To Maniac or Not to Maniac, That is the Question
Regarding the previous (2 Marathons in 36 Days) brings up a question. Should I throw in another marathon in the next 54 days to qualify as a Marathon Maniac?
For those of you who don’t know, you probably have seen them. You can’t miss them at races in their red and gold singlets – many of them declaring how many marathons they’ve run. At the Rock-n-Roll Las Vegas Marathon I saw at least 5 Maniacs and one was running his 100th marathon.
The Marathon Maniacs are exactly that. Runner’s that are maniacs about running marathons. The group was started by Steve Yee, Chris Warren and Tony Phillipi in 2003 and now boasts more than 2,000 members. Like the Boston Marathon though, there are certain criteria that need to be met. You can check out the entire list HERE but for the purposes of this post, we’ll examine the bare minimum to become a member.
BRONZE LEVEL
- 2 marathons within a 16-day time frame. This ones out but if you run 2 marathons in 2 weeks, you’re in.
- 3 marathons within a 90-day time frame. Here is where it finally dawned on me that this was in reach. By completing one more marathon before the 90 days are up, I qualify.
Now I probably don’t qualify mentally as a Marathon Maniac – maybe a Running Rube – but if the timing works out, this is definitely within my reach. What do you think, go for the gold (Bronze) or is it time to take some time off?
Tags: Boston Marathon, Chris Warren, Marathon Maniacs, Rock-n-Roll Las Vegas Marathon, Steve Yee, Tony Phillipi
December 24th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Hmmm, to Manic or not… I guess it depends on what your body is telling you. Can you keep up the level of training after the Disney marathon, or do you need full-on recovery? I’d hate to see you hurt yourself going after a “title”. Maybe you can decide that in the days after Disney. See what kind of damage has been done and go with what your body is telling you.
December 24th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Right now I’m fine so I don’t think physically it will be a problem. I think the toughest thing will be finding one close and in the time frame needed. I’ll keep you posted. Happy Holidays!!!