Well, it has been almost a year but I am doing it again. The Athens Marathon. And no, I am not ducking out and doing the half. I did that last year, with VERY little training and trust me… 13.1 miles and no training=miserable. I looked back on the race photos thinking “Wow… that girl looks like she is struggling, possibly dying… oh, wait a second… thats ME!!” I ran 10 miles yesterday and today my knee feels like it is going to fall off. I think I need to start taking some vitamin supplements for my joints but I am not sure which ones to take. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Hopefully tomorrow will prove to be a little better of a day, muscle and joint wise, and I can get out there and put some more miles in.
Now, is it just me or do other people get really giddy inside and excited when you finally realize you are training for something real? Because every time I complete a long run, I realize I am one step closer to getting to my starting line for the Athens race on April 11, 2010. It pumps me up to know I am doing something so few others can speak of. No one really understands a marathon until they have run one, and it is such an accomplishment to share with others. I don’t care if you have run one marathon or twenty. You have experienced something a lot of people haven’t. If you have run one, I would be anxious to hear your story about the race! Please feel free to share it with me! (I mean, hey, it could help me in my motivational trek to get out the door)
Standing on the Starting Line 