Ummm....Guess what I did yesterday??
I signed up for the 2010 Disney World Half Marathon!! Incase you're all scratching your heads thinking...."Oh, I didn't know Jen was a runner"...rest assured, I'm not. :p So then WHY would I the neverbeenabletorunwithoutfreakingoutbecauseI'mbrea thingtoohard&actuallysweating girl decide to run a half marathon???
Well, I've been thinking about how I have no motivation whatsoever to work out these days. I've been mad at myself for not working out--that doesn't work. I tell myself if I work out today I'll be happier--that doesn't work. I even thought that I could hook up the laptop & catch up on Lost episodes while I'm on the eliptical--that seemed like a lot of work, the couch is WAY more comfy!
So this week, I was catching up on the various Disney podcasts I subscribe to, and all of them were about the Disney Marathon weekend as it just happened a few weeks ago. I was listening to the different people talk about being there as a runner & as a spectator & that really got me thinking....I loved going to marathons to cheer on a friend of mine, it's motivating, but NEVER did I think I would actually DO one. But....that got me thinking....1) talk about motivation...you need to run 13.1 miles....I'm not totally CRAZY...I KNOW there's no way I could do 26.2 miles!! 2) there are plenty of schedules out there that tell you by this week you need to run xxx miles....well, I LOVE lists & schedules & it would be something I could check off while working off these lbs!! 3) it's almost 1 year away, plenty of time to train, & 4) Ok, this should really be #1 reason, but HELLO?! It's DISNEY WORLD :mickey:Marathon!! How cool would it be to do something like this at my favorite place?? Running through the parks? That would be magical!
So, on Wednesday night I asked DH if he'd want to & he said no because of his knees. Thursday morning, I listened to another podcast talking about the marathon & I just really thought...wow, maybe I will do this!! So I got to work & emailed my friend who has done marathons & asked her if she thought I could do a marathon even if I've never been a runner. She replied back, "Oh the Disney one? I'll do it with you." Hahahaha! I never even mentioned Disney, but I guess she knows me pretty well!! She said that it's really hard to get into, so when it opens up in the summer we'll want to register right away....
I went to the site & guess what? It's already open....so I registered!! :blush:
So guess who's going to Disney in 347 days & running 13.1 miles in 348 days?? :sunshine:
Sorry this got so long, but just wanted to share w/my SR friends my crazy & yet my exciting news!! And if you've gotten this far in my novel of a post....HAPPY FRIDAY!! :rolleyes: