My Inner Runner

So, a few weeks ago, I met this guy that wanted me to run a half-marathon with him. I somehow got this crazy idea that I would actually be capable of doing this haha. With 9 weeks to go, we needed to start training quickly, but were not able to. Then, one day, my friend Justin suggests we do this program called “Couch-to-5k.” It sounded awesome, but I still had my heart set on the half-marathon. A few days later, I had a falling out with the guy I was going to run it with (although we didn’t speak only for a few days, and we're friends again). During those few days, I decided that I still wanted to run, and that I was going to run a 5k, and that I was going to get a bunch of my friends in on it with me. So, I recruited my best friend here in Salt Lake (Andrew), Justin and a few others, and we are totally going to do it! The marathon I am going to run is in 10 weeks from yesterday, and we start the program on Monday (9 week program). The marathon I’m going to run is on Thanksgiving, and is called “The Cold Turkey Run,” and is actually a 6k. I’m pretty stoked!

So, I decided if things go well, and I enjoy running this 6k, that I am going to run a 10k in January on my birthday. This would give me 8-9 weeks to train for the 10k, which pretty much starts off where a 5k would leave me. Then, if that goes well, I want to run the Salt Lake Marathon in April, doing the half-marathon portion. I’m pretty excited!!! I’m trying to figure out what the chances are that I could accomplish this, but I’m going to try as hard as I can. I figure since I am not doing marching band anymore, I need something to keep me active, as this is my first fall in 10 years where I have not done marching band. I can imagine the pounds packing on now haha. I don’t know if I will lose weight or not, and that isn't my goal. My goal is to be active, to become healthier, to complete a marathon, and to not GAIN weight. Also, I’d like to get the definition back in my legs haha… they are looking less muscular now, and it makes me sad inside. Anyway, if anyone is interested in running the marathon with us, or at least training, just let me know! The program is set up so that really anybody can do it. If I can do it, then you can do it haha. If not for anything else, you can do it simply to say that you once ran a 5k marathon. That’s an achievement that not a ton of people can say they have, and it’s not really that hard. Plus, there is nothing wrong with being able to run for 30 minutes without stopping! So come on, let’s do this! Let’s find our inner runner!