Guess what? I signed up to run the Baltimore Marathon on Oct. 13th, 2012. Am I excited? Heck yeah! Am I nervous? You bet. So why am I going to do this?
First, this whole thing started Saturday night while at dinner with my husband. I told him I was considering running Baltimore after I completed the Frederick Running Festival. If you haven't read my blog until now, my friend Amanda and I are doing the Iron Girl Half Marathon April 29th and the Frederick Half Marathon May 6th. It's a lot to accomplish, but I think I can run the halves in less than 3 hours. Anyway, my husband told me I couldn't run a marathon. Suffice it to say, that made me mad. And when I get mad over something it makes me more stubborn and more determined to prove people wrong. I also wondered if I was just over confident in my abilities or if other people felt the same way. This brings me to my second reason.
Second, after my conversation with the hubby. I posted on facebook asking people to like my status if they believed I could run a marathon and if they would like to see me try. If I received 27 likes (for the 26 miles and I rounded up the .2 to the next whole). Sure enough, the response was overwhelming that 29 people responded saying that they believed in me. So, I signed up yesterday to run the Baltimore Marathon.
Third, my 20s bucket list. Everyone has heard of the infamous bucket list, the things you do before you die. Well, (and little known fact) since high school I have always had a few goals. The first was to own pets (check), the second to own a cherry red grand am with a spoiler and a sun roof (check), to get a master's degree from Johns Hopkins (check), and last to run a marathon (ummm...not quite yet). Now 4 out of 5 isn't bad, but why not try and go 5 for 5. So by the time I am 29 I will have ticked off the 5 most important things on my bucket list to date.
Finally, I am tired of people (myself included) standing in my own way of what I can do. At some point in time, I have to push myself past my perceived limits. I have already done this once with the half marathon. I never thought I could complete one in under 5 hours. I pushed and completed it in a little over 3.5 hours. Thats without training. Imagine what I could do if I tried!
What will I do? Over the course of the next 9 months I will update with insights, stories, complaints, etc about my training. Feel free to comment or to leave suggestions, I am always open to them. Or just read, it makes me happy to know that someone out there is reading and paying attention to what I am doing! Or you may just want to check to make sure I am still alive!
What am I in store fore? Honestly, probably a lot of pain, but also a lot of pride and a sense of accomplishment.
In closing, thank you for believing in me. Thank you for reading my blog. Finally, thank you for your support during this amazing and most likely painful journey to complete my first marathon.
Happy running!
First, this whole thing started Saturday night while at dinner with my husband. I told him I was considering running Baltimore after I completed the Frederick Running Festival. If you haven't read my blog until now, my friend Amanda and I are doing the Iron Girl Half Marathon April 29th and the Frederick Half Marathon May 6th. It's a lot to accomplish, but I think I can run the halves in less than 3 hours. Anyway, my husband told me I couldn't run a marathon. Suffice it to say, that made me mad. And when I get mad over something it makes me more stubborn and more determined to prove people wrong. I also wondered if I was just over confident in my abilities or if other people felt the same way. This brings me to my second reason.
Second, after my conversation with the hubby. I posted on facebook asking people to like my status if they believed I could run a marathon and if they would like to see me try. If I received 27 likes (for the 26 miles and I rounded up the .2 to the next whole). Sure enough, the response was overwhelming that 29 people responded saying that they believed in me. So, I signed up yesterday to run the Baltimore Marathon.
Third, my 20s bucket list. Everyone has heard of the infamous bucket list, the things you do before you die. Well, (and little known fact) since high school I have always had a few goals. The first was to own pets (check), the second to own a cherry red grand am with a spoiler and a sun roof (check), to get a master's degree from Johns Hopkins (check), and last to run a marathon (ummm...not quite yet). Now 4 out of 5 isn't bad, but why not try and go 5 for 5. So by the time I am 29 I will have ticked off the 5 most important things on my bucket list to date.
Finally, I am tired of people (myself included) standing in my own way of what I can do. At some point in time, I have to push myself past my perceived limits. I have already done this once with the half marathon. I never thought I could complete one in under 5 hours. I pushed and completed it in a little over 3.5 hours. Thats without training. Imagine what I could do if I tried!
What will I do? Over the course of the next 9 months I will update with insights, stories, complaints, etc about my training. Feel free to comment or to leave suggestions, I am always open to them. Or just read, it makes me happy to know that someone out there is reading and paying attention to what I am doing! Or you may just want to check to make sure I am still alive!
What am I in store fore? Honestly, probably a lot of pain, but also a lot of pride and a sense of accomplishment.
In closing, thank you for believing in me. Thank you for reading my blog. Finally, thank you for your support during this amazing and most likely painful journey to complete my first marathon.
Happy running!
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