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Inspiration
15
Sep 09
Crazy?! No!
Run, Izzard, run and run again
Holy Crud!
In the past week or so, I have been plotting out my running / tri calendar for next year, every single time I tell people what I want to run in, they look at me like I’m crazy. I clearly am not crazy!
“Running into London’s Trafalgar Square on Tuesday, Eddie Izzard will take the last of 1.6m steps, from the 43 marathons he has completed in 51 days.”
And…
“The relentless runners in life, the real Forrest Gumps, do exist. Take American He-man Dean Karnazes, a brawny type who brands himself Ultramarathon Man.
For him, 50 marathons across 50 US states in 50 consecutive days, only to run back to the start, is a mere jog.”
So when my calendar consists of:
- Mar 20 – Shamrock Marathon
- May 1 – Park to Park Half Marathon
- May 16 – Delaware Marathon
- Jun 6 – Ironman Kansas
- Sept 5 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Half
- Oct 3 – Freedoms Marathon
- Oct 24 – Marine Corps Marathon
- Nov 8 (ish) – OBX Marathon
- Nov 20 – JFK 50 Mile
Plus a few assorted 5K, 10K and shorter Tris.
I don’t see it as crazy. Ambitious, hell yes. Crazy, no.