This a blog may not be interesting. In fact it probably won't be. I don't have any back story, I don't have to overcome anything more than the average marathon runner. In fact, I consider my athletic ability average to above average. It's more a test of will. Qualifying will be taxing physically, but not unthinkable. However, mentally it will be a challenge. I need to grow my practice, master teaching, and run 50 miles a week...this will test my mental toughness. But as one of my life goals, I can't think of a better time to start on that list.
I started my running career about 4 years ago. It began with triathlons, but they soon fell by the wayside as I fell for running as school demanded more of my time. Since then I've done countless 5Ks, plenty of 10Ks, 7 half marathons, and one trail marathon. I've taken days off, I've ran for weeks straight, and I've taken entire months off. Throughout graduating from school, treating hundreds of runners, getting married and moving, one thing has stayed pretty consistent. If I wasn't running, I wanted to. If I was running, I wanted to run more.
So after a long period of trying to stay in some semblance of shape I have hit a landmark in my running career. I've treated more than the usual Boston Marathon Qualifiers at my clinic using A.R.T. and their stories and consistent training have given me the itch. Starting at the beginning of October I have vowed to start training consistently and more importantly, with a goal in mind. My goal being to run sub 3:10:59 by May 1st 2011 (The Lincoln National Guard Marathon).
I'm very aware that no one may read this blog, and that if they do, they'll probably find it fairly to extremely boring. That being said, I'm also logging my runs in a journal and on mapmyrun.com. This isn't so much to show people as it is to have something to keep me accountable. I'll be putting my weekly training (hopefully) as well as races, training plans, and other things I learn along the way.
Read if you'd like, if you don't, I won't be offended in the least bit.
63 miles so far this month...more on the way
OH yeah!!!
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