As some of you may know, I am a runner. I’ve been one since high school. I’ve never been a GOOD one, mind you. Just a trotting along kind of runner. But I ran my first 5K in college, my first half marathon in grad school, and have been doing races ever since. I haven’t yet done a marathon, mostly because…well after about two hours of running I get kind of bored, you know? I’ll do one someday.
And maybe this is the year! You see, yesterday I came up with a harebrained idea. I like half marathons, but training for them gets kind of old. It’s best if you stack a bunch close together, so you kind of stay in training. So I was planning a few for May and then again for the fall, and I thought…well why not do them ALL.
Ok, not ALL of them. But my new year’s resolution? 1 half marathon per month, for 12 months. It’s nothing crazy, I know people who do one marathon per month (I know one guy who does MORE). I figure if they can do it, so can I!
Here I’ll be keeping track of the races, posting pictures and finish times (if anyone cares). And maybe, there will be thoughts along the way. About victory, defeat, and maybe about running. 🙂
And so my idea was born. And 2014 will be the 13.1 year.I’ve looked up races, preferably close to home, as travel is expensive. Even so…this is not a cheap harebrained idea! Dyeing your hair blue? That’s like $100. Running 12 races in a year plus travel and hotel for some of them? We’re looking at well over $2000.
Yikes.
I’m thinking of taking up a collection, maybe with rewards? Like, say, if you funded a race, I’d give you the shirt? I don’t really need more shirts. I could sign it if you wanted? Or…oh I don’t know, what reward would people like for funding my pain? And would anyone fund it? I figure if I raised another $1000 I could switch one of the local races to the west coast even.
But funding or not, we’re going ahead! I’ve already started my planning and the first three races are booked. I’ll probably book the next three soon.
Proposed schedule:
But right now? I’m going for a training run. I think I’m going to need it.
