and participated in these big group dinners to end a race weekend and truthfully, I was tired, hungry but also had little appetite, and internally really cranky. COVID really did me a solid by limiting my willingness to do anything social post-race because I discovered quickly that I’d really rather be alone with a TV lol!Agree. As much as I like the idea of doing some big celebratory thing, once I'm done with a big race I want to have 0 expectations for myself for the rest of the day.
I love this! I’ve always wanted to try Garden Grill, but usually go to Epcot during festivals and want to eat at the food booths. With no festival going on I wouldn’t feel like I was missing out on food booths and would be hungry enough for a big meal! I don’t know if I’d make it until dinner though…Garden Grill the night of the weekend's big race (day-of the race, but at night...? lol) has been my new tradition. Shuffle over to Epcot and eat an entire bowl of mashed potatoes. Character interactions over there are the absolute best, too!
It kills me they are still closed on Sundays and Mondays! But DH and I were talking this weekend, and I think we may extend our MW trip into a full vacay for him starting in 2026. This would definitely be the plan!Tuesday ends the entire event on a high note at Victoria & Albert's.
How could I forget the NFL games?! This is going to be borderline TMI, but after my first marathon (2020), the Chiefs were playing a playoff game that afternoon against the Titans. Plan was to clean up just enough, get some food and watch, then later do a recovery soak in the (BWV 1-bed) tub or pool time. We were losing bad at the half, so I ran the tub, figuring I could still keep an eye on the game on the bedroom TV. WE CAME BACK AND WON!The only consistent thing I've done post-race every marathon Sunday is watch the Packer game.