The marathon, 26.2 miles, sounds like hell to most people. How could that ever be an enjoyable or exciting experience? Well, if you aren’t looking to race the distance to try for a new personal best or with a goal other than finishing in mind, there are many other options. These options turn the marathon into an action packed, fun filled extravaganza that will allow you to check the marathon off the bucket list while keeping your sanity. Perhaps the best known and most exciting marathon in the entire world is the Walt Disney World Marathon (as seen in upper left corner). This race is held in Orlando, Florida and has upwards of 20,000 participants! Race director John Hughes says, “The Disney Marathon was really the first marathon to focus on the race as an experience.” During every half mile of the race, participants will see their favorite Disney characters dressed up and cheering them on to the finish. The next marathon is going to require you to grab a couple grass skirts, leis, and a plane ticket because this race is taking you to Honolulu, Hawaii! This marathon is great for beginners as it features a fairly easy and flat course, and is a fantastic excuse to take the vacation of a lifetime. Participants will weave their way through the volcanoes and all of the beautiful landscapes that Hawaii has to offer! Moving on from the beautiful beaches and relatively easy course of the Honolulu Marathon, our next plane trip is to China. “The Great Wall Marathon” is literally a marathon that is run along the Great Wall of China (as seen at bottom of article). To train for this one you might want to get on a stair stepper more than anything else! This grueling marathon includes thousands of steps and wild altitude changes that will make any runner never want to see another staircase again. The reward is an amazing experience filled with beautiful views and another check on the bucket list! The point is, there are plenty of ways to make your first, or your 50th, marathon the most exciting of your life! People always complain about running and how boring it is, but I truly believe that it is all just a matter of perspective. Make the marathon a bucket list item that will be an amazing experience, not a chore that you simply want to accomplish. With that last little piece of advice I would like to wish you all the best with your future marathons!
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emmy
4/19/2018 06:29:56 am
Justin, what an exciting article. My question is, do people truly travel all over the world to run marathons? While this sounds exciting and fun, this sounds very expensive and time consuming. Also I would like to know how much marathons usually cost to prepare for. This piece made me want to run a marathon in Hawaii, or maybe I just want to go to Hawaii and not run a marathon.
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