THE BUILD UP JOURNAL: Coming soon to a Christmas near you - mattn792's 4th Annual Charity Thread! With a new twist...
Hello all! As many of you probably already know, I've run a little charity thread for the past three years in G/S/B, where @jaybuck43 and I pick a worthy cause or two to raise money for, I inevitably finish a strong second in whatever gentlemen's bet we agree to, and then I put up the seed money. Myself and several generous boardies put up books to give away, folks pledge money, and we raise some good dough for our chosen cause(s). Simple, right?
And this year will largely go the same way, except that you'll all have a chance to really make me earn it this year! I wanted to do this little preview journal as much for myself as for all of you, because I'm attempting a feat that I'd never have even dreamed of accomplishing prior to meeting my fiancée, who is a bonafide badazz with 4 Iron Mans under her belt (if you don't know why this is impressive, see here - Ironman Distances: How Long is an Ironman Triathlon Race? (bettertriathlete.com)).
No, we're not jumping straight into an Iron Man together. She wrapped up toting our daughter around 24/7 in mid-March, and at this particular juncture, I'm pretty sure I'd turn into something like this by the 2/3 point at the latest:
So what is that we've undertaken and will underpin this year's charity thread? That would be the Dopey Challenge, hosted by Disney World this coming January. What the hell is that you may ask? Well Disney hosts a 5K, 10K, 1/2 marathon, and marathon on consecutive days. And the Dopey Challenge is to finish...all of them. 48.7 miles in 4 days, with the distances basically doubling each day. Don't believe me? Check it out - Challenges | Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend | runDisney.
When the time comes, participants can have all sorts of fun with their pledges - per mile, per race finished, betting against me finishing, time bonuses, whatever! I think we'll once again have a great time. The thread itself won't launch until December as usual, but stay tuned to this journal for some updates on how training is going, how I'm feeling overall, what my time goals are, etc. I'll keep using this same entry to provide updates in the comments section.
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