3princesandaprincess
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2008
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Agree with all this. I’ve done a number of 10ks and halfs for a few years before even considering committing to my first full this fall (Chicago). I signed up for Dopey this time thinking that if I’m built up to marathon distance, I’ll be at my best fitness to attempt Dopey and not get swept.
I’ve felt awful after running just one HM in the past, and doing Dumbo last year (10k + HM), I started to feel it in the HM even with an easy 10k. I cannot imagine how miserable I’d be doing Dopey if it was one of my first things I tried in my running journey, but cheers to those who do use that as motivation and succeed.
Same! It took me awhile to feel good running more than a mile, and then much longer to build a base and even attempt a half. I did numerous half’s over a span of over 10 years before attempting the full last year. I finished even injured and felt great. Only now do I feel good about signing up for Dopey.