I'm doing it... I'm taking the plunge and along the way, fulfilling one of my "ultimate life goals". For years I've talked about running a marathon - and the closest I've gotten was volunteering at the New York Marathon for the past 2 years. Well, this past year, as I was standing there handing out cups of water to the runners, I had a sudden realization... I'm a complete SLUG! I mean really, here were 80 year olds bustin' it out for 26.2 miles and the best I could do was hand them a half cup of watered down Gatorade and yell "ONE MORE MILE" as they streaked past me to the finish. Yeah, way to dig in and accomplish something. So I've decided, it's time... I'm going to take the first step in accomplishing my goal! I am signing up to run a half marathon this September (Labor Day weekend to be exact). Yeah, I'm not crazy and won't be jumping right into the full marathon, but the half should be a nice way to ease myself into competitive road racing (and by ease I mean SHOCK my body and by competitive I mean I just want to finish with a semi-respectable time).
This blog will be my journal as I take on the challenge of building my body up from lowly invertebrate to lean muscle, ass-busting road racer! Along the way I'll be keeping track of my stats, both on the road and physically. That's right I'm putting it ALL out there -weight, waist line, everything! So come along and join me on my ride... or should I say run, because if I can do it, so can you!
Here I go...
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