July update

It's hard to believe that I am 3 weeks into official marathon training. Did I mention that I recently signed up for a sprint triathlon? It has made training a bit crazy and even more overwhelming since I am now training for 3 sports instead of just one. But those are just details, right?!?!?

I had plans to complete in Hal Higdon intermediate plan, however, I immediately struggled with the two back to back long runs on Saturdays. My body was like, "Uhh, whatcha doing there??" I decided it was in my best interest to back off and do the novice plan with a couple modifications. Basically it has me running 4 days a week instead of 5. I love running, but 5 days a week makes it not fun anymore!! I modified it by keeping the midweek runs the same length as the intermediate plan. 

My fundraising is struggling and I am hoping to get a handle on it before I lose my marathon spot! I am $400.00 short (yikes) and need help! No donation is too small so please click on my donation page and make a contribution! The Fisher House is an amazing organization and you won't be disappointed with your decision to support them!!

Thank you for all you do to support me!

Jamie 

One Foot In Front of the Other

Welcome to my newest blog! From here on out I will be documenting my training and progress towards running in the 2013 Marine Corp Marathon in Washington, D.C. This will be my second marathon, and first MCM.

Honestly, I never planned to run in this race. After my first marathon in 2011 I said I wasn't sure that I would run another marathon. Running another one was not on my to-do list (anytime soon at least) but more or a last minute decision. I have friends who talked about running MCM but I really was not interested in it, even though it seemed like it was all everyone was talking about. I have been perfectly happy with training for half marathons and even shorter distances. Being in my first year of teaching kindergarten I have found it particularly difficult to train for anything more than 13.1 miles, and even that was difficult enough!

So one evening I was on the computer and thought, "So what is so great about this Marine Corp. Marathon??" I went to the website and I then went, "OOOhhhhhh!!!!!! Now I get it!" Although I cannot explain just what it is, I admired the look on everyone's face on the page. Pure joy is the best way I can describe it. There were pictures of marines at water stops and long lines of spectators on the marathon route. It looked like everyone was having a great time and I thought "Yeah, I gotta have a part in that!"

But here is the problem... this was about two weeks after registration had closed. So now what? If you know me even a little bit, you know that I am a professional procrastinator so deciding to even look into MCM this late is not really a surprise. The only way I would be able to get into the race would be to run as a charity runner. I found a long list of organizations to run for and I ultimately decided to run for The Fisher House.  Even in the begining stages of fundraising, they have been nothing but supportive!

I begin this blog as a way to keep everyone connected to "what's next" in my crazy plan of fundraising! Check out the tabs at the top for current training goals, fundraising goals, and challenges that I will propose to you all!

This is sure to be a wild ride!
Runner Girl