Staying with my theme of consistency, time to write my monthly post! This week, I did something that will serve as a motivator and challenge for the next 40 weeks. I signed up for the Dopey Challenge with the perks of Runner's World.
The Dopey Challenge, the newest runDisney planned event series, will take place in January 2014 in conjunction with the Disney World Marathon Weekend. The challenge, for those who take it, consists of completing a 5k on Thursday, a 10k on Friday, the half marathon on Saturday, and the full marathon on Sunday -- 48.6 miles over 4 days. 12.2 miles a day. No problem. Right?
I originally planned to accept the Goofy Challenge and when I saw this new run series on the marathon page. I started to dismiss it out of hand, thinking I AM goofy, but certainly not dopey. The more I thought about it, the idea started to grow on me. Finally, I decided the difference in mileage will be minimal compared to the satisfaction of the achievement! And who can turn down earning 6 medals over 4 days (5k, 10k, half, full, goofy, and dopey).
The good news is I will not undertake this challenge alone. My bother and a friend, Dave, already threw their names in the hat while my wife signed up for the 1/2. We plan to get the kids signed up for their race which will make this a fun family adventure.
Time to quit writing and get running . . .
