One year

One year ago i was nervously counting down the hours, minutes, seconds to my first marathon. Sunday is the 2010 Chicago Marathon. I was hoping to register for and run this event....but it ended up closing long before i expected it to and i didnt get my registration in in time :(. I was pretty upset about it....but i think it worked out for the best. Don't things typically?

One year ago I was facing an unknown with excitement and trepidation. One year ago I was planning and re-planning my race-day routine. What to eat. What to wear. How to start the race. Etc. Etc.

And now, one year later, I'm three marathons in to my goal of fifty by the time I'm fifty years old :). Just 47 to go! :)

I love what running has done for me...the mental toughness. The physical toughness. The endurance, health....joy.

I have an appointment with a doctor at a sports clinic in town to evaluate my injured knee and achilles tendon on Wednesday. Making the appointment, as odd as it sounds, was painful. It sucks knowing something is wrong enough to warrant a professional's intervention. I can't wait, though, to get a plan in place....to get better, to get stronger, and to plan for number four!


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