I realized that this must be a national running club. Sometime later, I looked up the requirements for joining. Even the lowest level (requiring 2 half marathons within a 16 day time frame or 3 within a 90 day timeframe) seemed to be out of my reach, so I wrote it off as something I would never do.
While running the New Jersey Marathon earlier this month, I noticed many runners wearing "Marathon Maniacs" shirts. I knew from looking at the Half Fanatics site that Marathon Maniacs was a sister running club. I'd never previously looked at the requirements for Marathon Maniacs because marathons are hard. The sheer number of runners sporting Marathon Maniacs tops made me go take a look. The lowest level (requiring 2 marathons within a 16 day time frame or 3 within a 90 day timeframe) is more than I can currently do.
But this did make me come back to re-check the requirements for half-fanatics. I'd realized that if I complete my goal of running 11 half marathons this year, I'd qualify for the second level of membership. I mentioned this to Alek and after he took a look at the membership criteria he pointed out that I already qualified at the lowest level!
So now, I can proudly say that I'm a Half Fanatic!
My cool new shirt!
