Week 1

Welcome to the beginning...the continuation...the beginning...the continuation...no, the beginning to my training for the Columbus half marathon. I hesitate to call this the beginning for two reasons: one, because I have already unofficially trained for a half marathon with a neighbor friend for fun (yes, I said fun...who does that?) but I didn't actually run the marathon to complete my training, so as you might have guessed, it was rather anticlimactic, and two, because I am extremely indecisive.

I guess I should start by explaining a couple of things because not only am I very indecisive, but I am also obsessed with the order in which I post/discuss things in this blog (I feel that you already know so much about me), so I decided to document this momentous event in my life because I love to journal everything...seriously everything, and because I know I will inevitably need advice and/or many encouraging words along the way, I have decided to post this journal on the internet, which I hear all the cool kids do now.

You may now be wondering why I even want to run this half marathon, but the truth is that I have had a love for running for several years now and I feel like I need to keep that love alive by doing something new (kind of like the seven year itch in a marriage...its time to mix things up a bit, by the way, honey, if you are reading this...we are 5 years in to it so we should start thinking on that ). For awhile lately I have been wondering what the purpose of my running is...yes, I love to stay in shape and yes, running is therapeutic and calming and empowering to me, but really where am I going and when will I get there??? So here I am ready to embark on this 10-week journey that I hope will culminate in the completion of a half marathon. I know there will be some physical pain but I figure that if I can give birth to my son...this is doable :) By the way, being the perfectionist that I am, I wanted to go straight for the full marathon, but was advised by many experienced runners that it best to start with the half to avoid killing my "love" for running in one foul swoop. My final rationalization for this blog and the marathon for that matter is that I seem to be lacking a bit of purpose in my life right now...so here goes nothing.

I cannot promise that I will post every training session but I do plan to post every week or so by my count that should be about 10 posts or so unless I follow in the footsteps of the Harry Potter and Twilight series and split the last post into two very suspenseful posts (will she make it or not?)...who knows...are you on the edge of your seat yet??? I also plan to close each blog with an update about my mental status and my likeliness to continue training.

*Mental status this week is GREAT because I am excited and geared up to run...not to mention I can run 3 and 4 miles in my sleep at this point! Likeliness to continue training is 100%, so its a good week!*

This week's schedule:

Monday: 3 miles

Wednesday: 3 miles

Thursday: 3 miles

Saturday: 4 miles