I’ve contemplated this for years. Each thought ends in absolute terror over the distance of a marathon. Today, I begin to conquer this fear with my first training session.

Just as background, I was a long sprinter in high school and college covering the 200m and 400m distances. That was almost twenty years ago. I am now much older and as you can imagine, not as fast.

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Running is a new experience now. I began running 3 years ago due to health reasons and have made it up to the half marathon distance easily now. Still, the thought of a 26.2 terrifies me! I’ve already paid for my first marathon so I guess that means there’s no backing out now. That’s the purpose of this blog. Keep me accountable! Wish me luck on this journey! I am excited to share this experience with you all!