Last Free Day

Well, today is my last day before training officially starts...  I walked 45 minutes with my mom tonight, at a rather disappointing pace.  I am actually a little excited about this whole idea.  I have been the "fat girl" for most of my life.  To change myself into the "girl who runs marathons" would be amazing!  I have a friend who manages a gym and I am planning to join this week.  I just don't think this is a transition I can make by myself.  They have a trainer on staff who specializes in distance running, I am hoping to train with her a few times, hopefully she can give me some tips and point me in the right direction.   I stocked up on some fresh fruits and veggies this weekend and I hope to start really watching my food intake.  I have a feeling this could be one hell of a transition if I pull it off! Well, here goes!!

Well this is my last free weekend before training starts, so of course I am going to live (eat) it up!  French toast and Mascato for dinner :)  Now, I'm online searching for a good indoor track so I don't have to run outside this winter.  I really can't believe I'm going to do this... Well, off to write my training schedule on the calendar so I don't miss a day!!

Clearly, I'm Insane

This morning I received a text message from my sister inviting me to run a marathon with her a year and three days from today. Busy doing other things,  I skimmed the message, and replied yes.... surely she meant a mini marathon.  I promised her last year I would start training for a mini and run Indy in May with her. I figured having until October to train would be even better!!   Later, I thought a little more about the message, then I reread the message... then I text my sister to clarify.  Her response "you already said you would there's no turning back now" "marathon".

Was she crazy!?!  Was I crazy!?!  Clearly the answer is yes, craziness must run in our family.  I am going to do this.  That's the problem with sisters, they know you better than you know yourself.... and my sister knows if I commit to something I'll see it through, even if there is a possibility (and I mean a really good possibility) it will kill me.  I decided about five seconds after I promised myself I'd see it through, that I would blog about it.  I figure it should be good for more than a few laughs, and if it works out maybe it will inspire a few people :)

You see, I'm not one of those people who has run her entire life, I tried a 5k last spring and had to walk part (okay fine, most) of it.  I truly hate running, however I am told that once you really start running you'll start to love it.  Oh, how I hope that is true, because my tennis shoes and I will be spending a lot of time together this year.