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Monument 10k + Rock N Roll Half Raleigh= 19.3

About a year ago when I got serious about distance running I came across the Dopey Challenge at Disney world. There I sat reading blogs of all these amazing people who put their bodies through the ultimate (in my mind) abuse at the greatest place on earth! Needless to say since I read this I wanted to do a challenge. I'm a frugal runner and the only other place that had a challenge was the Shamrock Half and 8k in VA beach which would let me run a 8k on Saturday and a half on Sunday. SN: they also have a King Neptune challenge but I am by no means that great of a runner. The challenge at Shamrock would have cost me a total of $140 and that was early registration. Everything happens for a reason cause with my injuries and illness this year my training has not been what i wanted it to be. Flash forward to last week. I get a text from a friend asking me about the Rock N Roll half in Raleigh Nc. I immediately got excited as I LOVE the half marathon. I checked the date and dropped my