{"id":17861,"date":"2017-03-17T06:07:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T14:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnremus.com\/blog\/?p=17861"},"modified":"2024-01-30T20:33:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T04:33:43","slug":"disneys-princess-half-marathon-2017-as-the-princessmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnremus.com\/blog\/disneys-princess-half-marathon-2017-as-the-princessmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney’s Princess Half Marathon 2017 as the #PrincessMen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cGuys.. we\u2019re gonna do the Princess Half.. and we\u2019re gonna dress up.. as princesses\u201d<\/strong>
\nThat was pretty much how things started. And three years later here we are.<\/p>\n

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To say that the idea of #PrincessMen grew into something we would have never foreseen is obvious. To find ourselves welcomed so warmly by so many two years after that first run in 2015 is still a shock, but way more fun now!<\/p>\n

After the first race two years ago we watched posts online over social media quickly questioning \u201cWHO were those guys!?\u201d. During the second race in 2016 we were greeted by \u201cI was hoping to see you guys!\u201d followed by topping Buzzfeed\u2019s Best-Dressed list from the race. Haha!<\/p>\n

Read about our first year here<\/a>
\nOr, read about the second year here<\/a><\/p>\n

Now in our third year, and back to our original large group (plus a couple new faces) we were met with \u201cI joined the Half Marathon just to meet you guys..\u201d<\/p>\n

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Consider that for a moment<\/strong>. Several woman out there not only considered, but signed up for, paid, trained, AND COMPLETED a half marathon and credited us with getting them there.
\nShelly was just one of several ladies who posted comments like these online, or told us in-person during the race.
\nAnd while I\u2019m proud that our antics and humor is encouraging anyone to get out and run\/walk and improve their health and lifestyle \u2013 THEY are the ones that put in the work and finished the event.<\/p>\n

And they should be incredibly proud.<\/p>\n

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So those who don\u2019t know me, or are still wondering what the hell PrincessMen is. Well, I\u2019m a guy with a long background in aquatics and running. I never had much interest in \u201cpaying to run\u201d until watching my mother race Ironman several years ago. Now I race Ironman (triathlon). I\u2019m one of three in our family.<\/p>\n

PrincessMen? Well, the short version is that it started a silly and fun thing to do. Now there are so many people that find encouragement in it that we plan to continue doing this until it\u2019s either no longer fun, or other people no longer find it entertaining. The longer version from our first year can be read HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s hard to keep things simple<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to say that it\u2019s as easy as \u201cshow up and run\u201d for a group like this, but it never is, right? I\u2019m from California. This race is in Florida. We have runners in our group from \u00a0California, Washington, Maryland, North Carolina, and Florida. Logistics can be tricky.<\/p>\n

And to say I make it easy on my friends would be a lie.<\/strong>
\nAfter the attention we received last year I made it clear that we have rules now among ourselves to be followed.
\nDisney has VERY clear rules on what is and isn\u2019t allowed at their races \u2013 and those rules continually change and recently have become more strict. We have been fortunate to be welcomed by both the runners and indirectly acknowledged by runDisney as well.
\nLast year I was told, \u201cOh, everyone (at runDisney) knows who you are. We follow everything (on social media)\u201d by one of the reps.<\/p>\n

There are a few points I\u2019ll share because I think there are people that might be curious who are reading this.<\/p>\n