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I'm Going to Disney World! (A Belated Update from 5/9/09)
May 25, 2009
I'm so excited! I got a call earlier this week from my brother, Jeff. He and my brother, Dan, are scheduled to compete in the Ford Ironman 70.3 (Half Ironman) in Orlando, Florida, next Sunday (May 17th). They were planning to take their wives and young babies, but with the recent Swine Flu scare, they decided it was better that they stay home. Sooooo... that left them with no one to come along and take pictures of them during the race. Jeff had some frequent flyer miles and an extra hotel room already booked, so he offered to cover those expenses, if I'd like to come. Ummmm, hmmmm - let me think about it... OF COURSE!!! I'm leaving this Thursday morning (May 14th), and coming home Monday evening (May 18th). It's a quick trip, but I couldn't be more thrilled to go...
Jeff and Dan were worried about me being bored, since I'd have to spend most of the time there by myself, while they were gearing up for the race. The funny thing is, I couldn't be more excited! With my new found confidence and greater spirit of adventure (in my smaller body), I have so many things planned to do on my own! I have one day left on a 7-day park hopper pass from 10 years ago, when Erwin and I took a vacation to Disney World. I fully intend to use it!...
The best part of the whole trip, though, is the chance I will have to see both of my younger brothers compete in the same event, and to just spend some quality time with them. Since Jeff lives in Arizona, and Dan lives in Texas, I never really thought I'd have an opportunity to see either one of them race, let alone BOTH of them at the same time! I'm really looking forward to that the most, because they have worked so hard to get to this point (and so have I). I don't know that I will ever develop the kind of drive to exercise that they have, but you never know... I just might find myself completely inspired, and change my mind. I'll keep you all posted... :)
FYI - A Half Ironman Consists of the Following:
- 1.2 mile swim
- 56 mile bike ride
- 1/2 marathon (13.1 mile run)
