So yesterday, I was doing some poking around online (i.e., "procrastinating") when I somehow, from one link to another, came across the Athens Marathon. (I'm sure the links that got me there had something to do with my recent hero-worship of Paula Radcliffe, who holds the women's course record, but that's another post for another day.)
A little history: the Athens Marathon is based on the legendary course that Athenian messenger Phidippides ran to alert Athens of the victory in Marathon during the first battle for democracy in 490 BC. The term "marathon" is applied to the 26.2 race based on this legend.
Well, it turns out that there is a whole tour package, including accommodations, ground transportation, marathon entry fee and processing, race number distribution, most of the food, parties, a bunch of excursions/tours, plus running clinics with Runner's World's Jeff Galloway. All in all, it sounds like a very stress-free experience. The only problem is the price is pretty steep. So...it will be a few years before we can even consider it.
But here's the exceptional part. The race week falls around our wedding anniversary: November 11. We're looking at maybe making this our celebration for 5 years of marriage on 11/11/11, running the Athens Marathon and spending the rest of the week enjoying beautiful Greece. How awesome would that be?
It's tough to look that far in the future, but hey, if we're going to be able to afford it, we need to start saving now!
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