Well, after my marathon, we had another on Sunday. Four people completed a 13.1 and three people completed a 26.2. the following is what I posted in our Facebook group:I seem to have spread marathon fever throughout the ranks of our awesome group! Clearly Sunday was super AWESOME! Everyone that set out to run did way more than they thought! Everyone completed the 13.1, and three people completed the 26.2. My phone has been buzzing and making all sorts of racket with folks wanting to try a half...folks wanting to do it again...and/or folks wanting to run a full. So I got to thinking...
What if we had a monthly marathon (and half marathon) every month? Mallin’s Monthly Marathon Madness. I’d think we’d have enough people volunteer to support us. Either bikes or rest stops. The bikes were nice for the runners, but I don’t know that we need them...just having folks set up every four miles or so would be awesome. We could all pitch in for drinks, snacks, etc. I’d keep providing the stickers for folks completing their first half and full.
I have a few goals in mind...
- I’d like to see everyone in this group complete a full marathon by the end of the year...especially the folks I train!
- If you’re body won’t let you do it (bad knees, whatever), I’d like to see you support at least one of the events.
- I’d like to see how many people could do a “12 in 12” (I just came up with that)...12 marathons in 12 months...either halfs or full or a combination of both.
- I’d like some of the ultra badasses (you know who you are) to do an ultra with me...at least 50 miles by spring of next year.
And for anyone thinking they cannot do it...you need to speak to one of the many who killed it today!
I particularly like the 12 in 12 idea for some reason. It has a nice ring to it.
Stay tuned...
