Consistency.
It's something I have trouble with. I love to blog. But, I don't seem to keep at it. I love to run and train, but somehow I keep falling off the wagon. One of my goals for this year is to be more consistent with the things I do.
But, that aside: It's January. And, that can only mean one thing: WDW Marathon Weekend!!
This year was a little different for me: My husband, his parents and our kids all came along. Hubby was celebrating his birthday and was supposed to do the Dopey Challenge (which included his first ever marathon). Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans and the half marathon got cancelled. I'm still extremely proud of him for completing his first marathon--that's no small task! I enjoyed our trip, but we've decided that for us family vacations and race-cations don't mix. I felt like I didn't get to enjoy either side: I missed out on so many race related experiences to spend time with the family and we had to plan our family time around the race. So, in the future, races will be more of a solo venture.
I had planned to do Goofy, but ended up running "just" the 2017 WDW Marathon. I *finally* had decent corral placement and got to run with some really fun people.
I had trained up to 18 miles. I certainly wasn't trained like I had wanted to be, but I knew I could comfortably finish. What I wasn't prepared for was the temperature. Who knew it'd be 30 degrees in Florida?!?! I ended up never taking off my extra layers I wore to the race. I kept them and I'm glad I did.
I have the best running team around and a margarita was waiting for me at mile 25.5 so I could cross the finish line properly hydrated.
I am still on that marathon high and am ready to kick training into gear to crush some 2017 goals.
Races on my calendar this year include a couple of half marathons, Mt. Washington lottery, 200 mile relay, and potentially a marathon. I am also planning on Dopey 2018 for the anniversary year. My half marathon goal this year is a 2:15 half. I think I can get there. But, above all: I'm aiming for NO INJURIES. What are your goals?
~See you on the road!
