October 2, 2025 • 29 mins
Ready to start 2026 on your terms—with movement, magic, and a community that actually feels like you belong? We’re hosting a curated Central Florida retreat built around three themes: epic adventure, extraordinary movement, and pure celebration with fellow Extraordinary Strides podcast listeners!
Think flexible dates, thoughtful resort choices on the Skyliner, and a weekend you can shape to your energy: group yoga, a medal-earning 5K, Epic Universe thrills or relaxed resort time, and a flat, friendly race in the town of Celebration.
We brought in Ashley from Mystical Dream Travel to make planning easy and personal. She walks through value, moderate, and deluxe resort options (Pop Century, Caribbean Beach, Riviera), organizes group transportation for our outings, and helps you customize park days without the guesswork. Deposits are straightforward, travel protection is available, and dietary or accessibility needs can be noted in advance. You can reach Ashley at ashleyl@mysticaldreamtravel.com for more information on how to secure your spot for this magical celebration.
Whether you’re a runner, walker, or elite cheer squad captain, we’ll help you craft an itinerary that fits your budget, schedule, and vibe.
The crowning event of the weekend is Sunday’s Celebration Half/Full Marathon—a flat, PR-ready race that’s welcoming for first-timers and back-of-the-pack legends alike. We share why this course is ideal if you’re chasing a personal best or working on a new Proof of Time for better runDisney corral placement, plus a discount code (EXTRA2026) that saves $15 before tier pricing rises.
After the finish, we reset at Epcot to toast milestones, maybe a champagne in France, maybe that famous moonshine sour in America, before Monday’s mellow goodbyes.
If you want a training plan that can deliver an extraordinary & celebratory experience, our 16-week half-marathon program starts October 6, with community support through the Extraordinary League. Fill out your training interest form here or reach out at christine@extraordinarystrides.com
If your New Year’s momentum needs warmth, guidance, and good company, this is your weekend.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
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SPEAKER_01 (00:00):
Hey friends, welcome back to Extraordinary Strides.
I'm gonna be your fairy runmother for today, Coach
Christine.
And today I've got, of course, avery special guest joining me,
Ashley, friend of the podcastfrom Mystical Dream Travel, is
here with us because we'reteaming up for something truly
epic.
We're gonna have theextraordinary celebration
retreat this January 2026 atWalt Disney World here in
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Orlando, Florida.
Lots of sunshine that time ofyear should be coming our way.
This retreat brings together thebest of movement, lots of
adventure, and of course,celebration as we kick off a new
year in 2026 in all the way thatthe extraordinary runners can.
So whether you're joining us foryoga in a 5K or heading off for
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an epic day at Universal withus, maybe racing the celebration
half or full, this is going tobe unforgettable.
Let me go ahead and bring Ashleyon so we can give you all the
details.
Hey Ashley, welcome.
SPEAKER_00 (00:55):
Hi, thanks for having me back.
I am so excited for thisweekend.
We have so much in store.
I'm so excited to uh geteverything kind of out there and
um get working our way towardsJanuary 2026 to see wonderful
members of the league.
SPEAKER_01 (01:12):
Yes, I'm super excited because this is an
opportunity for whether you're apodcast listener, you're a
casual Extraordinary Stridesfan, or you're part of the
Extraordinary League, um, ormaybe just a huge Disney fan or
epic fan, and you want to bearound like-minded folks, this
is the opportunity to join usbecause Ashley is our official
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theme park specialist.
So I generally always refer toher as like our official Run
Disney and Disney specialist,but honestly, Ashley does so
much more than that.
Theme park cruises, all of thatwith mystical dream travel.
So she's helping to curate thefacets of traveling to the parks
and making it work for you andwhat you want specifically,
because we're gonna havedifferent options.
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While I can't wait to discuss alittle bit about the movement
that we've got going for thatweekend.
Um, I think it's just gonna be awhole lot of fun.
One thing that I feel wheneverwe have a gathering of our
community, Ashley, that I kindof walk away from is just we're
everybody's so positive.
Everyone's upbeat, everyone's soencouraging and supportive.
And that's what this weekend isreally all about.
SPEAKER_00 (02:16):
Yeah, we have such a wonderful um group of ladies and
gentlemen um that will bejoining us and their families.
Um it's always such a positiveand uplifting experience when we
all get together, um, which iswhy we thought this was a
perfect opportunity to have kindof a fun little weekend um
getaway specifically forrunning, of course, but also to
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get to know those other folksthat are um members of the group
to kind of maybe find your newrunning buddy or walking buddy
or maybe even just have a goodconversation.
SPEAKER_01 (02:48):
Yeah, absolutely.
So we're gonna be anchoring thisentire weekend in three themes.
Of course, the epic, theextraordinary, and the
celebration of it all.
But before we get into thataspect, I want to make sure that
we kind of walk through whatpeople can expect.
So let's start with the verybeginning, the dates.
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Now, it this is one of the waysthat we can explain to you that
it's so easy when you work withAshley to kind of curate this in
a way that makes sense to you.
Maybe you only have a three-dayweekend to pop on down.
Cool, we can make that work.
Maybe you have a little bit moretime and you want to expand it.
Officially, though, we're gonnabe welcoming folks starting on
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Wednesday the 21st.
Some folks are coming in onThursday the 22nd.
And then our official adventurekicks off that evening with a
welcome.
And we will have a lot of fun onFriday as well.
So, Ashley, let's start with ourwelcome officially on Thursday
for folks, if that sounds good.
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Or maybe no, let's start without with people who maybe want
to arrive a little early.
So there's the arrival dayoption of January 21st.
Where are people arriving to?
SPEAKER_00 (04:00):
So we have folks staying at Caribbean Beach,
Riviera Resort, or um PopCentury Resort.
Those kind of resorts werespecifically picked just to make
it easy for folks going back andforth, um, kind of between each
resort.
So you can uh come do all of thefun festivities that we have in
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store.
Um, you have Pop Century, whichis a value resort.
It is one of my favorite valueresorts, so I love that.
You have Caribbean Beach, whichis a moderate level resort.
So you have some extra littleamenities from the Pop Century.
Um, we do have quite a few folksstaying there, so that will be
kind of our central hub for um alot of the activities kind of to
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come.
And then we also have theRiviera Resort, which is your
deluxe level resort.
Um, like I said, these are allon the Skyliner route.
Um, Riviera Resort and CaribbeanBeach are walkable between the
two.
It is a little bit of a walk,but very much doable.
Um, Pop Sentry is a little bitdown the road.
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Um, so either using thatSkyliner or um using a bus
transportation or uh Uber tokind of get back and forth.
SPEAKER_01 (05:11):
And of course, while you do not have to stay on
property to join us for thefestivities that we're planning
for the week, it's going to beso much easier for you.
So if you're able to connectwith Ashley, again, these
resorts were thoughtfullycurated and selected so that it
maximizes your time on property,maximizes your time with the
community, gets you to all thedifferent places that you need
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to be that weekend withouthaving to stress out about
traffic or driving yourself.
And it helps also with thedifferent levels of where it
would fit into your budget.
So again, Ashley's gonna helpyou with that.
If you do decide that you wantto join in on the 21st, Ashley
can help you with maybe you wantto go hit a theme park, maybe
you want to settle in for arelaxing resort day.
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Um, we'll have all of thoseoptions available, but we're
also welcoming folks to come inon the 22nd.
And that's when we'll officiallyhave our extraordinary welcome
that evening.
It's a casual mixer.
Um, those details are going tobe more handed out closer to as
terms of the time and thelocation, but we do know that
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we're gonna have anextraordinary welcome hangout
for everybody to kind of settlein and say hello.
I can't stress enough though howlow pressure we are about these
things.
We're going to make sure thatyou have the option of making
your days as busy or as restfulas you would like them to be.
Is that not kind of how you feelabout it as well?
SPEAKER_00 (06:33):
Absolutely.
We're gonna have so many optionsto kind of go back and forth.
Um, so there's a little bit foreverybody, and it you don't have
to be a runner.
Um, you can be a walker or youcan be a spectator.
Um love everybody that shows up.
We're gonna welcome you withopen arms and happy to kind of
get to know you if we haven'tmet you already.
SPEAKER_01 (06:55):
I always talk about these kind of things that we do
as almost utilizing the Disneyterminology of when you decide
to dine at one of their buffets,where it's take as much as you
care.
So I love that phrase becauseit's truly a you're in control.
You can make this reallycustomized to whatever you
prefer.
And you can plan it one way andthen decide on something else
closer too.
So don't feel like this has tobe super over the top stressful.
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Maybe you're looking for rest,or maybe you're like, all I want
is adventure.
Well, we have that in storebecause on Friday the 23rd,
we're gonna make quite the epicouting because we have two
tracks.
Either you can join me as wehead to Universal Epic um for an
adventure that day, we'll havegroup transportation thanks to
Ashley at Mystical Dream Tavel,who's of course gonna curate all
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of that for us.
We're going to have theopportunity to experience all
the Epic has to offer.
And then we'll also have lunchand dinner together inside the
park that day with the option ofcoming back with the group with
the group transportation, or ifyou decide you want to hang out
because you can't wait to Epicuntil they close the party down,
feel free to do so.
We'll have some suggestions foryour travel that you would have
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to do on your own to come back.
Um, Ashley, what about the othertrack for track number two?
For folks who are like, I haveno desire to go to Epic or ride
the rides.
SPEAKER_00 (08:14):
So for those folks that don't want to go to Epic
Universe, um, you are going tobe missing out on all of that
fun.
But you will be joining me.
Um, we will be kind of hangingout around the resorts, um,
maybe doing a little park time.
I know myself I'm looking uhforward to going into some of
the parks.
Um, and then in the evening, weare going to kind of have a
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casual dinner um together.
I'm not quite sure exactlywhere, what resort, what time
yet, some more to kind of comeon that, but it is going to be a
dinner at the resorts.
Um, so for those that aren'tgoing to Epic, you will
certainly um have some fun.
I'm more than willing to kind ofshow some people around the
parks and give them some of mypersonal tips and tricks.
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Um, because as many of you know,I am often down at the parks
like I'm a local.
SPEAKER_01 (09:04):
So for the record, I think that we're going to have a
little mini friendly competitionto see who gets to have more fun
that day, track one or tracktwo.
But what I can guarantee you isthat whatever you choose, you're
going to have a lot of fun.
There's going to be a lot ofopportunity to connect with
others that are like-minded.
You're going to enjoy yourself.
So that's the most importantthing.
There is no right or wronganswer with whatever you decide
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to do.
I feel like I'm already a littleenvious of track two folks
because I'm going to miss out onthat dinner at the resorts, but
it's okay.
We'll make up for it.
We'll have our fun at Epic.
Um, and then we're all going totry to go to bed a little
earlier because Saturday we'regoing to kick things off with an
extraordinary day, of course.
We're going to have our 7 a.m.
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group yoga.
Um, this is a fantastic way.
It's going to be a gentle flow.
So this is a great way, whetheryou're a full-on yogi or you're
kind of new, or maybe you havedifficulty even thinking of
touching your toes.
You feel a little bit like TinMan.
We have an incredible yogateacher who is going to
definitely work with your leveland make sure that you feel nice
and warmed up for theextraordinary 5k shakeout run.
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But it's not just any shakeoutrun because we are going to have
medals and finisher shirts foryou to celebrate that 3.11
around the resorts.
I can't wait for you guys tojoin in on that as well.
And then what are we doingafterwards?
SPEAKER_00 (10:24):
Ashley?
After we get in our lovelymiles, we will be having um
breakfast at the quick serviceat Caribbean Beach.
Um, so like I said, CaribbeanBeach is gonna kind of be our
central location for a lot ofthese um events.
Um it's kind of right in themiddle of both the deluxe and
moderate resort, or I'm sorry,the deluxe and the value resort.
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Um, so we have picked that formany of our kind of events
throughout the weekend.
So we'll grab some uh a quickbite to eat and then head back
to the room for some gettingready time.
Um a few of us will be doingsome park time.
You can do some pool time, ormaybe even just sit around.
SPEAKER_01 (11:09):
I know, I love that.
There's no reason not to get insome extra rest or pool time
because of course we're allgoing to gather again for an
early dinner.
Um, and the reason why we'regonna do a little bit of an
early dinner that night isbecause I may have buried the
lead if you guys couldn't figureit out quite yet.
We're going to be gathering onSunday, January 25th for the
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celebration half or fullmarathon in the beautiful town
of Celebration, Florida, minutesaway from Walt Disney World
Resort, in one of my all-timefavorite races.
It's the perfect race if you arelooking for a PR, if you're
looking for a beginner-friendlyor a back of the pack party pace
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friendly type course.
If you're looking at maybeexpanding your horizons in 2026
and you're looking for somethinga little new in terms of what
you want to test yourself with apace, this is the race to do it
at.
It's put on by an incrediblegroup of folks.
We've had them on the podcastbefore.
They are avid runners, they havea community that supports this.
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It's gonna be a fantastic time.
They've given us a discount codefor extra 2026 for extra 2026 to
say$15.
They have a tiered pricing.
Pricing does continue to go up.
So I wouldn't wait too long.
If this is something you'reconsidering, I'd go ahead and
lock that in.
Um, and then again, Ashley'shelping or Ashley is curating
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our transportation to thelocation.
So we'll have transportationheading out from the resorts
there, or you can meet us thereas well.
There's, you know, again, we'revery flexible.
Now, Ashley, are we gonna havean official kind of cheer squad?
Because I'm I'm down with that.
SPEAKER_00 (12:53):
Yeah.
I mean, what kind of race wouldit be without a cheer squad?
So you know we're gonna havesome of those.
SPEAKER_01 (13:00):
So if you're bringing a family loved ones,
they have no desire to run thehalf or the full.
Maybe running is something thatthey only do if they're being
chased, but they are great witha cowbell or pom-poms or with
crafting together some reallygood cheer signs.
We will have an officialextraordinary cheer squad put
together for them to all kind ofkeep each other company as
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they're cheering on all of therunners and walkers that day.
Because again, this is also avery walk-friendly pace.
Um, and then we're gonna go backto the resort, relax a little
bit because Ashley's got a planfor us to celebrate at Epcot.
SPEAKER_00 (13:38):
Of course, there's a better way to celebrate than to
um toast around the world.
Uh, I know many, many, manyfolks will enjoy this one.
We're gonna kind of maybe get alittle taste of uh France, maybe
a little Italy, America.
I got a couple things up mysleeve.
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So looking to celebrateeverybody's lovely milestones,
whether that's finishing a half,finishing a full, getting up
that morning, or the 5k from theday before.
SPEAKER_01 (14:09):
Yeah, I mean, again, it's there's all sorts of ways
to celebrate.
I'm curious, Ashley, when you'rethinking of celebrating an
Epcot, what's your go-to?
SPEAKER_00 (14:17):
Oh man.
I I I regret the last time I wasdown there, I did not end up
getting a moonshine sour fromAmerica, and it has been
taunting me since.
So that is exactly where I'mgoing first.
SPEAKER_01 (14:31):
I didn't even know they had a moonshine sour.
SPEAKER_00 (14:33):
Oh my gosh, it's so good.
SPEAKER_01 (14:35):
Really?
See, this is the problem withgoing to Epcot for me.
I go to like my standby.
My first location is always toget a flute of champagne from
France.
And then I don't necessarilywant to get too far in the park
before going back through thatline.
So I'm gonna have to expand myhorizons.
Maybe that will be the nightwhere I finally do.
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Um, that sounds truly like anextraordinary way to celebrate
an incredible weekend.
There'll be plenty of time todiscuss with your fellow
community.
And again, you're welcome to bewith the group, break off and do
your own things.
If your desire is to go and getinto the Guardians of Galaxy, or
you want to ride rides, you havea dinner reservation inside of
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Epcot, there's multipledifferent options for you.
And Ashley will help you to findthe right itinerary for you.
Um, the next morning we're gonnahave to, unfortunately, this is
gonna be the hardest and saddestday, we're gonna have to say
farewell, but we're gonna leaveenergized and connected,
inspired, ready to like take onthe rest of our 2026 with that
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extraordinary spirit that webuilt from that entire weekend.
So we'll have a bit of a closingreflection and a farewell.
It'll be informal becauseeverybody's gonna be flying out
at different times.
Um, but we'll have that also atthe Caribbean Beach Resort as
our primary focus and kind ofour headquarters for the
weekend.
And Ashley, would folks reachout to you?
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What are some of the things thatthey should be prepared to ask
you or to suggest to you or totell you so that you are able to
help create the right itineraryfor them?
SPEAKER_00 (16:11):
Yeah, so I think the the main kind of thing is
obviously knowing what yourbudget is, who's going to be
coming with you, and what datesof travel um that you really
want to kind of highlight.
Um, everything else we can kindof mix and match, you know, to
fit your needs.
Um, obviously, we have somefolks going to Epic, um, some
folks hanging out at theresorts, you know, there's a
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little bit of everything.
Um, so just kind of reallyunderstanding how much or how
little that you want to get outof this weekend um is really
important when you're kind oflooking at this, but ultimately
it all all revolves around yourdates of travel that you want to
do.
Do you want to stay a little bitlonger?
We do have some folks coming inearly and staying late, uh,
maybe visiting uh some of theother universal parks as well.
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So I can certainly um build anitinerary based off of any of
your needs.
Um, definitely we can alwaysnote dietary restrictions or
anything like that to help makesure that you have an enjoyable
trip with yourself, yourfriends, your family, whoever
will be joining you.
Um, but obviously with thisgroup, you are always our
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friend.
Um, we are always happy to kindof help you through this, but
understanding kind of what youare uh looking to get out of
this vacation is definitelyreally important.
Um, I do have a uh Google Sheetform uh that you can fill out
for some of those quoterequests.
Once I get that, I can go aheadand send you over some different
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options.
Um, based off of that, again, wewill be coordinating transfers
for several of these um eventsif you need that.
If you won't be driving, ormaybe you're coming into the
airport and don't want to do arental car, um, I can help with
all of that stuff.
Um, we will have pricing kind ofcloser to once we have a final
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uh number of folks joining.
And then unfortunately, we arestill waiting on Universal.
I know that has been um themillion dollar question um for
Epic.
I know we have a bunch of folkslooking to join Coach Christine
for that epic day.
Um, but we are still waiting onthem to release their ticketing
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for 2026.
So I'm hoping to have that soon.
Uh, so if you do put down thatyou won Epic, that is coming as
soon as I have the information.
I will be sure to let all of youknow.
Um, but again, I have been toall of these parks, including
Epic Universe.
So I am going to make sure umyou have all of the information
that you need to make sure youand your families have the best
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day possible.
SPEAKER_01 (18:47):
I think that's what I really want to drive home
that's super important aboutthis is that yes, I think
planning vacations can be awhole lot of fun.
But when it comes to both thesetheme parks, be it that you want
to do more Disney stuff or youwant to do more universal stuff,
there's so many things thatchange so frequently with both
of these parks that it's reallyimportant to have a professional
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that can kind of help younavigate those changes.
It stays ahead of those changes.
I mean, as somebody who's herelocal and goes all the time,
there's still constant changesthat I don't know about, that
I'm kind of clueless about, um,that thankfully Ashley will cue
me or clue me in occasionally onit.
If I mention, I was like, oh,they still do this.
And she's like, no, no, theydon't.
Um, and they're just constantlyrevolving and changing things,
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which makes it exciting, keepsit fresh, but also can be a
little bit hard to kind ofnavigate, which is why when you
do have Ashley to help with allof that aspect of it, um, I want
to reiterate again, Ashley's notmaking any money off of booking
this for you.
She's just really here to helpyou navigate and work through
the itinerary in a way thatworks best for you and make
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suggestions based off of whatyour needs, desires, and your
budget may be.
Um, with that said, of course, Ilove the movement aspect.
So whether it's because we'regonna get our steps in at the
epic universe or because we'regonna get in a 5K together, or
maybe you're joining for thehalf or the full or doing some
yoga.
I really believe in the beautyand joy of celebrating that our
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bodies can move, but even moreso we're able to do it with
community and together.
So I really would love to seeyou guys if you've been kind of
teetering on the idea of I wantto do a half marathon or maybe I
want to train for a PR for ahalf marathon.
This is the race that I thinkyou should do it at.
It's low pressure.
It's not like a Run Disney racewhere you have to get up at two
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o'clock in the morning and walkthree miles to get to the start
line.
Those can be a little bit harderto navigate as a first time or
even a PR race, where this racemight really be the opportunity
for you to do it with it beingflat, fast, put on by runners,
and something that I've doneseveral times can help you
navigate as well.
So if you're curious aboutjoining a celebration half
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marathon and you'd like to hearmore about training, I'm gonna
be kicking off a 16-week programon October 6th.
Please feel free to use thatlink or just reply, respond.
You can join in on the fun withthe Extraordinary League if
you're looking for the marathon,or maybe you're looking for the
5K on Saturday and you have anyquestions, don't hesitate to
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reach out.
That's what we're here for.
Um, what are some of the thingslike if you wish that you could
explain to people like what youthink is truly epic about this
upcoming retreat?
What would you say it'd be?
SPEAKER_00 (21:34):
Oh man, I think it's it's definitely getting together
with everybody.
Um, I know we have a bunch ofwonderful people.
A lot of our um moderators thatyou hear on the podcast from
time to time will be joining us.
Um, so not just me and CoachChristine, you will have some
other um familiar voices um andsome familiar faces joining us
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as well.
So it's always great when we gettogether, um, really hoping that
we can meet some new folks umthat aren't necessarily Run
Disney people because I know wehave some of those folks here.
We do uh accept you andappreciate you.
Uh, that's why we're looking todo a non-run Disney race
weekend, um, so we can allinclude them on our fun for
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that.
So I'm really looking forwardjust to getting together with
everybody.
Um having a great weekend, doingsome little fun 5Ks and
different kinds of activities.
Um, and can we talk about thefact that you get a blanket from
the celebration weekend?
SPEAKER_01 (22:36):
The best blankets.
Like these are, I thinkhonestly, you know that I keep
most of my medals underneath mybed and a temporary box.
But the one thing that I do haveeverywhere around the house is
my celebration blankets.
Um, and they are such a bigsource of pride for me.
And no one else is allowed touse them because I feel like you
have to earn it.
So, friends, you can be as weirdor as generous with your blanket
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once you earn it as well atcelebration.
Um, but the swag at celebrationis fantastic.
The after party at celebrationis fantastic as well.
Again, I can't stress enoughthat whether you're a friend of
the pack or you are a bit moreappreciate and get your money's
worth out of the course, um, thecelebration after party for the
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race day will also be a hundredpercent on fire, ready for you,
cheering you on.
We'll be there until they sendus home, my friend.
So it's such a great way to kindof get that aspect as well.
I mean, all the way around, wereally are putting this together
because we want to get togetherwith who we know is going to put
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that extra pep in our step thatkind of satisfies and feeds our
soul, and that's thisextraordinary community.
SPEAKER_00 (23:53):
Absolutely.
We are so looking forward towelcoming everybody.
We can't wait for this one of akind retreat.
We're hoping that it issuccessful so we can continue
doing this and bringingeverybody together, whether
you're here for the parks, theruns, or the community.
There's truly something magicalat every corner waiting for you
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here.
And we're so excited to have youjoin us.
SPEAKER_01 (24:17):
So, Ashley, I'm gonna ask you a few questions
that people may ask to getstarted.
From the perspective of bookingtheir accommodation or booking a
trip, what do people need tohave for you?
I know they have the form, butwhat do they have to have in
terms of a deposit or a paymentmade and by what date?
SPEAKER_00 (24:36):
Yeah, so we are um already booking some folks in.
So to get your room secured, wejust need a$200 deposit that is
due at the time of booking, andthen the remaining balance is
due 30 days prior to check-in.
Um, so that's looking for mostfolks right around the Christmas
holiday.
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Um, so whenever you give me yourdates of travel, I can get all
of that information um as far asthe total and then also what
park days kind of you're doing.
Are you doing um just a one-daypark, a two-day park, um, even a
three or more day park?
Um, so it's just a$200 depositto get that room secured.
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Um, if you are just doing aone-day ticket, I do have to
collect that at the time of thatreservation.
Um, but if you want to do two ormore, that can certainly be
added on your room and includedin that$200 deposit.
Um, we can also add on um anytravel protection.
Um, we know those last minutethings come up, so we can
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certainly add that on as well.
And that is um through Disney wecan offer that.
Or I also work with uh anothervendor that we can certainly
take a look at what option isbest for you and your family.
SPEAKER_01 (25:52):
Ashley sent me over some quotes for my recent trip
to Sydney and uh New Zealand sothat I could be protected in all
the adventures that I hadplanned.
And again, talking about workingwith all the different aspects
and all the different details ofwhat was out there and making
sure that I was insured in a waythat protected me from flights
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to actual physical.
Um, and then knowing that I wasin good hands.
That was such a great sense ofrelief.
It was also a great sense ofrelief of knowing that I had her
on speed dial so that ifanything did come up, I could
just reach out to her and shewould point me in the right
direction of anything.
I mean, luckily I didn't need tofile a claim, but still it was
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such a great experience and itreally did make me feel so much
more confident.
Um, and I kind of always feellike when it comes to travel
protection and travel insurance,like it's like one of the best
things you could do for yourselfto give you that sense of peace.
Um I I'm a big fan of it aswell.
SPEAKER_00 (26:48):
Um, we always hope that you never need to use it.
Um, we don't like when you haveto use it, but it is there
should you need it.
SPEAKER_01 (26:57):
I feel like for me, it's almost like I'd rather have
it because I feel like thatalmost ensures right out of the
gate that I'll have a smoothtrip in so far that seems not
gunwood to be the case for me.
So we'll keep those good vibesgoing for everybody else as
well.
So again, friends, if you havequestions, reach out.
This is truly going to be afantastic way to kick off 2026.
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What's beautiful about this isthat because it is towards the
end of January 2026, it alsohelps you to really wrap up the
rest of this year withintention, with purpose, with a
focus, and something to lookforward to in the new year.
So a lot of times we put a lotof pressure on ourselves for
January 1st.
Well, here you have theopportunity to get the
motivation, get the support,have the accountability of
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something to look forward to inJanuary.
So you can start right here andnow to get you through the
holidays, to get you through anyof those little humps that you
may feel during the holidayseason or whatever the case may
be.
Because again, the community ishere to support you every single
step of the way.
So, with that said, Ashley,where can folks find you?
SPEAKER_00 (28:00):
You can find me on social media.
You can also reach out to me viaemail or phone number.
I am always happy to chatDisney, running, life, anything.
SPEAKER_01 (28:12):
We'll have her contact information in that form
in episode notes.
And we welcome you to definitelyreach out.
She is our pro and our partnerfor a reason.
Um, with that said, friends,what are you waiting for?
It is a fantastic opportunity toreally have an extraordinary
time.
So we can't wait to see you.
SPEAKER_00 (28:36):
I can't wait to celebrate with everybody.
SPEAKER_01 (28:39):
So, friends, officially you have been invited
to step into something epic,extraordinary, and worth
celebrating.
So, whether you're gonna runcheer or soak in the joy, I'm
gonna ask you to head over tothe show notes for details on
how to sign up for the retreat,how to start training with me
for celebration.
And until then, my friends, keepmaking those extraordinary
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strides.
Hey friends, welcome back to Extraordinary Strides.
I'm gonna be your fairy runmother for today, Coach
Christine.
And today I've got, of course, avery special guest joining me,
Ashley, friend of the podcastfrom Mystical Dream Travel, is
here with us because we'reteaming up for something truly
epic.
We're gonna have theextraordinary celebration
retreat this January 2026 atWalt Disney World here in
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Orlando, Florida.
Lots of sunshine that time ofyear should be coming our way.
This retreat brings together thebest of movement, lots of
adventure, and of course,celebration as we kick off a new
year in 2026 in all the way thatthe extraordinary runners can.
So whether you're joining us foryoga in a 5K or heading off for
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an epic day at Universal withus, maybe racing the celebration
half or full, this is going tobe unforgettable.
Let me go ahead and bring Ashleyon so we can give you all the
details.
Hey Ashley, welcome.
SPEAKER_00 (00:55):
Hi, thanks for having me back.
I am so excited for thisweekend.
We have so much in store.
I'm so excited to uh geteverything kind of out there and
um get working our way towardsJanuary 2026 to see wonderful
members of the league.
SPEAKER_01 (01:12):
Yes, I'm super excited because this is an
opportunity for whether you're apodcast listener, you're a
casual Extraordinary Stridesfan, or you're part of the
Extraordinary League, um, ormaybe just a huge Disney fan or
epic fan, and you want to bearound like-minded folks, this
is the opportunity to join usbecause Ashley is our official
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theme park specialist.
So I generally always refer toher as like our official Run
Disney and Disney specialist,but honestly, Ashley does so
much more than that.
Theme park cruises, all of thatwith mystical dream travel.
So she's helping to curate thefacets of traveling to the parks
and making it work for you andwhat you want specifically,
because we're gonna havedifferent options.
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While I can't wait to discuss alittle bit about the movement
that we've got going for thatweekend.
Um, I think it's just gonna be awhole lot of fun.
One thing that I feel wheneverwe have a gathering of our
community, Ashley, that I kindof walk away from is just we're
everybody's so positive.
Everyone's upbeat, everyone's soencouraging and supportive.
And that's what this weekend isreally all about.
SPEAKER_00 (02:16):
Yeah, we have such a wonderful um group of ladies and
gentlemen um that will bejoining us and their families.
Um it's always such a positiveand uplifting experience when we
all get together, um, which iswhy we thought this was a
perfect opportunity to have kindof a fun little weekend um
getaway specifically forrunning, of course, but also to
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get to know those other folksthat are um members of the group
to kind of maybe find your newrunning buddy or walking buddy
or maybe even just have a goodconversation.
SPEAKER_01 (02:48):
Yeah, absolutely.
So we're gonna be anchoring thisentire weekend in three themes.
Of course, the epic, theextraordinary, and the
celebration of it all.
But before we get into thataspect, I want to make sure that
we kind of walk through whatpeople can expect.
So let's start with the verybeginning, the dates.
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Now, it this is one of the waysthat we can explain to you that
it's so easy when you work withAshley to kind of curate this in
a way that makes sense to you.
Maybe you only have a three-dayweekend to pop on down.
Cool, we can make that work.
Maybe you have a little bit moretime and you want to expand it.
Officially, though, we're gonnabe welcoming folks starting on
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Wednesday the 21st.
Some folks are coming in onThursday the 22nd.
And then our official adventurekicks off that evening with a
welcome.
And we will have a lot of fun onFriday as well.
So, Ashley, let's start with ourwelcome officially on Thursday
for folks, if that sounds good.
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Or maybe no, let's start without with people who maybe want
to arrive a little early.
So there's the arrival dayoption of January 21st.
Where are people arriving to?
SPEAKER_00 (04:00):
So we have folks staying at Caribbean Beach,
Riviera Resort, or um PopCentury Resort.
Those kind of resorts werespecifically picked just to make
it easy for folks going back andforth, um, kind of between each
resort.
So you can uh come do all of thefun festivities that we have in
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store.
Um, you have Pop Century, whichis a value resort.
It is one of my favorite valueresorts, so I love that.
You have Caribbean Beach, whichis a moderate level resort.
So you have some extra littleamenities from the Pop Century.
Um, we do have quite a few folksstaying there, so that will be
kind of our central hub for um alot of the activities kind of to
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come.
And then we also have theRiviera Resort, which is your
deluxe level resort.
Um, like I said, these are allon the Skyliner route.
Um, Riviera Resort and CaribbeanBeach are walkable between the
two.
It is a little bit of a walk,but very much doable.
Um, Pop Sentry is a little bitdown the road.
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Um, so either using thatSkyliner or um using a bus
transportation or uh Uber tokind of get back and forth.
SPEAKER_01 (05:11):
And of course, while you do not have to stay on
property to join us for thefestivities that we're planning
for the week, it's going to beso much easier for you.
So if you're able to connectwith Ashley, again, these
resorts were thoughtfullycurated and selected so that it
maximizes your time on property,maximizes your time with the
community, gets you to all thedifferent places that you need
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to be that weekend withouthaving to stress out about
traffic or driving yourself.
And it helps also with thedifferent levels of where it
would fit into your budget.
So again, Ashley's gonna helpyou with that.
If you do decide that you wantto join in on the 21st, Ashley
can help you with maybe you wantto go hit a theme park, maybe
you want to settle in for arelaxing resort day.
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Um, we'll have all of thoseoptions available, but we're
also welcoming folks to come inon the 22nd.
And that's when we'll officiallyhave our extraordinary welcome
that evening.
It's a casual mixer.
Um, those details are going tobe more handed out closer to as
terms of the time and thelocation, but we do know that
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we're gonna have anextraordinary welcome hangout
for everybody to kind of settlein and say hello.
I can't stress enough though howlow pressure we are about these
things.
We're going to make sure thatyou have the option of making
your days as busy or as restfulas you would like them to be.
Is that not kind of how you feelabout it as well?
SPEAKER_00 (06:33):
Absolutely.
We're gonna have so many optionsto kind of go back and forth.
Um, so there's a little bit foreverybody, and it you don't have
to be a runner.
Um, you can be a walker or youcan be a spectator.
Um love everybody that shows up.
We're gonna welcome you withopen arms and happy to kind of
get to know you if we haven'tmet you already.
SPEAKER_01 (06:55):
I always talk about these kind of things that we do
as almost utilizing the Disneyterminology of when you decide
to dine at one of their buffets,where it's take as much as you
care.
So I love that phrase becauseit's truly a you're in control.
You can make this reallycustomized to whatever you
prefer.
And you can plan it one way andthen decide on something else
closer too.
So don't feel like this has tobe super over the top stressful.
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Maybe you're looking for rest,or maybe you're like, all I want
is adventure.
Well, we have that in storebecause on Friday the 23rd,
we're gonna make quite the epicouting because we have two
tracks.
Either you can join me as wehead to Universal Epic um for an
adventure that day, we'll havegroup transportation thanks to
Ashley at Mystical Dream Tavel,who's of course gonna curate all
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of that for us.
We're going to have theopportunity to experience all
the Epic has to offer.
And then we'll also have lunchand dinner together inside the
park that day with the option ofcoming back with the group with
the group transportation, or ifyou decide you want to hang out
because you can't wait to Epicuntil they close the party down,
feel free to do so.
We'll have some suggestions foryour travel that you would have
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to do on your own to come back.
Um, Ashley, what about the othertrack for track number two?
For folks who are like, I haveno desire to go to Epic or ride
the rides.
SPEAKER_00 (08:14):
So for those folks that don't want to go to Epic
Universe, um, you are going tobe missing out on all of that
fun.
But you will be joining me.
Um, we will be kind of hangingout around the resorts, um,
maybe doing a little park time.
I know myself I'm looking uhforward to going into some of
the parks.
Um, and then in the evening, weare going to kind of have a
(08:36):
casual dinner um together.
I'm not quite sure exactlywhere, what resort, what time
yet, some more to kind of comeon that, but it is going to be a
dinner at the resorts.
Um, so for those that aren'tgoing to Epic, you will
certainly um have some fun.
I'm more than willing to kind ofshow some people around the
parks and give them some of mypersonal tips and tricks.
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Um, because as many of you know,I am often down at the parks
like I'm a local.
SPEAKER_01 (09:04):
So for the record, I think that we're going to have a
little mini friendly competitionto see who gets to have more fun
that day, track one or tracktwo.
But what I can guarantee you isthat whatever you choose, you're
going to have a lot of fun.
There's going to be a lot ofopportunity to connect with
others that are like-minded.
You're going to enjoy yourself.
So that's the most importantthing.
There is no right or wronganswer with whatever you decide
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to do.
I feel like I'm already a littleenvious of track two folks
because I'm going to miss out onthat dinner at the resorts, but
it's okay.
We'll make up for it.
We'll have our fun at Epic.
Um, and then we're all going totry to go to bed a little
earlier because Saturday we'regoing to kick things off with an
extraordinary day, of course.
We're going to have our 7 a.m.
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group yoga.
Um, this is a fantastic way.
It's going to be a gentle flow.
So this is a great way, whetheryou're a full-on yogi or you're
kind of new, or maybe you havedifficulty even thinking of
touching your toes.
You feel a little bit like TinMan.
We have an incredible yogateacher who is going to
definitely work with your leveland make sure that you feel nice
and warmed up for theextraordinary 5k shakeout run.
(10:10):
But it's not just any shakeoutrun because we are going to have
medals and finisher shirts foryou to celebrate that 3.11
around the resorts.
I can't wait for you guys tojoin in on that as well.
And then what are we doingafterwards?
SPEAKER_00 (10:24):
Ashley?
After we get in our lovelymiles, we will be having um
breakfast at the quick serviceat Caribbean Beach.
Um, so like I said, CaribbeanBeach is gonna kind of be our
central location for a lot ofthese um events.
Um it's kind of right in themiddle of both the deluxe and
moderate resort, or I'm sorry,the deluxe and the value resort.
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Um, so we have picked that formany of our kind of events
throughout the weekend.
So we'll grab some uh a quickbite to eat and then head back
to the room for some gettingready time.
Um a few of us will be doingsome park time.
You can do some pool time, ormaybe even just sit around.
SPEAKER_01 (11:09):
I know, I love that.
There's no reason not to get insome extra rest or pool time
because of course we're allgoing to gather again for an
early dinner.
Um, and the reason why we'regonna do a little bit of an
early dinner that night isbecause I may have buried the
lead if you guys couldn't figureit out quite yet.
We're going to be gathering onSunday, January 25th for the
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celebration half or fullmarathon in the beautiful town
of Celebration, Florida, minutesaway from Walt Disney World
Resort, in one of my all-timefavorite races.
It's the perfect race if you arelooking for a PR, if you're
looking for a beginner-friendlyor a back of the pack party pace
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friendly type course.
If you're looking at maybeexpanding your horizons in 2026
and you're looking for somethinga little new in terms of what
you want to test yourself with apace, this is the race to do it
at.
It's put on by an incrediblegroup of folks.
We've had them on the podcastbefore.
They are avid runners, they havea community that supports this.
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It's gonna be a fantastic time.
They've given us a discount codefor extra 2026 for extra 2026 to
say$15.
They have a tiered pricing.
Pricing does continue to go up.
So I wouldn't wait too long.
If this is something you'reconsidering, I'd go ahead and
lock that in.
Um, and then again, Ashley'shelping or Ashley is curating
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our transportation to thelocation.
So we'll have transportationheading out from the resorts
there, or you can meet us thereas well.
There's, you know, again, we'revery flexible.
Now, Ashley, are we gonna havean official kind of cheer squad?
Because I'm I'm down with that.
SPEAKER_00 (12:53):
Yeah.
I mean, what kind of race wouldit be without a cheer squad?
So you know we're gonna havesome of those.
SPEAKER_01 (13:00):
So if you're bringing a family loved ones,
they have no desire to run thehalf or the full.
Maybe running is something thatthey only do if they're being
chased, but they are great witha cowbell or pom-poms or with
crafting together some reallygood cheer signs.
We will have an officialextraordinary cheer squad put
together for them to all kind ofkeep each other company as
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they're cheering on all of therunners and walkers that day.
Because again, this is also avery walk-friendly pace.
Um, and then we're gonna go backto the resort, relax a little
bit because Ashley's got a planfor us to celebrate at Epcot.
SPEAKER_00 (13:38):
Of course, there's a better way to celebrate than to
um toast around the world.
Uh, I know many, many, manyfolks will enjoy this one.
We're gonna kind of maybe get alittle taste of uh France, maybe
a little Italy, America.
I got a couple things up mysleeve.
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So looking to celebrateeverybody's lovely milestones,
whether that's finishing a half,finishing a full, getting up
that morning, or the 5k from theday before.
SPEAKER_01 (14:09):
Yeah, I mean, again, it's there's all sorts of ways
to celebrate.
I'm curious, Ashley, when you'rethinking of celebrating an
Epcot, what's your go-to?
SPEAKER_00 (14:17):
Oh man.
I I I regret the last time I wasdown there, I did not end up
getting a moonshine sour fromAmerica, and it has been
taunting me since.
So that is exactly where I'mgoing first.
SPEAKER_01 (14:31):
I didn't even know they had a moonshine sour.
SPEAKER_00 (14:33):
Oh my gosh, it's so good.
SPEAKER_01 (14:35):
Really?
See, this is the problem withgoing to Epcot for me.
I go to like my standby.
My first location is always toget a flute of champagne from
France.
And then I don't necessarilywant to get too far in the park
before going back through thatline.
So I'm gonna have to expand myhorizons.
Maybe that will be the nightwhere I finally do.
(14:55):
Um, that sounds truly like anextraordinary way to celebrate
an incredible weekend.
There'll be plenty of time todiscuss with your fellow
community.
And again, you're welcome to bewith the group, break off and do
your own things.
If your desire is to go and getinto the Guardians of Galaxy, or
you want to ride rides, you havea dinner reservation inside of
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Epcot, there's multipledifferent options for you.
And Ashley will help you to findthe right itinerary for you.
Um, the next morning we're gonnahave to, unfortunately, this is
gonna be the hardest and saddestday, we're gonna have to say
farewell, but we're gonna leaveenergized and connected,
inspired, ready to like take onthe rest of our 2026 with that
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extraordinary spirit that webuilt from that entire weekend.
So we'll have a bit of a closingreflection and a farewell.
It'll be informal becauseeverybody's gonna be flying out
at different times.
Um, but we'll have that also atthe Caribbean Beach Resort as
our primary focus and kind ofour headquarters for the
weekend.
And Ashley, would folks reachout to you?
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What are some of the things thatthey should be prepared to ask
you or to suggest to you or totell you so that you are able to
help create the right itineraryfor them?
SPEAKER_00 (16:11):
Yeah, so I think the the main kind of thing is
obviously knowing what yourbudget is, who's going to be
coming with you, and what datesof travel um that you really
want to kind of highlight.
Um, everything else we can kindof mix and match, you know, to
fit your needs.
Um, obviously, we have somefolks going to Epic, um, some
folks hanging out at theresorts, you know, there's a
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little bit of everything.
Um, so just kind of reallyunderstanding how much or how
little that you want to get outof this weekend um is really
important when you're kind oflooking at this, but ultimately
it all all revolves around yourdates of travel that you want to
do.
Do you want to stay a little bitlonger?
We do have some folks coming inearly and staying late, uh,
maybe visiting uh some of theother universal parks as well.
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So I can certainly um build anitinerary based off of any of
your needs.
Um, definitely we can alwaysnote dietary restrictions or
anything like that to help makesure that you have an enjoyable
trip with yourself, yourfriends, your family, whoever
will be joining you.
Um, but obviously with thisgroup, you are always our
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friend.
Um, we are always happy to kindof help you through this, but
understanding kind of what youare uh looking to get out of
this vacation is definitelyreally important.
Um, I do have a uh Google Sheetform uh that you can fill out
for some of those quoterequests.
Once I get that, I can go aheadand send you over some different
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options.
Um, based off of that, again, wewill be coordinating transfers
for several of these um eventsif you need that.
If you won't be driving, ormaybe you're coming into the
airport and don't want to do arental car, um, I can help with
all of that stuff.
Um, we will have pricing kind ofcloser to once we have a final
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uh number of folks joining.
And then unfortunately, we arestill waiting on Universal.
I know that has been um themillion dollar question um for
Epic.
I know we have a bunch of folkslooking to join Coach Christine
for that epic day.
Um, but we are still waiting onthem to release their ticketing
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for 2026.
So I'm hoping to have that soon.
Uh, so if you do put down thatyou won Epic, that is coming as
soon as I have the information.
I will be sure to let all of youknow.
Um, but again, I have been toall of these parks, including
Epic Universe.
So I am going to make sure umyou have all of the information
that you need to make sure youand your families have the best
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day possible.
SPEAKER_01 (18:47):
I think that's what I really want to drive home
that's super important aboutthis is that yes, I think
planning vacations can be awhole lot of fun.
But when it comes to both thesetheme parks, be it that you want
to do more Disney stuff or youwant to do more universal stuff,
there's so many things thatchange so frequently with both
of these parks that it's reallyimportant to have a professional
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that can kind of help younavigate those changes.
It stays ahead of those changes.
I mean, as somebody who's herelocal and goes all the time,
there's still constant changesthat I don't know about, that
I'm kind of clueless about, um,that thankfully Ashley will cue
me or clue me in occasionally onit.
If I mention, I was like, oh,they still do this.
And she's like, no, no, theydon't.
Um, and they're just constantlyrevolving and changing things,
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which makes it exciting, keepsit fresh, but also can be a
little bit hard to kind ofnavigate, which is why when you
do have Ashley to help with allof that aspect of it, um, I want
to reiterate again, Ashley's notmaking any money off of booking
this for you.
She's just really here to helpyou navigate and work through
the itinerary in a way thatworks best for you and make
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suggestions based off of whatyour needs, desires, and your
budget may be.
Um, with that said, of course, Ilove the movement aspect.
So whether it's because we'regonna get our steps in at the
epic universe or because we'regonna get in a 5K together, or
maybe you're joining for thehalf or the full or doing some
yoga.
I really believe in the beautyand joy of celebrating that our
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bodies can move, but even moreso we're able to do it with
community and together.
So I really would love to seeyou guys if you've been kind of
teetering on the idea of I wantto do a half marathon or maybe I
want to train for a PR for ahalf marathon.
This is the race that I thinkyou should do it at.
It's low pressure.
It's not like a Run Disney racewhere you have to get up at two
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o'clock in the morning and walkthree miles to get to the start
line.
Those can be a little bit harderto navigate as a first time or
even a PR race, where this racemight really be the opportunity
for you to do it with it beingflat, fast, put on by runners,
and something that I've doneseveral times can help you
navigate as well.
So if you're curious aboutjoining a celebration half
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marathon and you'd like to hearmore about training, I'm gonna
be kicking off a 16-week programon October 6th.
Please feel free to use thatlink or just reply, respond.
You can join in on the fun withthe Extraordinary League if
you're looking for the marathon,or maybe you're looking for the
5K on Saturday and you have anyquestions, don't hesitate to
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reach out.
That's what we're here for.
Um, what are some of the thingslike if you wish that you could
explain to people like what youthink is truly epic about this
upcoming retreat?
What would you say it'd be?
SPEAKER_00 (21:34):
Oh man, I think it's it's definitely getting together
with everybody.
Um, I know we have a bunch ofwonderful people.
A lot of our um moderators thatyou hear on the podcast from
time to time will be joining us.
Um, so not just me and CoachChristine, you will have some
other um familiar voices um andsome familiar faces joining us
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as well.
So it's always great when we gettogether, um, really hoping that
we can meet some new folks umthat aren't necessarily Run
Disney people because I know wehave some of those folks here.
We do uh accept you andappreciate you.
Uh, that's why we're looking todo a non-run Disney race
weekend, um, so we can allinclude them on our fun for
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that.
So I'm really looking forwardjust to getting together with
everybody.
Um having a great weekend, doingsome little fun 5Ks and
different kinds of activities.
Um, and can we talk about thefact that you get a blanket from
the celebration weekend?
SPEAKER_01 (22:36):
The best blankets.
Like these are, I thinkhonestly, you know that I keep
most of my medals underneath mybed and a temporary box.
But the one thing that I do haveeverywhere around the house is
my celebration blankets.
Um, and they are such a bigsource of pride for me.
And no one else is allowed touse them because I feel like you
have to earn it.
So, friends, you can be as weirdor as generous with your blanket
(23:00):
once you earn it as well atcelebration.
Um, but the swag at celebrationis fantastic.
The after party at celebrationis fantastic as well.
Again, I can't stress enoughthat whether you're a friend of
the pack or you are a bit moreappreciate and get your money's
worth out of the course, um, thecelebration after party for the
(23:23):
race day will also be a hundredpercent on fire, ready for you,
cheering you on.
We'll be there until they sendus home, my friend.
So it's such a great way to kindof get that aspect as well.
I mean, all the way around, wereally are putting this together
because we want to get togetherwith who we know is going to put
(23:45):
that extra pep in our step thatkind of satisfies and feeds our
soul, and that's thisextraordinary community.
SPEAKER_00 (23:53):
Absolutely.
We are so looking forward towelcoming everybody.
We can't wait for this one of akind retreat.
We're hoping that it issuccessful so we can continue
doing this and bringingeverybody together, whether
you're here for the parks, theruns, or the community.
There's truly something magicalat every corner waiting for you
(24:13):
here.
And we're so excited to have youjoin us.
SPEAKER_01 (24:17):
So, Ashley, I'm gonna ask you a few questions
that people may ask to getstarted.
From the perspective of bookingtheir accommodation or booking a
trip, what do people need tohave for you?
I know they have the form, butwhat do they have to have in
terms of a deposit or a paymentmade and by what date?
SPEAKER_00 (24:36):
Yeah, so we are um already booking some folks in.
So to get your room secured, wejust need a$200 deposit that is
due at the time of booking, andthen the remaining balance is
due 30 days prior to check-in.
Um, so that's looking for mostfolks right around the Christmas
holiday.
(24:56):
Um, so whenever you give me yourdates of travel, I can get all
of that information um as far asthe total and then also what
park days kind of you're doing.
Are you doing um just a one-daypark, a two-day park, um, even a
three or more day park?
Um, so it's just a$200 depositto get that room secured.
(25:17):
Um, if you are just doing aone-day ticket, I do have to
collect that at the time of thatreservation.
Um, but if you want to do two ormore, that can certainly be
added on your room and includedin that$200 deposit.
Um, we can also add on um anytravel protection.
Um, we know those last minutethings come up, so we can
(25:39):
certainly add that on as well.
And that is um through Disney wecan offer that.
Or I also work with uh anothervendor that we can certainly
take a look at what option isbest for you and your family.
SPEAKER_01 (25:52):
Ashley sent me over some quotes for my recent trip
to Sydney and uh New Zealand sothat I could be protected in all
the adventures that I hadplanned.
And again, talking about workingwith all the different aspects
and all the different details ofwhat was out there and making
sure that I was insured in a waythat protected me from flights
(26:13):
to actual physical.
Um, and then knowing that I wasin good hands.
That was such a great sense ofrelief.
It was also a great sense ofrelief of knowing that I had her
on speed dial so that ifanything did come up, I could
just reach out to her and shewould point me in the right
direction of anything.
I mean, luckily I didn't need tofile a claim, but still it was
(26:34):
such a great experience and itreally did make me feel so much
more confident.
Um, and I kind of always feellike when it comes to travel
protection and travel insurance,like it's like one of the best
things you could do for yourselfto give you that sense of peace.
Um I I'm a big fan of it aswell.
SPEAKER_00 (26:48):
Um, we always hope that you never need to use it.
Um, we don't like when you haveto use it, but it is there
should you need it.
SPEAKER_01 (26:57):
I feel like for me, it's almost like I'd rather have
it because I feel like thatalmost ensures right out of the
gate that I'll have a smoothtrip in so far that seems not
gunwood to be the case for me.
So we'll keep those good vibesgoing for everybody else as
well.
So again, friends, if you havequestions, reach out.
This is truly going to be afantastic way to kick off 2026.
(27:19):
What's beautiful about this isthat because it is towards the
end of January 2026, it alsohelps you to really wrap up the
rest of this year withintention, with purpose, with a
focus, and something to lookforward to in the new year.
So a lot of times we put a lotof pressure on ourselves for
January 1st.
Well, here you have theopportunity to get the
motivation, get the support,have the accountability of
(27:41):
something to look forward to inJanuary.
So you can start right here andnow to get you through the
holidays, to get you through anyof those little humps that you
may feel during the holidayseason or whatever the case may
be.
Because again, the community ishere to support you every single
step of the way.
So, with that said, Ashley,where can folks find you?
SPEAKER_00 (28:00):
You can find me on social media.
You can also reach out to me viaemail or phone number.
I am always happy to chatDisney, running, life, anything.
SPEAKER_01 (28:12):
We'll have her contact information in that form
in episode notes.
And we welcome you to definitelyreach out.
She is our pro and our partnerfor a reason.
Um, with that said, friends,what are you waiting for?
It is a fantastic opportunity toreally have an extraordinary
time.
So we can't wait to see you.
SPEAKER_00 (28:36):
I can't wait to celebrate with everybody.
SPEAKER_01 (28:39):
So, friends, officially you have been invited
to step into something epic,extraordinary, and worth
celebrating.
So, whether you're gonna runcheer or soak in the joy, I'm
gonna ask you to head over tothe show notes for details on
how to sign up for the retreat,how to start training with me
for celebration.
And until then, my friends, keepmaking those extraordinary
(28:59):
strides.
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