Port Orleans French Quarter Beignet Dash 5K

Race: Port Orleans French Quarter Beignet Dash 5K
Watch Time: 33:50
Official Time: N/A
Pace: 10:20 min/mi

Comments: When we booked our Christmastime vacation at Walt Disney World earlier this year we made staying at the Port Orleans French Quarter for at least part of the trip a priority. A big reason for that was the Beignet Dash.

For several years, this resort has offered a Sunday morning fun run through the two Port Orleans properties. The total course is about a mile and a half. At the end, you are rewarded with three enormous beignets. More recently, they have added a commemorative button and Mardi Gras bead "medal."

Total cost of all this is $15. Which is insanely cheap when it comes to Disney.

So we got up early and gave it  a whirl. I put on my Goofy finisher shirt because you are damn right I did.

The run was really as pleasant as advertised. Maybe two dozen folks showed up for it. They had bibs for the runners and a little starting queue. Of course there were a number of kids who took off like a shot when it started. They slowed down soon enough, of course.

We did the course and I then went back and did another lap to make it a 5K. Since I did the first one slow, I let myself push it a bit on the second but nothing crazy. It was a great little workout and everyone involved was a delight to deal with.

Afterwards we got our beignets. I was very pleasantly surprised how good they were. Typically you get a powdered sugar doughnut but these were legitimate beignets. They didn't go halfway with the powdered sugar either. I had it all over myself by the time I got done. So points for verisimilitude.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.07 miles
Time: 42:02
Pace: 10:19 min/mi

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Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 40:43
Pace: 10:05 min/mi

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Fitness Run

Distance: 4.24 miles
Time: 42:19
Pace: 9:59 min/mi

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Fitness Run

Distance: 4.07 miles
Time: 42:49
Pace: 10:31 min/mi

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Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 39:49
Pace: 9:55 min/mi

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Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 38:43
Pace: 9:35 min/mi

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Fitness Run

Distance: 6.27 miles
Time: 1:03:45
Pace: 10:10 min/mi

Comments: This is the last day before a rather nasty cold front pushes through North Texas. So I took advantage of the ideal conditions this morning to get a 10K in. The run went really well and I was very encouraged by the effort.

I didn't look at my watch the whole way and the pace came out slightly slower than I might have hoped. Basically, this run was about cadence and consistency. For the most part, I think I did that.

I also did myself a favor and doubled back on the flat portion, not the hills. As a result, I had more in the tank than usual on the last few uphills. Again, instead of cranking it, I just tried to keep a solid consistent effort and (mostly) succeeded.

I might be able to squeeze in a run tomorrow morning that won't be awful but, after that, it's sub-freezing training.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 40:53
Pace: 10:09 min/mi

Comments: A quick lunch run on a pretty warm fall day. I pushed things pretty hard earlier this week so I didn't want to overdo it today. The warmer weather helped keep things in check.

My cadence was pretty strong to start and the first two miles were pretty solid. Then I got a little sloppy on the second half, fading pretty hard on the final hills. That was a bit disappointing given how well I handled them earlier this week.

It's been nice to crank out four straight days but my legs need the rest.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.04 miles
Time: 42:42
Pace: 10:35 min/mi

Comments: Haven't had a morning run in quite some time so this was a bit unique. Getting woken up and out the door is the chore I recalled but, at least, I didn't have to contend with bitter cold. Temperatures were pretty much ideal today.

No major goals here, just get the thing done. As a result the pace and cadence weren't anything special. The last two miles were pretty much the exact same pace which, with the hills, means I did pretty good on the final bit.

Cold front headed in so I might try and get a fourth day on this streak before it arrives.