Dopey Challenge 2020
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I've started an incredible journey. I want to participate in the Walt Disney World's Dopey Challenge. Originally, it was the Boston Marathon, but then I saw those qualifying times I was like, "Nope". The Dopey Challenge is 4 races in 4 days, (5K [3.1 miles] on Thursday, 10K [6.2 miles] on Friday, Half Marathon [13.1 miles] on Saturday, and a Marathon [26.2 miles] on Sunday) for a total of 48.6 miles of pure unadulterated torture and adventure.
In every fitness training, there is a metamorphosis that occurs. I actually started this journey on April 22, 2017,
My goal was to do the race in January of 2019, but due to a variety of factors, I won't be able to do the race until January of 2020. This is going to be a long arduous challenge that will change how I look and feel about myself. Even in the few short weeks that I have already completed, I feel like a brand new person.
A couple disclaimers: 1) I am not doing this to lose weight. Period. End of story. 2) I am not trying to turn into a body builder. 3)To save up the money to pay for this event for every mile that I complete during training I am putting $1 aside to pay for it. Breaking everything down, it will be about $600 for the racing bibs (for the challenge itself), $100 for my two kids to participate in the kids running events, $2,500 for Airfare from Reno International Air Port to Orlando Florida, $1,000+ for a week's hotels stay, renting a car, etc. That means I will need to save about $5,000-$6,000 to even participate which means that I better be smart about how I train, eat, and also my dedication.
I am going to need help financially because even with 2.5 years of putting money aside it just isn't going to be attainable by myself. My husband is in school full time, and with a young child still in preschool at the time. This will be the first big travel plans we would be able to do in the entire (in 2018 7 years of our marriage).
Also, to help contribute, I am a crafty person and all the money that comes from selling my crafts is going towards this big event.
To make it so that this isn't my first big race I will be participating in some races close to me along the way but the Dopey Challenge is a race that truly tests the bodies limit and the journey along the way tests the foundation as a family.
Thanks for coming along during this metamorphosis. See you on the other side.
In every fitness training, there is a metamorphosis that occurs. I actually started this journey on April 22, 2017,
My goal was to do the race in January of 2019, but due to a variety of factors, I won't be able to do the race until January of 2020. This is going to be a long arduous challenge that will change how I look and feel about myself. Even in the few short weeks that I have already completed, I feel like a brand new person.
A couple disclaimers: 1) I am not doing this to lose weight. Period. End of story. 2) I am not trying to turn into a body builder. 3)To save up the money to pay for this event for every mile that I complete during training I am putting $1 aside to pay for it. Breaking everything down, it will be about $600 for the racing bibs (for the challenge itself), $100 for my two kids to participate in the kids running events, $2,500 for Airfare from Reno International Air Port to Orlando Florida, $1,000+ for a week's hotels stay, renting a car, etc. That means I will need to save about $5,000-$6,000 to even participate which means that I better be smart about how I train, eat, and also my dedication.
I am going to need help financially because even with 2.5 years of putting money aside it just isn't going to be attainable by myself. My husband is in school full time, and with a young child still in preschool at the time. This will be the first big travel plans we would be able to do in the entire (in 2018 7 years of our marriage).
Also, to help contribute, I am a crafty person and all the money that comes from selling my crafts is going towards this big event.
To make it so that this isn't my first big race I will be participating in some races close to me along the way but the Dopey Challenge is a race that truly tests the bodies limit and the journey along the way tests the foundation as a family.
Thanks for coming along during this metamorphosis. See you on the other side.
Organizer
Jaklin Lindberg
Organizer
Reno, NV
