Wednesday, December 24, 2008

An update...

I've been one bad blogger, but I have a (convenient) excuse - I've been getting paid (real money!) to write for over a year now, so I haven't had much time to do my usual recreational blogging. I haven't given up the races (yet) - I'm supposed to be doing the Walt Disney World Half Marathon (my 4th there and 6th overall) on January 10, but I currently have on one to go with me "just in case." I haven't been training much for this one (especially since I've been sick in some form or another since August), so it's not going to break my heart if I can't do it. I did buy a new costume though - Alice in Wonderland - and am dying to wear it. I guess there's always next year.

I did get some word of encouragement from a family friend (a man who went to school with my Dad). I asked him if he was going to be at the pre-race expo in Orlando and this was his response:

"It looks I won't be at Disney this year. They often invite me to participate every second or third year, but this isn't one of those years. There's a possibility that we might be down, but the odds are against it even though it's only a 2-hour drive from our condo in Ponte Vedra Beach.So I guess I'll have to wish you good luck long distance.

--hh"

"hh" is the legendary Hal Higdon, and I completely goobed out when I got a response to my email. Hopefully, I won't be letting him down and will be crossing the finish line in a few weeks! I'll (try to) keep you posted!