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| All that training, and this is as close as we got to the finish line in 2012. |
I'm super excited about the fact that I don't have to train for a marathon this summer. I trained for the New York City Marathon for 3 straight years and only finally completed it in 2014. (It was cancelled in 2012 and I had to defer in 2013.)
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| Finally a finisher in 2014 |
I've completed two full marathons now and I have to say, I'm in no real hurry to do another one. Training to run a fall marathon sucks pretty much anywhere. I can't even fathom training for a full in the south or anywhere that has extreme humidity. Arizona is not much better, going weeks at a time with highs over 110 degrees.
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| Abby, Ronda and me post Goofy Challenge 2013 |
Following along with Boston Marathon coverage does something to my psyche. I become incredibly inspired and suddenly start thinking that I'm capable of one day being a spritely gazelle that bounds along at a 7 minute per mile pace.
I start convincing myself that, yes, I do actually want to do another marathon. And yes, there's always a possibility that I could one day be fast enough to qualify for Boston. I'm pretty delusional, I think we can all agree on that.
The reality is that I probably won't ever be dedicated enough to train like that. Buuuut, that doesn't mean I should rule out marathons completely. There's a part of me that wants to do the WDW Marathon again without tacking it on to any sort of challenge. I've done enough challenges that I don't really feel the need to do many more.
Registration for WDW Marathon Weekend opens soon and I'm thinking that I probably won't sign up for this one because I'm already doing Wine & Dine and I don't think I can swing back to back trips across the country. But maybe 2017 is a good year to set as a goal...
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| 2013 WDW Marathon 20 mile marker |
But then, of course, if 2013 was the 20th anniversary, then 2018 would be the 25th anniversary. I'm sure Disney will make a big ol' deal out of that. Maybe I need to do both.
All I know is, I really, really don't want to ever again train for a marathon in the summer here in Arizona again. Marathon training is like a part time job and training for one in AZ is like a part time job frying your flesh off in the heat. No, thanks.
I've wanted to do Marine Corps, but that's in the fall, too. WDW Marathon is really the only one that I really want to do where my longest training runs would be during some decent weather.
Right now, all I have to worry about is training for Wine & Dine. I'm pretty happy it's only a half so I won't be doing any super long runs this summer.
Does anyone else get totally delusional about their running abilities during the Boston Marathon?
I don't follow Boston, but I definitely get the marathon bug watching the LA Marathon on TV. I'd like to do the full at WDW one of these days. It's just at a bad time of year for me. We're barely back from Christmas break. I also don't know from year to year where I'll be working, so there's that. I'll join you in dreaming, though!
ReplyDeleteMaybe one day we'll actually be at the same race together!!
DeleteOh I forgot 2018 will be the 25th anniversary for the Mickey Marathon. I have definitely put that on my calendar. I totally understand when runners do not want to commit to marathon training, especially over the summer. Having just come off my Boston training, I look forward to a couple months of being normal with my friends (whatever that is) and not having to run a bazillion miles on the weekends!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any fulls on the horizon? It's just such a commitment! I'm sure I'll end up doing WDW again sometime. Just not sure when!
DeleteI agree that marathon training IS like having a second job! I rand wdw last year and am completely torn on if I want to do it again. I ran while injured and i'm still not healed andd wonder if it's smart to sign up? Darn run Disney for having sign ups so far out! -M
ReplyDeleteI agree that marathon training IS like having a second job! I rand wdw last year and am completely torn on if I want to do it again. I ran while injured and i'm still not healed andd wonder if it's smart to sign up? Darn run Disney for having sign ups so far out! -M
ReplyDeleteExactly! It's so far in advance and SO much money! Plus, the deferrals fill up so quickly!
DeleteI tried to leave a comment here the other day, but my iPad ate it. :P I chuckled when I read about Boston kicking you into a possibly irrational gear with the whole BQ thing, because that's exactly where I'm at (a week later even). You should check out the Revel Canyon City Marathon in Cali. It has huge medals, free pictures/video, a downhill course and all the reviews I've read have been positive. BUT, alas, I think it's like a week after Marine Corps. So some summer training... but it's a Boston Qualifier.
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I should definitely check that marathon out. Right now, I'm so slow, even an entirely downhill race wouldn't get me a BQ, lol. But one can dream!
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