So yesterday my brother mentioned to me that we should do the Yakima River Canyon Marathon. At first I thought. YES sign me up, after all since having Ewan my brother has suggested several different runs that I have participated in. The first was a 12k, that I walked and jogged through pushing Ewan in his stroller, then came the 10k Dirty Dash, followed by the 5k Warrior Dash. Each pushed the boundaries of what I thought I could physically do, but with the support of my brother and my family I did them. So of course I said yes. Then I thought to myself... exactly how far is a marathon, and what did I agree to?!?!
So this marathon is 26.2 miles. It needs to be done in under 7 hours. So I started having second thoughts about the whole thing. But after some words of encouragement from Cielo I decided that this is a good goal. So I have 173 days to get ready to walk/jog/run a marathon. So I thought to myself I need a training schedule and new shoes. Propelling myself that far no matter how fast (or slow) I go, I need some really good shoes. I also need to get out there and exercise. Cielo and I are going to hold each other accountable. He already came up with a training schedule. Goal one for tomorrow is 1 mile. I can do that. I figure baby steps and consistency is the key. Plus I am looking forward to the benefits of consistent exercise.
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