What a time we had! The 2014 runDisney Princess Half Marathon was everything I expected it to be, and more! I was so pleased that both Hubs and I finished together in about 2 hours, 45 minutes in the sweaty, muggy, Florida weather. What’s more is that our running costumes performed very well and we were even recognized as our characters throughout the race, which was perfect (Vanellope Von Schweetz and Ralph from Pixar’s hit movie, Wreck it Ralph)!
I made sure to go on a practice run when we were at home, to make sure it wasn’t too hot, nothing was falling off, and everything was fitting correctly. Despite the fact that it truly was a “costume”, I wanted everything to be “ready to run”, tech fabric, and performance quality over 13.1 miles. There’s nothing more rotten than a chafing shirt or bunchy shorts as you are pounding the pavement.
My Vanellope Von Schweetz costume used a few elements from Halloween, which made everything a little bit cheaper. Hair candy clips, twizzler hair tie and my black headband were reused and worked perfectly. My zensah calf sleeves were a Christmas present that I painted by hand, and my “hoodie” tank top was doctored by me (from another duplicate tank top) to include a hood and a working kangaroo pouch for gels and whatever didn’t fit in my SPIbelt. The skirt was a team sparkle skirt under which I put some running shorts (I love my pocketed running shorts; you can find those here:MudBusters Shorts)
What do you think? Do I resemble the Pixar Racing Princess? It was funny to think that after I crossed the finish line, I could say, “I’m a real racer!”, just like Vanellope. Do you run Disney, too? Let me know what you think of my runDisney Vanellope Von Schweetz costume and what other looks you are building for races!
I LOVE IT!!! That is seriously the cutest costume I’ve seen (and my Instagram feed was filled with friends who ran this).
What a fun, fun race. Your costumes are very cute… but sorry. I had no idea who the Pixar Racing Princess is.
That is a super cute outfit. The Disney Princess Marathon sounds like such a great race idea 🙂
That costume is too cute! I could never run in the Florida heat and mugginess! Good job to you and your hubby!!
Oh my goodness, that is too sweet! I am glad the race was NOW and not during the summer when it’s hot! LOL!
That is such a cute outfit! I’m not a runner, but I love seeing what everyone puts together for these races.
What a super cute outfit!! I love it so much- sounds like a fun race!!
That looks adorable and super comfortable for the race too! You are creative!
What a cute outfit! I love wearing running outfits just around the house. lol
How cool! I wonder what your neighbors thought as you ran through the neighborhood like that!! 🙂
Okay that is the cutest outfit. I want to work my way up to running one of the Disney runs!
That is such an awesome costume! I love it!
I LOVE this costume. I cannot wait for Halloween .. I hope to dress up with my kids this year!
Thank you so much! I worked on it! 🙂
If you had seen the Disney/Pixar movie Wreck it Ralph, she’s one of the main characters. It’s very cute and clever.
Thank you!
It was an incredible race. I can’t wait to run my next one already!
I’m telling ya, I never sweat so much in my LIFE!! But at least it wasn’t in the summer!
Amen to that. I didn’t show an after picture, when we were dripping. So sweaty!
It’s really half the fun of running – choosing an outfit!
I love your costume. This would be something I would love to dress up as. Love her character in the movie.
Huge congrats to you on finishing the race. The costume reveal too, is awesome!
What a neat idea for Halloween. I might just do it since it is so simple, comfortable and so cute! You guys look amazing and congratulations on finishing up the race!
I love this idea for a costume. I cannot wait for my daughter to get out of school so I can share this with her. She is a huge Wreck It Ralph fan!
You guys look great! I think the Disney races would be awesome!
Those costumes are amazing! The best part is that they look easy to run in too!
Super cute costumes! I think everyone was doing the Princes HAlf this weekend! It must have been a big event!
What adorable costumes! I have never considered a costume when running but think this would be a good way to jazz it up. You all look fantastic!
You ran 13.1 miles that is awesome! And to top it off you look cute doing it great job on your costume!!!
THat is so amazing! And your costume? My favorite!
The costume is really cool and you look just like Vanelope. And, yes, you’re a real racer now 😉
What a lovely surprise! I remember when you posted about making this… It is adorable and you look like the fun princess of the ball. 🙂
You and your hubby are so adorable! You looked amazing as Vanellope! What a perfect costume for the Princess Half!
LOVE your 2014 costume.
How did you paint your calf sleeves? I see the base was green, what types of paint did you use?
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much! It was a BLAST to make, and I still have it. I actually painted them with this technique: https://www.redheadbabymama.com/2014/03/how-to-paint-running-calf-sleeves.html
Zensah had me do a campaign like it, too, after they saw this pair. It’s acrylic fabric paint, but you have to be sure to stretch your sleeve properly BEFORE and AS you paint it, since the paint can get kind of crunchy in large swatches. https://www.redheadbabymama.com/2015/01/disney-pegasus-painted-running-sleeves.html
Thank you so, so, so much!! Awesome!