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 | Walt Disney World Marathon - Orlando, FL January 10, 1999 To view the photos, click the link on the left. Our First Marathon After running in mini-marathons and various other races for four years, we were wondering what we could do next. After discussing the possibility with Patti & Jeane, we decided to attempt our first full marathon (26.2 miles). All that remained was to decide on a marathon destination. We looked through a book that rates marathons, and selected the Walt Disney World Marathon, in Orlando FL. The race received an excellent rating for beauty, spectators, appropriateness for first-timers, and was reasonably flat. Oh, and let's not forget that the course winds through Epcot, the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and MGM Studios!!! Compared to the training, the marathon was a piece of cake. We were there to have fun. As the race approached though, a few bad omens came our way. Reid broke a finger sledding the day before the race, our flight was delayed due to snow, Patti fell down in the airport, and I had a cold and threw out my back coughing the night before the race. Miraculously, we all finished the race. We ran very slowly (partly due to the large crowd of runners), carried small cameras in our running packs and stopped to take pictures along the way. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment! I will definitely run in another marathon (if I can convince my pals to join me!). Part of what made this race so special is that my mother, sister Laura, and my brother-in-law Lane all flew to Orlando to watch us run the marathon. Some of my favorite memories include:
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