Boy's Journey to a Half Marathon Begins :)

This weekend, Matt and I went to Disney World while Grandma & Grandpa C sat with the kids and animals. We left on Friday morning and came home Saturday afternoon. While we were there, I got a little carried away in the 'Disney Spirit' - I guess that is the point, huh? Anyway..now the Half Marathon with Boy is ON! And I am finally over the TOP about it! So, here is the map:


We checked out the Polynesian resort since that is where the crew came to cheer me on last year. Nice place...NICE PLACE...right there between mile 4 and mile 8. Oh YES! Then we went to Downtown Disney and I bought Boyce and myself matching personalize Family Team shirts -- in bright orange! :D We are going to get everyone else one when we know who all will be there... right now we will get Matt, Hannah, g'ma & g'pa C one :)

Ok, so after forking out the dough for matching team shirts - I figured we are in now! When we got home I signed us up and reserved our room - wow - expensive race and expensive rooms!! But after doing the full last year, I know that everything is done with the Magic of Disney - and it will be soooo worth it for my boy's first half marathon!!! Then I came home and printed us a formal training plan that we begin next Monday! WHOOT!!!

I added grid to it in highlighters so its fun and colorful - every week has its own color (that's, uh, 16 colors!). Its hung up on the fridge and all ready to go! I put 2 hours on the calculator so that hopefully if we train right, Boy can beat 2:00. I would love to beat 2:00 as well, but its going to take a few sub-goals to get there: I have to lose 10 lbs. Fat slows me down. I need to be a lean & mean running machine ;) Never skip a long distance, and don't take the "SLOW" part of LSD (Long Slow Distance) more seriously than the rest of it! DO the interval speed and hill workouts. On weeks of the hill workouts, we will do the LSD on Friday p.m. and take a Sunday morning run on the causeway.

I'm thinking about mapping a run from the dance place so that me and the boy can do our run while she is in her classes. Something to ponder...

Stay tuned for updates. I am going to journal his first marathon experience, since I know he wont. I hope he enjoys mommy's perspective one day ;)