The past two weeks I’ve been running 6 times a week, which have been difficult to do since I was working 40 hours a week. But it was necessary in order to get back into shape, and it was worth it.
Today I ran about 7 miles, a distance I haven’t ran in 4-5 years when I was doing cross country in high school. Running has brought a lot of good memories back, and I’ve realized how much I miss running. It’s challenging, and it really makes you push yourself physically and mentally. I’m surprised with myself, maybe even a little proud, for keeping up with running 6 times a week. It’s only week 2, but my motivation has been unwavering. I just bought some new running shoes (which is always exciting) and today I officially signed up for the Carlsbad Marathon.
I’ve been thinking about it for some time. These past two weeks has been more like a trial, to see if this is something I really want to accomplish. And, yes, I do. I’ve made it my priority to accomplish this goal. There’s no better time to do it (because I will always be busy).
So the marathon is 119 days from now – January 24, 2010. I think the most difficult part of training will be winter break, when I go back home. I’ll have to really find ways to motivate myself.
I’m hoping to run it under 4 hours, which is about a 9 minute mile pace. Please make sure I don’t slack off! I’m glad my good friend is running it (he’s the one that motivated me) and my boss is too. My boss plans to run it at around the same pace, and company’s always good.
