Expanding Horizons

I know I told you back in January when I went to see the Spirit of the Marathon movie http://www.marathonmovie.com that I would never participate in a Marathon or a half marathon.  But you also know that I am one to stretch my comfort zone & explore new things in order to grow as a person.  Not sure how I got from those beliefs (I’ll never run a marathon) to my current plan other than the inspiration of the movie & some coaxing from Aimee.

Definitions for those of you that don’t know
Marathon is 26 miles 385 yards or 42.195 km
Half marathon is 13 miles 352 yards or 21.243 km

My dear girlfriend Aimee is currently in training to participate in her first half marathon on the first weekend in May.  She is working with Team in Training an amazing organization that has been assisting people with Leukemia & Lymphoma for the last 20 years.  http://www.teamintraining.org/
Aimee has asked me to participate in a full marathon with her next year possibly the one in Alaska.  In preparation for this I have agreed to walk/run at least one half marathon this year.

As part of my training I have the joined the Wharf to Wharf training group with Central Coast Running.  My goal is to run the Wharf to Wharf a 10k race a (mere 6.2 miles) in less than 1 hour.  http://www.wharftowharf.com/

I wanted to have some great shoes before I started training.  I’ve never worn real running shoes before only cheapy shoes from Big 5 or Payless.  So I went to see Adam the owner of Central Coast Running.  He fit me in the most amazing pair of shoes.  I had no idea shoes could be this comfy.  I may never wear dress shoes or sandals again, who needs style when you are this comfortable.
http://www.centralcoastrunning.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

I haven’t picked a half marathon yet but there are lots around here to choose from:
See Jane Run http://www.seejanerun.com/
San Francisco http://www.runsfm.com/home.html
Big Sur http://www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org/Home_194.htm

Maybe I’ll do a couple before the summer is out.

Blessings,

Diana

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