Well here is my first ever blog... The reason for this is to keep me on track while training for my first ever full marathon before turning the big 3-0... That's right I will no longer be a "20something year old". This has me freaking out more and more... The past year and a half has brought on a LOT of changes for me. First I got engaged, bought a house, bought a dog, quit my job, and got married... Am I having a quarter century life crisis and the only reasonable thing is to run 26 miles and 385 yards?? I dont really know. But what I do know is that this is one thing I can do for myself without worrying about answering to anyone else for the past year plus. This will be the one journey I can take ALONE. The one thing I can accomplish by myself... Selfish? Maybe. But I dont care. I am going to be going into my 3rd decade on this earth and if running a crazy amount of miles will keep me sane between mortgage payments, family gatherings, dodging the increasingly annoying "when are you having a baby?" question, and making sure the dog has food, then I'll take it!
I bought "the ultimate guide to training for a marathon" book today... It definately has me super excited to start this process... Am I an elite runner? No way. I have run 3 half marathons over the past 4 years, all with ok times. I am not looking to break records in Providence in May, rather attain my personal goals. For the past few years I have grown to really enjoy running, so hasnt my waistline. However, with the stress of planning my wedding this year I stopped running... I've been married for almost 3 months now and realized last night that I'm upset with myself for giving up something that meant a lot to me prior. So at 12:30AM I scrolled the coolrunning.com website and decided May would be perfect timing before my birthday to get this goal accomplished.
I hope everyone who reads this can take something away with it, whether it's humor or empathy about the whole process. I will try to keep everyone up to date each day on my progress! Here is to coming to terms with the dreaded third decade...
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