The Ultimate runDisney Insider: Secrets, Strategy & Magic with LISA DINOTO GLASSNER

This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast.

[upbeat music] And then I remember hearing that the Disney Princess Half Marathon in 2016 was on February 21st, and that was the two-year anniversary of losing my father.

So I was like, what a powerful, cool way to show the universe that I'm still kicking, to go run this race in, like, the happiest place on Earth, like, do this half marathon.

Hey, and welcome back to the Mother Runners Podcast, a podcast shining a light on all the amazing mother runners in the world.

I'm your host, run coach Whitney Heins.

And if you are a runDisney fan or runDisney curious, this episode is for you.

And even if you are not, this episode is also for you because I have on Lisa Donoto-Glassner, who has a powerful story where from grief and misery, she was able to create a life many would only dream about.

Lisa is the founder of the Castle Run, an online runDisney guide, and the author of the brand-new book, The RunDisney Companion, which is informative but also surprisingly moving.

I actually cried [laughs] while reading it.

But the fact that Lisa is a runDisney expert is just really surprising.

Lisa worked really hard to go to Columbia and Harvard Law to then become a mergers and acquisitions attorney.

But in 2016, following the death of her father, who she was really close with, a wake-up call that the life she was living was not the one that she wanted.

She eventually was drawn to running and then the happiest place on Earth, Disney, and then eventually runDisney, and then eventually she quit her job and moved her family to be just minutes from Magic Kingdom.

Today, Lisa has now run more than 100 runDisney races, and she is the go-to expert on all things runDisney.

In today's interview, we cover Lisa's journey and how running is so much more meaningful than just putting one step in front of the other.

And then we give you the inside scoop on all things runDisney.

We're talking about the best-kept runDisney secrets, how to actually navigate race weekend, how to get into the races, what first-timers don't know, how to make the most of the characters on the course, what makes these races so magical, and the things that Lisa wishes every runner knew before showing up for their first runDisney race.

So let's get to it.

Here is my chat with Lisa Donoto-Glassner.

This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast.

[upbeat music] And then I remember hearing that the Disney Princess Half Marathon in 2016 was on February 21st, and that was the two-year anniversary of losing my father.

So I was like, what a powerful, cool way to show the universe that I'm still kicking, to go run this race in, like, the happiest place on Earth, like, do this half marathon.

Hey, and welcome back to the Mother Runners Podcast, a podcast shining a light on all the amazing mother runners in the world.

I'm your host, run coach Whitney Heins.

And if you are a runDisney fan or runDisney curious, this episode is for you.

And even if you are not, this episode is also for you because I have on Lisa Donoto-Glassner, who has a powerful story where from grief and misery, she was able to create a life many would only dream about.

Lisa is the founder of the Castle Run, an online runDisney guide, and the author of the brand-new book, The RunDisney Companion, which is informative but also surprisingly moving.

I actually cried [laughs] while reading it.

But the fact that Lisa is a runDisney expert is just really surprising.

Lisa worked really hard to go to Columbia and Harvard Law to then become a mergers and acquisitions attorney.

But in 2016, following the death of her father, who she was really close with, a wake-up call that the life she was living was not the one that she wanted.

She eventually was drawn to running and then the happiest place on Earth, Disney, and then eventually runDisney, and then eventually she quit her job and moved her family to be just minutes from Magic Kingdom.

Today, Lisa has now run more than 100 runDisney races, and she is the go-to expert on all things runDisney.

In today's interview, we cover Lisa's journey and how running is so much more meaningful than just putting one step in front of the other.

And then we give you the inside scoop on all things runDisney.

We're talking about the best-kept runDisney secrets, how to actually navigate race weekend, how to get into the races, what first-timers don't know, how to make the most of the characters on the course, what makes these races so magical, and the things that Lisa wishes every runner knew before showing up for their first runDisney race.

So let's get to it.

Here is my chat with Lisa Donoto-Glassner.