I have to write this post now to let you all know that I finished the Dopey challenge. I loved the challenge and I WILL be doing it again next year! I can’t wait!  The expression that stands out in my mind is “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey”.  That is so true about this challenge.  I have learned so much during the months about myself prior to the races.  Now that it is over and I am back home, I am suffering from Post Dopey blues. All those months of training and preparation, packing, thinking, mentally preparing and now it’s all behind me!  I met new friends, connected with old ones and saw some amazing things during the four races of the weekend.  I went for my first run back home today.  My legs felt fine.  It was 25 degrees outside and I wasn’t in a hurry. I need to spend time to recover from these races, as Jeff Galloway recommends.  I walked a LOT the days after the marathon while we were in the Magic Kingdom, then I was back at work after we flew home, so today was my first chance to go for a run and I was looking forward to running again.

So what’s next?  Well I have to sit down with my calendar and see what races are coming up in the Spring for local races.  I am going to the Princess Glass Slipper Challenge in February.  This will be my second time running the Glass Slipper Challenge and I intend to remain running it to hopefully gain legacy status for the challenge.  I am looking forward to seeing friends who will be there.  I want to work on speed for 10K and half marathons in CT so that I can get decent corral placement for future races.

So stay tuned as I begin to brain dump all of my thoughts and experiences from the past 4 races and give you my recap of the experience!