The Year of ME!

I've decided to do some things for myself this year. My first act of me-ness is to once and for all get myself into shape. I've signed up for and paid the fee for my first 1/2 marathon. I'm on my 3rd week of a 12 week training schedule. My deadline is April 17th, which if you do the math, I haven't given myself any wiggle room. I've been using www.halhigdon.com as a guide.  It's a great site if you are just getting started or even if you are a more seasoned runner.


So far, the training is pretty easy for me. Tomorrow I will run 5 miles which will be my long run for the week and I don't anticipate any problems. The weather is suppose to cooperate finally with sunny skies and 53 degrees. My running friend Jenny will be meeting me and I think our biggest challenge will be wet, slushy roads from the melting snow and the blocked sidewalks from all the snow that hasn't melted yet. Let's hope my body can keep up!

My second act of me-ness is to keep up with my posting.  It's been easy to tell myself I don't have time to sit and write, but I've been checking out a lot of other blogs recently.  It doesn't matter how much you have to say but that you actually say it!  My goal is to write about my running and my workouts since that will be something constant during my week.  I can't guarantee interesting all the time, but maybe I can motivate someone else just a little bit. 

Let the year of me begin!