Sunday, April 13, 2014

To Tink or Not To Tink...

Yep, that is the question plaguing me!  No, registration is not happening too soon, but if you haven't guessed by prior posts, I'm a planner.  There is also the consideration of getting the mega, super-duper, crazy annual passes if we do decide to jump into more races this year.  And of course, there's also the pink coast to coast, which means Tink & Princess, so it's really to Tink & Princess or not to Tink & Princess.  Oh, and throw in the new Goofy anniversary medal and...UGH!   I clearly have an addiction.

I (Aly) have not personally run either race, but have really wanted to for a while.  Katie has, and loved Tink, and I think if I start working on her now, I might be able to convince her to run too (hint, hint Katie).  I even spun it to my hubby, "They are women's races, so I won't even ask you to run.  It would just be like a vacation!"  Clever, huh? 

Cost is probably the biggest hurdle, as we are trying to save for some possible major changes in our lives.  I'm trying to justify it by using points for flights and hotels, but plunking down the $1000 per ticket price of those annual passes is enough to make your wallet run the other way.  Oh, and then of course add in the race fees--those will likely set us back another $600 + the obvious need for merchandise for all these events.  Okay, okay...I won't be able to financially justify it, BUT...

There is always the goals excuse, right?  My goal is to run a sub-2:00 half this "season" and by running Tink and Princess, that would give me two more chances at reaching my goal.  Tink is "only" a half, so with the proper preparation there's a good shot I could do it!  Sounds legit, right?

Then there's the bucket list of races, of which these are both on, and with the added carrot hanging over my head--the pink coast to coast--who could pass this up?!?!?!  We all know runDisney is known for making changes, so what if this is my last chance ever to get a pink coast to coast medal?  Okay, again, it's not the most dire of needs, but hey, I like the bling. 

So then comes the real question--do we forgo other vacations and do one more year of "heavy" runDisney?  We can't do everything, so something's gotta give!  With the annual passes, we'd probably end up taking all our short trips to Disneyland too.

And there you have it, my latest dilemma--  to Tink or not to Tink?  That IS the question.  What would you do?  Anything I hadn't considered? 

6 comments:

  1. I'm doing Tink again in 2015 because my friend and I have been running since the Inaugural. But we've, more or less, agreed to quit Tink after we run the 5 year anniversary race. Until then..to Tink or not to Tink is already answered, Tinker On! :-)

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    1. We (me, my hubby Billy, and my sis-in-law Katie) are all hoping to get legacy for Dumbo :) I love when decisions are easy! We've run the Disneyland Half since 2010 and now don't even give it a second thought!

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  2. Love your blog site! First time I have been out here, saw you on TrD. You should Tink and pink C2C. I have no idea your financial situation, but it sounds a lot like mine. It is doable, but you can't ever justify it financially. Meaning, you can do it financially, but you are not in the Donald Trump part of your life. Oh well, be like me, just do it! I am here to tell you, if you have never done Tink, you are missing out. It is my favorite of rD events. I live in NC and have done all WDW events, excluding marathon weekend and hands down Tink is awesome! I hate they moved it to May, as it probably kicks me out (refer to not being in the Donald Trump category and have a job). Princess is okay, she was my first (2012) and each year I say it will be my last, but this year pink C2C brought me back. Boy is she pretty, my pink C2C. I received so many compliments on her, she was well worth it. You won't regret it. Plus, like you said, rD may cancel it eventually. I still cuss over not signing up for the 5K for Tink in 2013, it ended up being Carsland themed. I wanted that medallion as Carsland rocks! Silly I know, but I wanted it so bad I almost knocked a kid out to steal it, okay maybe not that bad. Just Do It! If you are thinking about it, and can swing it, you have already answered your question. You kinda have to do it :)

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    1. Cindy--that's my exact reasoning! Yes, we are very fortunate in that we can fly for practically free and stay at hotels for free very often too (due to my hubby's job and frequent traveler rewards). And we are lucky enough that we aren't going into runDisney debt, but you are so right on--it will never "make sense". Now I'm all excited!!! My sis-in-law raves about the Tink course, especially in comparison to DL Half. Hope to see you at a race sometime :)

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  3. I live about 20 minutes from Disneyland and even I'm debating if I want to do Tink again. I've done it all three years, but the cost is just so out there now. I could do two or even three local events for what Disney is charging. Or for a little bit more, I could drive to Arizona and do a race there and get another state finished. I get that there are people who don't hesitate to throw money at Disney, but I'm not one of those people. While I enjoy their races, the world is a big place and there are many options...

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  4. Jennifer--my first Disneyland race (the Half in 2010) was $95 to register--doesn't that sound CRAZY now??? That price tag is tough to swallow for sure! This will likely be a one-time thing. The world is definitely a big place with many options!

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