Reach for the Sky!

Time for the Walt Disney World Half-Marathon, and Andy, or in this case, Sheriff Woody, is ready to represent the E Streeters in Toy Story style.

First though, his support team has to stage an episode of the Amazing Race, commandeering a taxi-cab, kidnapping a Disney employee and taking back roads and parking lots to help navigate around closed streets, half marathon runners, and multiple other obstacles.  In the end, it all paid off.

This leg of the face also featured some high-speed running from Heather and Jackie.  I would have had more pics, but they were running too fast.

Their Amazing hustle landed us primo viewing spots on Main Street, in front of Cinderella's castle, where we waited for our intrepid sheriff.

He meanwhile, was posing at the starting line over at EPCOT.

With some of his closest friends

Suddenly, from around the corner at town hall comes a riotous Andrew, inciting the crowd to hysteria, and running the most memorable 200 yards of his running career, cheered by thousands Running Right Down the Middle of Main Street, USA.

Over in Frontierland, he paused with his fellow sheriff

Andrew's chEAR squad, meanwhile, had moved over via monorail to the Finish Line at EPCOT

For his part, Andrew continued to pose with his buddies, checking in with Sarge for a Mission Report

Finally, one knee wrap later, Andrew hustled across the finish in style, finishing in the top 1,500 out of more than 20,000 runners!   Cue the confetti.

And just to prove that the Purple is everywhere, he bumped into fellow Holy Cross runner Kerry Dunne in the finish chute.  Bleeding Purple in Disney! 

Taking two for an ice-pack and to have the snake removed from his boot.

Then flashing a sweaty, medal-winning smile and thumbs' up

An amazing army of volunteers was at the ready, waiting for the onslaught of other finishers. 

Plenty of Powerade to be found

Finally, just like the sign says, this is where you go for buses from your mom 

And high-fives from your finish line fashionable sis 

And finally, back at the hotel, maybe he just can't wait to be king, but he just can't wait to crash after getting up at 3 a.m. for the half marathon, either! 

Huge props also to fellow runner Cherie Comeau, who EARmarked this half marathon half a year ago and spent most of 2013 training for it.  Sadly, I didn't get a chance to see her among the 21,000, so I don't have any pics to share, but she's got the bumps, bruises, and great memories to prove she was there!