Goofy Challenge

One of the things that happen after doing a triathlon is you start hearing about other races that seem very cool, especially if they are destination races. A destination race is on that people go to for the destination, just as much as the actual race. Now, some of my friends probably don't understand the idea behind taking a vacation and racing at the same time. However they also thought that doing more than laying on a beach in Costa Rica was strange.

I have this year pretty planned out with several triathlons including the Capital of Texas Triathlon in Austin, Texas, the Tupper Lake Tinman Half, Nautica NYC Triathlon, and the Montauk Mighty Man Half in New York. However some races have come up that I think will have to go on the schedule for next year. 2009 will be my marathon training year with plans of doing the NYC marathon, possibly the Paris marathon, and the Goofy Challenge. Of course there will be some triathlons on that schedule as well.

The Goofy Challenge takes place at Disney World in Florida. As the back of this years medal says "2 days, 4 Theme Parks, and 39.3 Miles." The Goofy Challenge is to complete the Disney Half-Marathon on Saturday and then the Disney Marathon on Sunday. Sounds like a good challenge, and of course you get the cool medals. Above is this years Goofy challenge medal, plus you get additional medals for the half and full marathon. Anyone want to visit Disney in January of 2009?