Crazy Talk

I’ve been thinking about running a marathon for a long time. I’ve always told myself that I will do one before I am no longer part of this Earth. There are two marathons that I would consider doing as my first one. One is the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar marathon and the other is the Chicago Marathon. Obviously the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar would make more sense. Last year I thought about doing it for a long time and then I just didn’t feel quite ready. Plus I figured I should probably do a half before I attempted a full. Well now that I have the half under my belt, I really have no excuses.

Last Thursday I received an email from the Free Press marathon stating that the race fee is cheaper until June 30^th. After I finished the Martian ½ Marathon I had made up my mind to run the ½ for the Free Press. Now I’m considering doing the whole thing. In my head I know I could do it, but there’s also a little voice that is telling me that is a long ass way to run! I emailed my friend Elena, which was a mistake blessing, to hear her thoughts on the subject. Of course she says that she would also like to do the full marathon. Of course. She has a book with a training program that only requires you to run three days a week to avoid burnout and injury. Ugh, I think I’m running a marathon. I have until June 30^th to make up my mind for the cheaper rate.