Welcome! I setup this blog to track my marathon journey and share my progress towards my goal. Perhaps no one but me will find it all that exciting but then this is all about me. :) I knew I had officially lost my mind when I picked the colors for this blog. If you know me at all - I'm not a pink person. Neutrals, black, eggplant (my fav!), anything but pastels, with the exception of yellow - it's just not right if you don't like yellow.
Anyhow, this blog is not about my color preferences, it's about my journey to finish a marathon. I have no idea what possessed me to do this. I think I found myself at another one of those transitional places in life and the flyer came in the mail on just right the day. The last time I was in transitional places, I found myself getting a tattoo and going skydiving. Of course a marathon would be the next likely option! I turn 40 next year. Hmmm. I haven't turned 39 yet actually, but I'm not looking forward to either birthday. There is always that question - am I where I thought I would be at (insert age)? My first thought is a resounding no. I have many things to be thankful for but I didn't think the picture would necessarily look like this. Life has taken many twists and turns - hence "the dance". I was reading a book on running last night and it was talking about how most beginning runners make the mistake of thinking in terms of miles instead of minutes. Meaning, "I need to get out there and run 2 miles today", instead of focusing on endurance which will build miles. I realize that I often look at my life like that - focusing on the years going by, and feeling like this or that should have happened by now, vs. focusing on the moments that have made up those years and the moments in the here and now. There have been a lot of great moments. And, the "not so great ones" have always taught me something.
I've been officially training for 2 weeks now - 6 days a week. I haven't missed a day of my training schedule - trust me, no one is more shocked than me! I have always thought that the feeling of finishing a marathon has got to be unlike anything else and I've envied people that had the courage to do one. So here I go...
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Nice paragraph today...about rhythm. Hopefully you will be able to sleep well at night -- maybe the running will be a natural sleep agent. I think it was always so helpful to get those early a.m. runs out of the way so you could go on with your day knowing you did not have to fit it in later. And who knows...you may enter the two-a-days zone you will like it so much. It will be fun to do some local races now that you are becoming conditioned in your running. I ran with my neighbor this morning and also realize how thankful I will be when the weather turns cooler. Fall is a beautiful, wonderful time to run (but still important to drink lots of water)! Have a great Wednesday! Stacey
Good post.
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