Last week I was pondering whether I would ever be able to run a full marathon. The answer is, "I don't know." But, as I was mulling over this question (internally, of course) my friend Gen signed up for the Chicago marathon. You see, just a few weeks before I was in Toronto with my friend Sara, who had convinced me to sign up. The issue was that the Chicago Marathon falls the day after Yom Kippur; to Jews who are more religious than I am that means that the Chicago Marathon falls the day after fasting. I was willing to look beyond that, but Sara is a "good Jew". I certainly wasn't going to sign up unless one of my other friends did. This is where Gen comes in --- as soon as I saw that she signed up, I was in. So, off we go.
I've come a very long way since April 2010, but I still have a ways to go. I'm running a half marathon in Toronto with my friends Elyse and Sara in May --- but then it is all about the Chicago Marathon.
I've tried to relay my stories about my adventures over the last 10 months to my friends. Often times they laugh, and then other times they tell me I'm ridiculous. But, when one of them suggested this blog I figured that I would give it a try. So, for better or for worse, this is going to document it all. The sessions with my trainer, the mileage, the injuries, the pain, and very likely some complaining. Glad that y'all are along for the ride.
You got this. :)
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