Marathon Weekend 2026

[camaker]

Anyone put in the NYC lottery?

I didn’t enter the NYC lottery, but threw my name in the ring for the Berlin lottery.

 

[Dopey 2020]

Anyone put in the NYC lottery?

Entered Chicago, I think NY lottery is in February. Email I got a few weeks back was for paid raffle, I ignored that. Missed Belin lottery not paying attention

 

[Baloo in MI]

I put in for the Chicago lottery, again. 6th time I think and hoping to finally get a spot. Did NYC lottery close already?

 

[pluto377]

Anyone put in the NYC lottery?

NYC Half lottery is today. I'm waiting for the results!

 

[WDW 4 ME]

Me too! I hope to complete my first marathon in January at 60.

Amazing! Wishing you the best of luck and an incredible experience!!

 

[WDW 4 ME]

I ran my “bucket list” (first) marathon at 45. Since then I’ve completed 17 marathons and 10 ultras. I might have a problem…

Haha! I told my husband this wouldn’t happen to me. But I’m already having the “I’ll learn a lot from this one for my next one” internal monologues with myself!

 

[WDW 4 ME]

NYC Half lottery is today. I'm waiting for the results!

Keep us posted!!! So nerve wracking, I’m sure!

 

[Kerry1957]

Me too! I hope to complete my first marathon in January at 60.

You can do it!! Get a good training plan (I used @DopeyBadger ) and trust it. Slow and steady may not win the race but it will finish the race upright and smiling.

 

[Erika10021]

You can do it!! Get a good training plan (I used @DopeyBadger ) and trust it. Slow and steady may not win the race but it will finish the race upright and smiling.

I am working through my @DopeyBadger plan right now! I might not be as fast as the paces he recommends but I am getting the miles in!

 

[rick1zoo2]

I am working through my @DopeyBadger plan right now! I might not be as fast as the paces he recommends but I am getting the miles in!

I can attest to that! Doing great! But this time we will avoid all traffic cones




Even in bad weather:

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I ran my first marathon on my 44th birthday and will hopefully complete my second on the day before my 45th birthday.

My first marathon was at the age of 45, and my fifth will be this MW, just a few days shy of my 60th birthday.
Yeah, I have a problem (but I kinda like it... )

 

[The Expert]

My first marathon was a few weeks after my 49th birthday (MW 2020). I decided I wanted to do my "one and only marathon" before 50. And now I've done 4 and am working on 5 (Chicago 2026) and 6 (Dopey 2027). Fair warning!

 

[pluto377]

Keep us posted!!! So nerve wracking, I’m sure!

Didn't get in. Not surprised, but a little disappointed.

I'm so impressed with all of the later in life first time marathoners! I ran my first at 24.

 

[bpr2002]

Now I understand why I love this group so much. My husband and I ran our first full marathon as part of the Dopey in January. He turned 49 a few days later and I turned 48 a few months later. And now we are working towards our second full in our second Dopey for this upcoming January. We didn't start running until 2019 and completed our first half marathon at the end of 2020. DH was 44 and I was 43.

 

[DianaMB333]

There seems to be a trend … I also did my first (and only so far) days later after turning 49…

Maybe a mid life crisis lol… turned out to be a positive thing

 

[WDW 4 ME]

Maybe a mid life crisis lol

I have definitely thought that too!!!! There are worse mid life crises I suppose! Maybe cheaper ones though…..

 

[WDW 4 ME]

Didn't get in. Not surprised, but a little disappointed.

I'm so impressed with all of the later in life first time marathoners! I ran my first at 24.

That stinks! I’m sorry!