I put up a thread on the main WISH board, and was pointed in this direction.
I'm considering running Goofy this year, but truth be told I'm scared as anything to pull the trigger because aside from the whole 39.3 aspect, I don't really know what's in store. I'd really love to have some Goofy alums offer the pros/cons of the training, running the event, and recovery to help me make a more informed decision than "I want to do it" (which under most circumstances is good enough for me).
I've run a handful of full and half marathons, one ultra relay, and tons of 5ks and 10ks. In the past few years, I've stuck to the half and lower distances since I've put on a bit of weight, so I'm a total turtle these days. I'm hoping that with an actual goal of something like Goofy, I'll be more likely to keep on my training-- since that is something I struggle with when work gets busy.
At this point, my biggest fears are waking up so early both days and being well-rested and hydrated enough for the back-to-back, and the potential for being too slow to reasonably finish. These days I'm running around an 11 mm for 5k/10k, and averaging 14mm on my half time. Again, I haven't been taking my training too seriously. A few years ago, my marathon pace was around an 8:30/9mm, and I'd REALLY like to get back to that.
I know it sounds silly, but at this point, I know I have the spare time to commit to training-- but I'm a little frightened. Can anyone put my mind to ease and offer some advice?
) but I do know that in 2012 Goofy racers used the same bib/b-tag for both the half and the full. So my guess is that whatever corral you're in for the half will be the same for the full, which is why they don't need 2 anticipated finish times. I could be wrong though.
