Monday, September 10, 2012

My BIG birthday celebration

For a couple of months now, I've been looking for the ultimate challenge to celebrate my next birthday. The BIG 4-0 is around the corner, so to speak.  I looked into several ultra marathons and some of my favorite international races.

Maratona Di Roma

Greece Athens Marathon

3 Countries Marathon ( 3-Laender marathon)

 However, nothing seemed to fit our schedules in 2013 until I came across the perfect race: the Goofy Challenge. What's that? You run the Walt Disney World Half Marathon on Saturday followed by the Walt Disney World Marathon on Sunday. 39.3 miles in two days! It's intense! It's perfect! It's Goofy!
 



As soon as I signed up for this race, I found out from other runners about the Dopey Challenge. It's basically the Goofy Challenge plus a Family 5k the day before, Friday. Since this will be our first trip to Walt Disney World with the kids and we are not planning on doing this too often, I went overboard and signed up my husband and kids for the 5k too. Now we are talking 42.4 miles in 3 days!

The "challenges" were supposed to stop here but then a couple of friends convinced me that I had to sign up for the Tinkerbell Half in Disneyland the following weekend (Jan 20th). Afterall, I've been talking about becoming a Tinker legacy runner down the road. This will make me eligible for the Disney Coast to Coast Challenge.  What's that?  It's consist of running a half or full marathon in Disney World and a half marathon in Disneyland on the same calendar year. This is the extra medal, we will get for completing the Coast to Coast. Beautiful!



Here is the plan:

Jan 11th - Walt Disney World Family 5k
Jan 12th - Walt Disney World Half Marathon
Jan 13th - Walt Disney World Full Marathon



Jan 20th - Disneyland Tinker Bell Half Marathon



2 weekends. Coast to Coast. 55.5 miles. 4 SUPER early races. My legs are going to be happy :) Anyone else is joining me?
Posted by Run Ciry Run at 12:36 PM

15 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 11, 2012 at 12:34 AM

    You are really CRAZY!!

    Saying that I'd love to join you and am pretty jealous!

    You forgot to mention that you have another marathon not even 2 months before........

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    1. Run Ciry RunSeptember 11, 2012 at 10:35 AM

      hahaha I am trying to forget about that fact :( OMG, we are going to have so much fun in Valencia!!!

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    2. UnknownSeptember 12, 2012 at 2:16 AM

      I love Valencia and can't wait to run it with you this time :-)

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  2. Sosaku RunnerSeptember 11, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    Disney es una auténtica máquina comercial que inventa cualquier cosa para ganar más dinero. ¿una media un día y una maratón al día siguiente? ¿no es eso demasiado lesionable? Se está poniendo de moda estas carreras back-to-back, no fuerces mucho y disfruta.

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    1. Run Ciry RunSeptember 11, 2012 at 10:41 AM

      Si, Disney es puro marketing y la verdad es que lo hacen muy bien. Las carreras de Disney son para disfrutar. Realmente no se puede correr a velocidades maximas en esas carreras ya que hay demasiadas distracciones, personajes de Disney disfrazados, fuegos artificiales. Yo que soy un pelin competitiva me lo tengo que tomar en plan "relax" :)

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  3. Abuelo RunnerSeptember 11, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    Complicado reto te as buscado, sera cuestión de entrenar con cabeza y correr con los pies... para acabar en las mejores condiciones, aunque conociéndote un poco!!! se que eres una mujer de grandes retos y luchadora inigualable.
    Un besote Ciry

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    1. Run Ciry RunSeptember 11, 2012 at 10:48 AM

      jajaja gracias! Vamos a ver que tal nos sale estas carrera. De momento estoy con los entrenamientos de la maratón de Valencia y lo llevo bien, aunque me siento un poco tortuga últimamente.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 11, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    No se que decirte Ciry, si felicitarte o darte el pésame, yo nunca podria encadenar esa serie de pruebas, por mucho de relax que se vaya. Mucha suerte.

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    1. Run Ciry RunSeptember 11, 2012 at 11:12 AM

      jajaja Tomás no me des el pésame, que esto va a salir bien :) Las 2 carreras van a ser lentillas, con paradas para sacar fotos con los personajes de Disney, amigos. etc...

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  5. AlexSeptember 20, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    Hola paisana...... cada vez me sorprendes más..... lo tuyo es de auténtica Superwoman... Mucha suerte y disfrútalo.
    Por cierto, para tu siguiente cumpleaños tienes una cita en TRANSVULCANIA 2.014.
    Alexis Rguez.

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  6. DanielSeptember 26, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    Sorprendente Ciry, ni con kriptonita en el bolsillo te paran.
    Mucho ánimo para Valencia

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    1. Run Ciry RunSeptember 27, 2012 at 1:14 PM

      Gracias Daniel! Esto es simplemente un retillo comparado con el Madrid-Segovia 100k :) Vas a participar en la Maratón de Valencia?

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    2. DanielSeptember 27, 2012 at 10:19 PM

      Aunque un marathon es ya una distancia corta para mi,jajaja, es muy posible que haga el de Valencia,si.

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    3. Run Ciry RunSeptember 28, 2012 at 12:22 AM

      jajaja que suerte! Bueno si corres la de Valencia nos conocernos.

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