Earlier this summer I was invited to attend my first ever blogger event at the Disneyland Half Marathon weekend, sponsored by Cigna. Cigna has been the presenting sponsor of this event for 3 years now as well as the presenting sponsor of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend events (2018 will be the 10th year of this sponsorship!)
As part of their presentation of the event, Cigna provides plenty of great information to participants and others over the months leading to the event. The current campaign “GO. KNOW. CONTROL” encourages folks to go see their primary physician and get to know vital numbers (weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, etc) and learn how to control these health markers. If you follow Cigna on Twitter you’ll get all the goods!! And some other fun stuff, like this reminder of how important sleep is for runners
They also provide important race information – etiquette anyone?!!
The blogger event started with a healthy lunch at the Grand Californian hotel – delicious salads and some sandwich fixin’s! 🙂 I arrived late because even though my plane hit the ground 30 minutes early, we sat for 35 waiting for a gate…#whompwhomp But I made it and was assigned to Team Minnie! And as latecomer to the table I was volunteered to be captain!
Lunch is served…and I’m on my way!!!
If you look reeeeaalllly close, you can see that I finally arrived and am grabbing a yummy salad!!!
We set off for the Disney California Adventure park for The Cigna Great Race — a series of educational – and FUN – tasks and games!
Well, of course I’m in Skirt Sports…what else does one wear??!!
It was a super hot day, but we managed to stay hydrated and finish up our tasks – it was great getting the Cast Members involved as well!
Exercising with the Green Army Men!!
I’m not sure this is what they mean when they talk about Yoga in the Park….
Big and tall like a tree!!! Rhymes with Three!!
In addition to Cast Members, unsuspecting tourists also got involved in our games!!
A friendly game of Red Rover in front of Mickey’s Death Wheel…
I’m just putting this here because, how ridiculous am I??!!
At the end of the Great Race we headed back to the Grand Californian for treats and a visit with the head Mouse and his lady!
I thought this was a fantastic way to kick off the weekend – making new friends and seeing old ones
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