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YOU CAN DO MORE!

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Last January, I completed the Dopey Challenge at Walt Disney World, 48.6 miles of races over four days ending with the WDW Marathon. It was awesome!

After the race, I continued running, but I also couldn’t ignore discomfort that became very real pain in my left Achilles tendon. (I had surgery on my right Achilles in 2020.) I visited my doctor who shut me down from running and began a rehab program to heal the pain (a small tear) in my Achilles. I stopped running in mid-to-late March. I didn’t run at all in April. And, until today, May 24, I hadn’t run in May.

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I Didn’t Say I Was Done…

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After running the Dopey Challenge, I retired from running marathons. I ran 27 marathons in all. And it was wonderful!

One day, hopefully soon, I’ll share some of the great positive feedback I received from friends, family, “fans,” and others on my decision to retire from the 26.2 distance. The support, the insights, the perspectives they all shared were amazing.

But, for now, I would like to make it clear that while I won’t be running marathons any longer, I will still be running.

I didn’t say I was done. I’m not done. No way. Not nearly.

At 5:00 a.m. (one must be quick to register for one of the biggest 5-mile races in the USA) on Sunday, I registered for the Spring Lake 5, my favorite non-marathon race, which takes place on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.

I’ll be running this race with two of my sons and one of my daughters-in-law. It’ll be great. I’ve been running this race since the early 1990s.

I love the Spring Lake 5. For a shorter race, it feels like a marathon. The township comes out to support the runners. There’s great music, and tons of happiness and joy. This race also has the best post-race food ever. I love the fact that they give away Jersey Mike’s subs to all finishers.

So, while my marathon days are over, my running days are most certainly not!