Marathon Training Has Commenced

So I realized last week that I really haven't done all that much by way of marathon training. I also realized that today is exactly 3 months away from when I will brutally punish my body. Am I nervous? Yes. Do I have faith in myself? Yes. Will it hurt? You betcha.

Its interesting, and next post I will go more into depth on this when I do a year in review, but I am in a much better place this year then I was last year. If you have been avid reader of my blog you will notice that I tend to bitch sometimes about being in pain. I have had to work through a lot of problems, but things are going well. The pain in my knees and ankles have seemed to subside and I have been able to cover a lot of miles.  I have also gotten faster. I PR'ed two weeks ago at the Candy Cane Dash. I managed to run a 5k in under 41 minutes. For most, this probably isn't a big deal, but I am traditionally a very slow runner and the fact that I was able to knock 4 minutes off of my 5k time in the last month is pretty awesome.

But like I said, I am in a different place. A year ago, I had a grand notion of training for the Baltimore Marathon and struggling through it. I, of course, didn't do what I needed to do because of time constraints and the fact that I hate running in extreme heat. The winter training is going much better. I actually feel like I will be successful and I have learned to not do something that I don't want to do. I am really excited because for once I think I can do it and I think I will conquer the Shamrock Marathon with little to no complication.  Its nice to have that confidence and its the first time that I have really felt this way. Something seems to have clicked and my body has stopped fighting me on running and I am able to persevere!

Well hope for no injuries and in 3 months I hope to post pics of me with my awesome race swag and a spiffy 26.2 sticker.

Until next time, happy running!