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Anyone else going down to run Disney this year?
Anybody else Goofy?

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McTri posted 40 weeks ago.

Depends which Disney. I do the Disneyland half Marathon each year. Disney knows how to organize and I enjoy the experience of running through the park and Angels Stadium. There has been talk of a Tri at Disneyland after the success of the half but nothing yet.

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Anton posted 40 weeks ago.

Next weekend...Disney World half on the 12th. Marathon on the 13th. "Goofy Challenge" to do both.

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Iron Dan posted 40 weeks ago.

I was intending to but signed tried to sign up for the to late. Maybe next year. Good luck and let us know how you do.

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PJT posted 40 weeks ago.

Mrs. PJT and I are both in for Goofy. Anyone up for a Trifuel gathering? Britt--are you still making the trip?

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beads1985 posted 40 weeks ago.

Sorry I won't be making the trip this year.

I am saving my money to do the Rome Marathon this year.

However, I will be "Goofy'' as possible.

Nothing to it, but to do it

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MITriGuy posted 40 weeks ago.

I'll be there for the Half IM.

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Anton posted 40 weeks ago.

PJT wrote:
Mrs. PJT and I are both in for Goofy. Anyone up for a Trifuel gathering? Britt--are you still making the trip?

Cool! I'm up for it...PM me we'll exchange info.
I'm Goofy (my third). Wife is doing the half.
Looks like it will be too warm for kilts!

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Anton posted 40 weeks ago.

Iron Dan wrote:
I was intending to but signed tried to sign up for the to late. Maybe next year. Good luck and let us know how you do.

If ya want to be Goofy next year, ya have to jump on it. Only 3,000 are officially Goofy. A number of folks sign up for both but you ain't Goofy till you have the hardware to prove it!

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beads1985 posted 39 weeks ago.

How was the Goofy Challenge this year?
Any news yet?

Nothing to it, but to do it

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Star posted 39 weeks ago.

Hey good luck you all! Looks like you're going to have fairly warm weather for January in Florida...stay hydrated. My running buddy will be doing the Goofy, and I'll be sending you all good wishes from the comfort of my couch ;) Let us know how is goes...

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Anton posted 39 weeks ago.

beads1985 wrote:
How was the Goofy Challenge this year?
Any news yet?

It's this coming weekend! They moved it back a week to the 12th and 13th.

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beads1985 posted 39 weeks ago.

D'oh!

I guess I just used to it being this past weekend.

I forgot the change.

Nothing to it, but to do it

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Anton posted 39 weeks ago.

Will be missin' ya down there this year Scotty! Not sure how I'll do without the constant chatter to distract me! ;)

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cayman posted 39 weeks ago.

Anton, have a great day(s) at the races , you big Goofy guy you! :)

Best of luck to everyone running!!!

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PJT posted 38 weeks ago.

How'd it go, Anton?

Sorry I missed the meetup. Your weekend had to be better than mine. I felt "off" on Friday afternoon, and then shaky with a bad headache on Saturday morning. If I had felt that bad pre-race out of the blue, I wouldn't have even started, but I had been fighting a lingering cold & just thought this was the tail end of it. I was wrong. I had the most unpleasant race of my life during the 1/2--barely holding my stomach together for the first 9 miles at a snails pace, then walking it in for the last 4 miles in something like 2:55. The GI trouble hit later that morning and I couldn't eat all day and was up most of the night sick. Doing the marathon Sunday was out of the question. As of Tuesday my stomach is still bad & I haven't eaten much at all. My guess is some sort of flu or food poisoning, but I'm going to the doc tomorrow in any case.

I was bummed about not finishing the full Goofy. It's my first DNF/DNS of any sort in the 6 or so years since I started running & tri. I'm at peace with it now, though. The decision not to start the second day was easy given that I couldn't be away from a bathroom for more than 10 minutes and was totally unable to hydrate. There will always be another year.

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beads1985 posted 38 weeks ago.

PJT sorry to hear about your rough time at Disney.

'Sometimes you are the windshield, sometimes you are the bug!!'

Nothing to it, but to do it

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Anton posted 37 weeks ago.

Hey Guys I'm Back!
PJT...so sorry we didn't meet up...I got all your messages when I got home. That's where I left my cell phone! I am such a dufus sometimes!
I am so sorry that you had such a bad experience...but that happens. I always tell folks that leading up to race day don't eat anything that's not normal for you...I usually eat bland stuff for several days before and day of. There will be other years...but if it's next year, sign up now! Goofy fills at 3,000. The wife feels we should go again so I can streak Goofy...bless her. I'm in.
I had two good days despite what I thought were muggy and warm conditions on Sunday.
Will write up a blog about tomorrow or tonight and post it.
Only saw one kilt.

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gfd posted 37 weeks ago.

Welcome back Anton. Looking forward to reading your blog.