The second to last week in January, I was sitting around in a meeting thinking about something fun to do this year that will keep me motivated to stay in shape. I listed out some races, varying from 3 milers to a marathon, that I could run throughout the year. A light bulb went off, and I decided that I wanted to run a race every month of this year. Sounded like fun! I enlisted the support and involvement of several friends, including the master runner, Nicole.
My mind had been made up for a while that in this year that I turn 40, I would attempt to complete a marathon. Several months ago, I began investigating marathons around November or December of 2011, that were "easy". In my search, I found the Las Vegas Marathon, which was described as one of the flatest races in the country. Bingo! Figuring that if for some reason I got injured or couldn't complete the marathon, I would still have a trip to Vegas. Seemed like a perfect plan. From there, I started looking into races that would help prepare me for the marathon. This was the start of this crazy idea.
I am not a "runner" per se, but I have dabbled a bit in the last 5 years or so. My friend Kate convinced me several years ago that I could run a 5K. I trained a little and was able to run/walk to the finish of my first race. Since then, I have probably ran about 10 races, with my crowning achievement being a 20K that I ran last June. That race got me thinking that I could probably run longer distances with some good training. So, here I am challenging myself to run a Race-a-Month throughout this year to reach my goal of completing a marathon. Wish me luck!!
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