Tomorrow morning, I leave for Walt Disney World to run the Goofy Race and a Half Challenge. I’ve been talking about it enough these last few weeks, but the time has finally come. I feel as ready as I’m going to be to conquer 39.3 miles in 2 days. Months back, I started a Facebook training group for Goofy First Timers. Over the weeks, it grew into a small but very solid online community. Tonight, I posted an update that sums up my feelings on the impending weekend – felt the need to repost here:
As the clock ticks down to the first 1/3 of Goofy this Saturday, I can’t help but look back at this group’s inception. It’s absolutely amazing to see how tight knit this group became, encouraging each other through the blood, sweat, tears… injuries… illnesses… all to make it to this weekend. For the Dopeys, you’ve got 3.1 down, 45.5 to go. For the rest of us, we’ve only got 207,504 feet to go… one foot in front of the other! If you see each other out on the course, give a shout out, a high-five (unless you’ve just been to a port-a-potty), or just an encouraging nod. I have no clue what I’ve going to be like when I cross the finish on Sunday, physically or mentally. But when it’s all said and done, I have a 92’ish year old grandmother who constantly tells me I’m crazy for doing this. But you know what, right now, that amazing feeling to know you’ve done something that you probably didn’t think you could do weeks/months/year ago, and pushed yourself mentally, physically, emotionally past those barriers… that’s something no one can ever take away. My old martial arts instructor used to encourage us all to “make the impossible possible”. I challenge us all to do the same this weekend! See you all in Disney World! Let’s rock this thing!
Here goes nothing!