I Must Be Crazy

This week, I decided I am going to enter myself in a half marathon. Say what?!? I am the last person on Earth who would ever run in a marathon. I hate exercising and I especially hate running. So why, you may be asking, did I decide to make this crazy decision? Well, there's a couple different reasons.

1.) It's the Disneyland marathon that is held at the Disneyland theme park. I heart Disney and I don't think you could get much better scenery while running a marathon than Disneyland.

2.) I have been working on improving my overall health and fitness since January and I have been making great strides. Being able to train and complete this marathon would really show how far I have come.

3.) The timing of the marathon is perfect. It will be held on Labor Day weekend in September, which is right around the time my divorce will be finalized and just a few days before what would have been my 3rd wedding anniversary. Participating in the marathon will be really a really symbolic experience. It will kind of prove to myself that I have made it through the worst time in my life and I have come out a better person.

I am extremely nervous/excited/scared about this whole marathon experience, but I am ready to take on this challenge...I think. I told my trainer about it today and she is really excited to start training me for it. It's not until September so I have plenty of time to train and I know I'm going to need it. The marathon is actually a half marathon, so it's 13.1 miles and I don't have to actually run the whole time, but I do have to keep a 16 minute mile pace throughout. I think I will definitely hate my life the entire time during the marathon, but I know I will be so proud of myself once I finish. Let the training begin!