Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me...Ok, I give...

Ok, ok, so it's not my birthday or even close, BUT I just bought myself an eeearrrly birthday present!

That's right..you heard me. Wanna know what it is?

Tah dah!

The 8th Annual Charlottesville Marathon! Labeled the "most scenic marathon in the country"!

Yeppers - I done bought myself a Spring Marathon! Yay me!

How could I not? It's local, it's part of the "Bad to the Bone" race series (how cool is that name), it's right around my 42nd birthday, Jand M are running it with me AND it's hilly.

Mmmmm, tasty, love me some hills...point here - San Francisco and Atlanta, my 2 hilliest marathons = my 2 funnest marathons. So, on Saturday, April 17th I will have hills for breakfast and J, M and me will have Big Mac's and Super Size Fries for lunch and of course M will have her chocolate shake for recovery too! :-)

I have only done one other Spring marathon as I have always tended to lean towards the fall marathon, but after the 50 Miler in November, (see finish line picture - 11 hours 41 minutes and 31, 32 and 33 seconds)

M, J and D

I decided to turn it up a notch this year. 2 marathons, 2 halfs, the local triathlon circuit, a Half IronMan in late Summer and MAYBE, if I can convince J and M, a revisit to the JFK50 Miler, if we can make the lottery!
Of course I have not presented any of these new goals to the hubby yet but I will convince him that I will be okay.
As a side note to anyone interested, on the schedule for January 2011, taking a trip to The Magic Kingdom for the Walt Disney World Marathon weekend - The Goofy Challenge! A half marathon on Saturday, a full in Sunday, a medal for each and then the Goofy Challenge medal as well...see...

Hopefully this temptation will be enough to also convince my Medal Ho friend E to start saving for this awesome challenge.

Okay, enough babbling from me tonight.

Run safe, run happy!

-d