WDW Race

[tprice54]

I'll be in Orlando for the WDW races in January. This year I am doing the Goofy Challenge....the half marathon on Saturday and the full marathon on Sunday....39.3 miles in 24 hours. I did the inaugural Goofy in 2006, and 3 months later got my diagnosis, so I wanted to do this again to show I had come back fully from my surgery.....I'll have some full circle!

[kodi]

Good for you Tom and Good Luck. Are you working to better your time from when you did it before? You are certainly a committed runner....or need committed (LOL).

[Mark Wagner]

Rock on Tom!

[SumoRunner]

Now that's a tough combo.

[tprice54]

Kodi, I doubt I will better my total time from 2006, I was in the best shape I had been in a long time back then! I had skin cancer this fall and underwent radiation treatments, which at the end impacted my training (3 weeks off!) in the middle of my training schedule...so I did not get all my training in, but have my 20 miler under my belt, so I know I can finish these, not sure of the time.

[kodi]

Sorry about the cancer, now we're alike in another way, however, mine wasn't skin cancer. I know the effects of radiation, even being in decent shape. You'll do great and the object is to finish. Good Luck.

[Cscapes]

I'm so excited about running the half marathon this weekend at Walt Disney World! It will be my first official half even though I've been running for about 7 years now.

I ran 12.2 miles on Friday in 1:55 & that was in freezing weather and wind.. I'm hoping to finish the half marathon in under 2 hours. Please send positive vibes my way:D

[SumoRunner]

God speed.

I had planned on doing a half on January 1st but I simply wasn't up on the long runs, so I bagged it and ran a 3.5 miler instead. If you've gotten in sufficient training it should go well.

[kodi]

I'm so excited about running the half marathon this weekend at Walt Disney World! It will be my first official half even though I've been running for about 7 years now.

I ran 12.2 miles on Friday in 1:55 & that was in freezing weather and wind.. I'm hoping to finish the half marathon in under 2 hours. Please send positive vibes my way:D

Good for you on your first official half. Good luck. Just remember to go out a little slow and pick up the pace as you warm up. Anxious to hear the results.

Tom..Good luck to you on the Goofy Challenge.

[tprice54]

Well, the weather in Orlando did not cooperate, but I got my Goofy medal (and 2 more medals,for finishing each race). 2:25 half marathon and 5:22 full marathon. Saturday moring saw snow in the air, sleet, then rain. Sunday it was 26 degrees at the start at 5:45 am. BUT, I completed both races, just like I did one year before surgery, so I call it a complete recovery!

[spartangator]

Sounds like a great bookend to recovery, especially considering the start time and weather. Congrats.

[SumoRunner]

Great finish(es). Valver or not, that's a major feat.

A Floridian can complain about that weather but coming from NY you should have been well acclimated to 26 degrees. Right now I'd be quite comfortable running in those temps.

[kodi]

Tom, great job and accomplishment. Proud to know you and all the time and effort you put into being actively involved in getting the word out that there is life after a major life changing catastrophe.
Congratulations...what's next

[Cscapes]

Those are awesome times Tom. I ran the half in 2:06 and gladly lined up at the end for my Donald medal. I must say though that those Mickey medals & those sweet looking "5" Goofy medals were calling my name.

I'm doing the full in 2011 & going Goofy in 2012!

Sorry we missed each other down there, the weekend was a blitz but definitely an experience I won't soon forget.

[tprice54]

If you want a nice Disney medal....they have a half marathon at Disneyland on Labor Day weekend. If you run the half or full at Disneyworld then the half at Disneyland in the same year, you get a special coast to coast medal! That is next on my agenda. I plan on getting a visit to Edwards Lifesciences while in LA for a tour....

[Cscapes]

Thanks for the tip, I'm looking into it now. It might actually work out for this labor day weekend. I just got my email from ASI about my Disney marathon photo's being ready and online, the prices are SO outrageous!!

I just do a low res screen capture, not the best but better than 17 bucks for a 4x6.

[hensylee]

Gosh, Orlando - where it might or might not be warm.

Wishing you all the best. wow, we are proud of all you have done.