Friday, June 23, 2017

Why being an endurance athlete is helpful on a Disney vacation

I can identify countless life situations in which being an endurance athlete is an asset (e.g., moving, long days at work, any home improvement project, parenting, yard work, childbirth, etc....), but I found myself evaluating it in relation to vacationing on my recent trip.  Here are my thoughts, in no particular order:
  1. You are used to persisting in the face of exhaustion and glycogen depletion, and you can keep putting one foot in front of the other when you're extremely tired and/or hungry.
  2. You own excessive amounts of tech clothing, which proves invaluable at theme parks.
  3. You can carry more in your sports bra and running shorts pocket than most people can fit into an oversize bag.
  4. You can skip the "bag check" line due to #3.
  5. You take pride in being able to outlast everyone else in your group.
  6. You never forget to stay hydrated.
  7. You pack electrolyte tabs for the trip.
  8. You know the rejuvenating power of legs up the wall.
  9. Your body is used to carbo-loading followed by carbohydrate depletion, and you can function in both states.
  10. You learn the area near your hotel by running it every morning, and prevent your party from getting lost multiple times, in addition to knowing the best restaurant options within walking distance.
  11. You can obtain extra hotel towels daily from the fitness center.
  12. Your practice at blocking out well-meaning spectators telling you that you're "almost there" at any point before mile 26 of a marathon comes in handy when blocking out the noise from millions of people.
  13. You are extra efficient in making your way through parks because you know how to run/walk the tangents.
  14. You own Hokas.
  15. You know how to make a ponytail with staying power.
  16. You are regularly active while sleep-deprived.
Failure is not an option in distance running or on vacation
Others??

3 comments:

  1. This is awesome! #12 is also accurate for most parents, sometimes you just have to tune out all the noise!

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  2. We've done WDW a half dozen times and most of these have come in very handy (except #3 & #15).

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