Four more days!

After many months of preparation, the day is almost here.  Four more days until the Carlsbad Full Marathon!  I can't believe I'm actually going to do it.  After a whole lot of miles and a lot of sweat, it's almost here.  I'm a little scared and apprehensive...just hope I'm not that person they're picking up the cones after, but I probably will be.  But that's okay.  This is the hardest thing I've ever done, but I have a feeling it will be the most satisfying, once I get past the pain. 

CARLSBAD, HERE I COME!

Almost time for that marathon!

It's almost here!  Four more days until my FULL marathon!  26.2 miles....wow.  I can't believe I'm actually going to do it.  After months of long, long run/walks on the weekend, it's finally almost here.  After a lot of work and sweat I'm going to do it.  I hope to make it in 6 hours, but I kind of doubt it.  It's a challenging course with rolling hills and one big grade...so, we'll see how it goes. I think it will be the hardest thing I've ever done in my whole life.  I'm expecting a lot of pain and a whole lot of self satisfaction! 

HERE I COME, CARLSBAD!  :D

Still plugging on....three weeks to go! 

STILL ON TRACK!

In case you thought I gave up, I didn't!  I'm still plugging along, just not good at getting to the blog.  I did 22 miles last week ... not sure about this week, bad weather out there.  But I'm on track to do a marathon in January in Carlsbad...so GO ME! 

THE DATE IS SET FOR FIRST MARATHON!

Well, the date is set for the run of a lifetime.  January 19, 2014, in Carlsbad, California, I will be running that MARATHON BEFORE I TURN 50!  I don't know if Carlsbad was the best choice for a full marathon, but I will find out!  I've run the half, so I know part of the course anyway.  I know I can do at least half of it!

So I'm on my way...this weekend I'll be up to 20 miles!  I'm on my way.

Claremont 4th of July 5K

So, it's taken me a while to blog about our most recent run, which was the Claremont 4th of July 5K. 

It was a very warm day, even warm at 8 a.m.  Thankfully, a lot of the course was shaded by big beautiful trees, which kept us cool...or at least cooler.  ;)  It was great turnout for a fun race.  We ran through the streets by a park and by Claremont College which had beautiful old buildings as part of their campus.  There was great support from the residents, even though they had questionable senses of humor, telling us we were halfway when we had about a tenth of a mile to go.   Unfortunately, there was a casualty of this race, one guy was down for the count at the side of the road - hope he ended up being okay. 

Looking forward to the next race, AFC in San Diego.  A little nervous, have to do 13 miles in 3 hours.  Hopefully I don't become a casualty too!  

I'm still here...

Just wanted to let you know out in blog land that I am still here, still plugging away, still running, still working on hills!  So I haven't given up yet.