I am embarking on a journey, one that scares me slightly and excites me as well. I told my children I was going to run a marathon. If you have met my daughters, you know they don't forget anything and so, I am going to have to follow through. It won't be easy, I guarantee you. I have 3 little girls--ages 6, 3, and 1. I haven't exercised consistently since before I was pregnant for the first time. However, I loved running in high school and am hoping to fall in love again!
While discussing this marathon venture with my brother-in-law, he suggested I sign up for the Chicago marathon in October. It is a fairly flat course and very rookie runner friendly. After talking to my friend, Aimee (who ran her first marathon recently and promised to see me through my first) I decided to fully commit. That's right, I told my girls I was going to run the Chicago Marathon right after my daughter's 7th birthday. There is no going back now!
So, I am starting this blog to help me stick to it. I am asking you to follow me, cheer me on, throw clipboards at me (Bobby Knight style), and make me carry through on my promise to run a marathon on October 9th, 2011. Check back when you can, I hope to blog at least once a week about my progress.
I'm so excited for you! I ran the 10/10/10 Chicago Marathon and it was really fun! We will definitely be there to cheer you on (plus one)! I would love to run again this year but I'm not sure I will be ready to run a marathon after I have a baby in July!
ReplyDeleteI have lots of tips for you if you need any help! First tip--sign up for a 5k and 10k so you can get use to running with lots of people around!
Good Luck!