318 Days 11 Hours 32 Minutes 29 Seconds....That is officially how much time I have until the next Shamrock Marathon. 318 days to train and whip my flubby mom body into marathon ready shape.
The Person:
My name is Allie, and for all safety purposes we will leave it on a first name basis, never know who's out there. I have never considered myself to be a blogger. I don't really read them, and I certainly do not write them. All of you mom's out there know, that keeping up with a 19 month old doesn't leave much time to write about your life on the Internet. But, for the purposes of inspiration and self preservation, I have decided to take this journey, from mom to marathoner in 318 days documented online, with you.
The Challenge:
To run and finish (in a decent amount of time) the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach, March 2011. I would not consider myself an extremely unhealthy person. I could never be on the wrong side of an eating disorder because my love of food has become more than a habit in the past few decades. I am 5'8 and approximate weight is 135... yes... I know what your thinking out there doing the math in your head. No, I am not obese, or even considered over-weight, but yes, I am VERY out of shape, I can barley walk up two flights of stairs at work without feeling like like a toad.
Currently, I can run/walk a mile in about 10 minutes.... maybe more. (who's counting anyway?) I like to smoke cigarettes on occasion, which I've heard is not the best for your health let alone if you want to try and run 26.2 miles.... so I guess the guilty pleasure may have to fall by the wayside.
I work full time (40+ hours a week) so I am not a stay at home mom that has the kids in daycare all day while I get to train. I am not getting paid to run this marathon or to talk about it. I am a real down to earth mom that has set a goal for myself. I have wanted to run a marathon ever since I found out I was pregnant with my son. It was something that I felt I could not accomplish and after finding out I was going to have a surprise baby... I figured I could surprise myself and do this too.
This adventure will be a challenge of time, mental and physical strength, not to mention balance.
I am a single parent (though I have a wonderful support system in place), I am also a part time student (working on a masters).. not to mention working full time and running after an 19 month old little boy. Needless to say my life is INSANE.
My sister, cousin, friend and I have made a pack to train for and run in the Shamrock Marathon together in March of 2011. Check out the website: http://www.shamrockmarathon.com/. Today is day one, 318 days to go.
If you read this and feel inspired..please join me. I would love to have fellow bloggers or anyone interested in starting fresh this year join in!
Until next time--
Allie
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