Okay, so today I booked my plane ticket for NYC to run the NYC Marathon on November 1st. Yes, another marathon. I had contemplated running it for a while. I had won an entry a while ago and couldn't decide whether or not to do it, mostly b/c my friends Martin and Susan didn't get an entry. I could have deferred to next year but if I did, I would have lost the $171 (plus $11 to enter the lottery) that I have already paid and would have had to pay another $170+ next year to enter. It also helped that found a round trip, nonstop ticket for $149;-)
However, this was not the deciding factor. I would have forgone the cost if I didn't feel I could prepare. In the past two months, though, I have averaged between 25-35 miles per week of running and running 6 days per week. (This is without a race to prepare for.) When I looked ahead to hard core training (using my beloved TNT training schedule), I realized that I would continue averaging around that distance per week, only running fewer days per week. So, in my very Type A way, I realized that I would still be running the same amount of time per week, just be on the road less often. Plus, I realize that I would be kicking myself in the butt for an entire year if I didn't do it. I have read that after Boston, this is the marathon to do in your life. I figured this is my chance and who knows what life will bring me in the next year; carpe diem!
Now, this will be my third marathon. My goals this time mostly have to do with training. I truly just want the experience of running this race; I don't have a time goal. I also have lots of things going on this fall. (Mostly collecting data for my dissertation.) So my goal is to also learn to make training managable. Most of you that know me know that I have the potential to become obsessive about training. Therefore, learning to train for a marathon while making it a daily, seamless (and stress free) part of my day will be a challenge, but one that I am excited to take on.
This time, I am not fundraising, but since I get lots of questions about my running and things in my life, I figured I would still keep everyone posted via this blog. (I do plan on still respresenting Team in Training with my shiny purple singlet come race day.) So stay tuned. It should be a fun ride.
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