Back At It

St. George Marathon 2005- The Little Buckaroo Running Club
I've picked up an old habit the last month. Yes, I'm running again. Yes, I'm training for the St. George Marathon. No, I'm not that fast yet. But... I am considering running a habit now because I have run every day (excluding Sundays and 2 other days I missed) for the last month. I'm really proud of myself because I was even less consistent in training for marathon #2. That means that the last time I was this consistent about my daily run was when I was first married and pregnant with Gracie.

St. George Marathon 2007

I will be the first to admit that it is hard. I never really like running when I start out and don't usually enjoy it until after I've already gone a couple of miles. Sometimes I lack motivation, time or energy, but I'm really grateful I've made this a priority right now. I think it has really helped my patience levels to burn off some extra energy and it helps me not to feel to stir crazy being home all day long.

I'm the type of person who really needs a goal and a serious reason or I have a really hard time exercising. I hesitate to write this goal in case I don't reach it, but I also want to spread the word to help motivate myself and have more accountability. I decided that I don't want to run another marathon just to say, "I did it". I'm aiming for a sub 4hr time and hopefully faster (3hrs. 40 min) to be able to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Right now I'm just working on my endurance and mileage (2-4 miles a day) and I've been working on getting my old speed back before I get to ambitious about getting to my hopeful marathon speed. Hopefully it will continue to go well. I'd love to hear some good speed advice from those who know how to go faster (please Shauna- I know you've run a sub 4 marathon).