Wednesday, April 4, 2018

SLO Marathon


The countdown is on. 25 days until my first FULL Marathon. On April 29 I'll be running the San Luis Obispo Marathon. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, prepared, under-prepared, all of the above! As you can see, the banner has been erected on Higuera Street.

My training has kind of been up and down since the beginning of the year. Not gone exactly to plan but what training plan does. I've tried to adjust and get the most out of each day while still living my life. I think I'm prepared. But I know that this will be the most difficult physical thing I've ever done in my life. Five hours of continuous (mostly) running.

To be able to just finish will be an amazing accomplishment. Doing something like this wasn't even on my radar a few short years ago. But as I've progressed with my fitness, and now my running, I've been able to accomplish things I never thought possible. By the end of the month I'll be able to call myself a "MARATHONER", for the REST OF MY LIFE.

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