Fa - A Long Long Way to Run - Fitness Challenge - Part Duex

After the weight-loss challenge, Mr. 1500 and I started discussing what was next.  We were both thrilled with the results from the first contest, especially me, seeing how I won the thing.  (Hey, Mr. 1500, I'm still waiting on that guest post, BTW!!)

We soon found ourselves talking about what we want to do next.  Idea after idea was tossed around:

Maybe another weight loss challenge? Or a pull up competition?... Nope.

Maybe we could just walk around and see who picks up the most trash**?  Ehh, no real training required for that.

Or, maybe push ups would work... nah, what about weight lifting and increasing the amount of weight that we could lift?

That's not really the best thing for folks of an advanced age (Thanks PoF! I understand it may be true, but to actually hear it, OUCH!)

What's going down...

People tend to talk about how the FIRE journey is a bit like a marathon.  The discipline and perseverance required to make it through the slog of working and making it to the finish line are pretty similar.

I don't know why I suggested it, but I did, and Mr. 1500 agreed.  Whether or not this is wise or stupid we will have to let you know.  But this time the competition is against ourselves and the pavement.

So...

We are going to be running a half marathon!  Wait, what?  Yup... 13.1 Miles!

For me & Mrs. Wow, we've done a couple before, but we're going to have to get in shape for it.  For Mr. 1500 this will be his first.

We aren't going to be racing each other, but we will be holding each other accountable and tracking our progress.   Which will come to culmination at the end of March.  Here's the details:

Date: March 31, 2018
Location: Portland, Or
Race: Hop Hop Half Marathon: http://hophophalf.com/

Here's the logic behind this:

1. We were looking for a challenge and thus needed some time to prepare. CHECK


2. We needed to make it happen near the end of March for travel reasons.  CHECK


3. We wanted to make it a fun.  We've never been, the 1500's were there long ago.  From what I've heard Portland has some great breweries, something that both the Wow's & 1500's enjoy.  CHECK

Here's what I propose to you:

Come and join us!***

Join our army as we prepare to defeat our mortal enemies!  Self-Doubt, Pain, Discomfort, Discipline, and most importantly, the Pavement.

This will not be a race, in the truest sense of the word.  It will be about the completion of a goal, it will be you and me vs our own demons.  We will be tracking our progress toward this goal, and there will be lots of delicious lovely beer at the end of it.

If you've never done a half marathon before, you can do it!  We're all in it together.   If you can't join us in person, join us in spirit and train along, run 13.1 on March 31.

Here is the training schedule we will be following: Half Marathon Training

On this New Years Day, set a resolution for yourself.  Get yourself in shape!  Push yourself to your limits!  Get your ass to Portland!!

Motivating?

**Shameless plug for our appearance on Talking Trash with Mr. Groovy!  That's Episode 1 and here's Episode 2.**

***Rumor has it JD Roth is joining us as well!  Yes... JD Roth from GetRichSlowly & MoneyBoss.***