I'm always excited about the prospect of training for a new marathon. I see it as a way to provide structure and discipline to my life. my friends might laugh at that, considering that I'm a fairly strong, disciplined person already. However, left to my own devices, I would love to sit around all day and be lazy. Thus, paying for and telling the world that I'm going to run 26.2 miles on such and such a date is all the motivation I need, especially during a heat wave in NYC.
After qualifying for the Boston Marathon in 2008, I decided that running a 3:40 wasn't so bad and that I'd like to qualify every year. My goal already was to run one marathon a year for as long as my body is healthy, the time constraint just gives the goal a bit more juice and makes it less of a "to-do" list.
I qualified at the Hudson-Mohawk Marathon in Oct 2009, after missing the 3:40:59 mark by 6 seconds in the 2008 Marine Corps Marathon. I qualified with a 3:34 so naturally my next goal was to run a sub 3:30. That goal has now become: 3:25.
My training is all about the numbers 3, 2, 5. I will share my training, the trials and tribulations, the joys, the highs, the lows...whatever, i'll share my runs and hopefully inspire a few of you out there to create your own goals, whether they be for running, life, career, health or personal.
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