Marathon-ing
Well, that's it. I'm officially addicted and I haven't even run one yet.
We went to the expo yesterday, and it was awesome. It was downtown at the McCormick place, which is HUGE, and there were a lot of people, and a lot of vendor booths, etc. I bought a new pair of running shorts, and a shirt that says "The girl who can't run says the shoes are too ugly." Because I totally hate those girls you see at the gym who like, have makeup on and have their totally matching outfits that were really over-priced, etc... drives me crazy. Brian thought it was funny, so he egged me on to buy it, because he's seen me get angry at the primped girls at the gym before. ha. Anyway, it's a funny shirt.
So, they also have booths from other races there, so they can recruit/advertise for other races across the country. So, I've been thinking for a while that I don't want this to be a one time thing just so I can say I've done it. It is for a lot of people, and it sort of started that way for me. I had wanted to run one for a few years, and after Adam and I broke up, I had a really hard time with, well, everything. I felt worthless and decided after a while that I needed to do something for myself to make myself feel worthwhile again. This marathon was what I decided to do for myself.
Now, I want to keep doing them. Because it really DOES make me feel worthwhile and hey, what better hobby to have? So, basically, I decided I want to keep registering for races, and stay involved in this "scene." So, I ran the Chicago Half Marathon, I'm running the Chicago Marathon tomorrow at 8AM, I'm registered to run another half marathon in Indianapolis on October 20th, and then another (different) Indianapolis half marathon in May. While we were at the expo, I was kind of thinking that while I'm at it, I might as well get some travelling in... you know, run different courses, see different parts of the country and all that.
So, I decided to just register for one of the ones there. Right then and there. Because I talk about doing a LOT of things that I just never do, or never follow through all the way. Like, if I wanted to half-ass this, I could count Indianapolis as "travelling," and it sort of is. But, I really want to do this all out. So, I registered for another half marathon... in Phoenix. In January. I'm insane. I have no idea where my life will be at that point... but I do know I'm registered to run a race and I have to be in Phoenix on January 13th. I love it.
Also, there is a marathon in Nashville at the end of April that I really want to run... but I promised myself that I am not going to register for any more full marathons until I see how tomorrow goes. Half marathons are no problem... but I've never run a full one. If tomorrow goes well, I can kiss the rest goodbye, because I'm going to start doing this regularly... I'm thinking if I do two marathons a year, with half marathons here and there, that would be totally awesome. It's what I want. It's really what I want. So I really hope tomorrow goes okay.
I also really hope tomorrow goes okay because I don't want to die or be seriously injured.
Here's hoping.
80 degrees and sunny... that's all I'm sayin.
We went to the expo yesterday, and it was awesome. It was downtown at the McCormick place, which is HUGE, and there were a lot of people, and a lot of vendor booths, etc. I bought a new pair of running shorts, and a shirt that says "The girl who can't run says the shoes are too ugly." Because I totally hate those girls you see at the gym who like, have makeup on and have their totally matching outfits that were really over-priced, etc... drives me crazy. Brian thought it was funny, so he egged me on to buy it, because he's seen me get angry at the primped girls at the gym before. ha. Anyway, it's a funny shirt.
So, they also have booths from other races there, so they can recruit/advertise for other races across the country. So, I've been thinking for a while that I don't want this to be a one time thing just so I can say I've done it. It is for a lot of people, and it sort of started that way for me. I had wanted to run one for a few years, and after Adam and I broke up, I had a really hard time with, well, everything. I felt worthless and decided after a while that I needed to do something for myself to make myself feel worthwhile again. This marathon was what I decided to do for myself.
Now, I want to keep doing them. Because it really DOES make me feel worthwhile and hey, what better hobby to have? So, basically, I decided I want to keep registering for races, and stay involved in this "scene." So, I ran the Chicago Half Marathon, I'm running the Chicago Marathon tomorrow at 8AM, I'm registered to run another half marathon in Indianapolis on October 20th, and then another (different) Indianapolis half marathon in May. While we were at the expo, I was kind of thinking that while I'm at it, I might as well get some travelling in... you know, run different courses, see different parts of the country and all that.
So, I decided to just register for one of the ones there. Right then and there. Because I talk about doing a LOT of things that I just never do, or never follow through all the way. Like, if I wanted to half-ass this, I could count Indianapolis as "travelling," and it sort of is. But, I really want to do this all out. So, I registered for another half marathon... in Phoenix. In January. I'm insane. I have no idea where my life will be at that point... but I do know I'm registered to run a race and I have to be in Phoenix on January 13th. I love it.
Also, there is a marathon in Nashville at the end of April that I really want to run... but I promised myself that I am not going to register for any more full marathons until I see how tomorrow goes. Half marathons are no problem... but I've never run a full one. If tomorrow goes well, I can kiss the rest goodbye, because I'm going to start doing this regularly... I'm thinking if I do two marathons a year, with half marathons here and there, that would be totally awesome. It's what I want. It's really what I want. So I really hope tomorrow goes okay.
I also really hope tomorrow goes okay because I don't want to die or be seriously injured.
Here's hoping.
80 degrees and sunny... that's all I'm sayin.