{13 in 2013}

In 10 short days, Jason and I will be lacing our running shoes and heading out to finish the first part of the 2013 Goofy Race and Half Challenge!!! To say that I’m excited about running 39.3 miles is a complete understatement! Call me crazy (most do) but I have looked forward to this event ever since crossing the finish line almost a year ago. If you followed our journey in 2011, then you know just how long I waited to run the Goofy the first time around. Injuries set me back quite a bit but, I was determined to cross the finish line earning each medal even if I had to crawl! That is A LOT of BLING to be proud of after all!!!

I must admit, I’m not nearly as prepared as I had hoped to be. Working full-time, going to school full-time, and being a full-time mommy to 3 kids has stretched me farther than I ever thought possible. Although I stayed consistent on my daily runs (waking up at 4:30 in the morning), I lacked when it came to logging in the extra long miles. With that being said, I am extremely grateful that this is a fun run and not one where I actually care about my time (okay maybe I do just a little (=)

Running 40 miles for fun...say what???

Sounds INSANE!!!

But so true!!

There are only 2 goals I have set for myself:

Have the MOST fun ever!!

Take as many pictures as I possibly can!!!

Oh and hopefully beat my time from last year. 

(That would be my competitive against myself side speaking)

The memories that I have from the first Goofy are ones that can never be taken away and I am beyond excited to create new ones!! If you’d like a recap, you can read all about them here, here, and here.

If you don’t keep up with RunDisney then let me share that this year the WDW Marathon weekend event is extra special. This year marks the 20^th anniversary of the marathon. You know what that means, the BLING is extra special.

Here is a sneak peek at what I hope to walk away with this year.

They even changed the course up a little.

I know I just got you completely pumped up to lace your own running shoes and if you are one of my very dear Cali friends or beloved family members, I have a challenge for you. I have set some pretty high running goals for myself for 2013. The biggest challenge I am participating in is to complete 13 in 2013. 

Long story short, my goal is to complete 13 different running events by December 31, 2013. By doing this, I also hope to be able to log in 1013 running miles! The tracking started yesterday with my first official race of year.

Moving on to the challenge, one of my ultimate running goals is to earn the Coast to Coast medal.

In order to earn the Coast to Coast medal, you must run a race at Disneyland and a race at Disney World in the same calendar year. As I mentioned, Jason and I will be participating in the Goofy Race in just 10 short days!! Our plan is to sign up for the ½ marathon at Disneyland in August. Here is the bonus, this year Disneyland will host the first ever inaugural 10K. The newest runDisney running challenge is to complete the 10K and the world’s happiest half marathon race also known as the Dumbo Double Dare. 

How awesome is that??? Disneyland is where the running magic all began for me so I am pretty excited to be able to attempt to accomplish one of my ultimate running goals at my most favorite place in the whole wide world!! So my Cali compadres, I am asking you to join me this year at the Disneyland start line!!! Just a little side note, registration will open on January 22nd. Last year the race sold out in 34 days!!! Luckily for us, we will get to sign up when we are in Florida and believe me when I say that I won’t be missing the sign-ups for this race!!!  

The Race Is ON!!!!