Penguins

Few thrills on the WDW Half Marathon course for me were bigger than finding, meeting, walking with, and telling my story to John "The Penguin" Bingham, and his wife, Coach Jenny. John's books were a huge inspiration to me as I got started, and continue to be inspirational in my training.

Last night, as Bryan and I recorded All About the Mouse, I was thrilled to have John Bingham as our special guest to discuss running in Disney Parks.

I must say that he hits the nail squarely on the head. There's something magical about these races that brings us back. There's something about them that drives us specifically to run them. He also indicated that sometimes using them as a bar to measure other races can be too big a bar to set. I think that it's more accurate to say that the Disney races just stand out.

John told me he'll be here in Seattle for the RnR - and will be at the finisher's announcer's table. I told him to look for my neon yellow Team Voice shirt - and he promised me a shout out.

I'm not as physically ready for the RnR as I'd like to be. And that's entirely my fault. It's come to my attention, recently, that I've been slacking in many areas of my life. I've been tired. Cranky. Lazy. Sure there are reasons - but none of them are "good enough" for me.

And so I continue to refocus my energy. I continue to forgive myself. I continue to do what's important. I push along in the Juneathon. I eat right. I sweat. I hope. I dream. I move forward. I succeed.

It's all I know how to do.

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