At some point I was talking with CK and family about dong a ½ marathon. I think everyone in the conversation has done at least one full marathon except for me. They’re thinking of doing one together at some point this year. In talking with KBW I need to NOT do one before Steelhead, so I’m out for most of the ones they’re talking about, but it got me thinking about going one late in the year.
The Mom and I try to go down to Florida once a year. We have family down there, my aunt and uncle. We generally stay at a Disney resort and they come over and spend a day with us. This year we decided not to go, in part because of my training and in part because for some very hectic work schedules. On some random day I decided to see if Disney had a triathlon, thinking that would be fun to do. While I did not find a Disney Tri, I did find a variety of run options throughout the year, one of which is in November. It’s a ½ marathon though the parks at night! It sounded kind of cool, so I sent The Mom an email about it. To be honest I was only about half serious. I very quickly got a call saying “Yes, Yes, Yes!”
The Mom, being very spry and active decided to do the 5k option! I went from moderate interest in the event to full blown excitement! Registration opened and I signed us both up for our events (both of which sold out in under 30 minutes!) I’m as excited about doing this with The Mom as I am about my Ironman!
Now this isn’t all rainbows and puppy dogs, I have to be able to do the ½ at a certain pace (16min/mls), this might seem really easy to most people, but that’s still a struggle for me over that distance, but I have some time to work on that.
Regardless, The Mom and I are headed down to hang with the Main Mouse and participate in a running event together! I couldn’t be happier!
The Mom and I try to go down to Florida once a year. We have family down there, my aunt and uncle. We generally stay at a Disney resort and they come over and spend a day with us. This year we decided not to go, in part because of my training and in part because for some very hectic work schedules. On some random day I decided to see if Disney had a triathlon, thinking that would be fun to do. While I did not find a Disney Tri, I did find a variety of run options throughout the year, one of which is in November. It’s a ½ marathon though the parks at night! It sounded kind of cool, so I sent The Mom an email about it. To be honest I was only about half serious. I very quickly got a call saying “Yes, Yes, Yes!”
The Mom, being very spry and active decided to do the 5k option! I went from moderate interest in the event to full blown excitement! Registration opened and I signed us both up for our events (both of which sold out in under 30 minutes!) I’m as excited about doing this with The Mom as I am about my Ironman!
Now this isn’t all rainbows and puppy dogs, I have to be able to do the ½ at a certain pace (16min/mls), this might seem really easy to most people, but that’s still a struggle for me over that distance, but I have some time to work on that.
Regardless, The Mom and I are headed down to hang with the Main Mouse and participate in a running event together! I couldn’t be happier!