"They say if you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true" - Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)
I hope that is true, what Briar Rose said, because I have dreamed of this marathon several times. Well half marathon. I call it a marathon because it is easier to say. I don't mean to offend those who run the whole marathon by making nothing of it. I am just so happy that I have found the strength to run half of it! Maybe the next year I can do the whole marathon...maybe!
Training has been going well, for the most part. It is hard to balance a full time work schedule and a full class load and manage to find the time to get out and do some training. Although I might not be doing it as often as I would like I am doing it which is all that matters. We have a little over a year until we register for the half marathon and then in January of 2013 we will be running it. My friend sent me a video that someone made (driving) the course on race day. It made me so happy that soon, it will be me running it! Right now I am just trying to get the courage up to actually run. After I tore my ACL last year and had surgery I am a bit apprehensive. But I know I can start doing it soon. I live on a nice 4.1 mile square and I try and walk it at least 3 times a week. I also do Zumba 2 - 3 times a week (when I can)! I think my strength in knowing I can run the half marathon came from being able to do Zumba! It has really given me a boost in confidence and I know that if I can dream it, I can do it.
It scares me a little to think about running 13.1 miles continuously and that is why I have started training rather uncharacteristically early. I am not looking forward to the winter months. I am going to have to find some way to get out there and walk and hopefully run or I was thinking maybe I will take up swimming for those months. And then in the spring get back to it. Don't get me wrong I will be out on the pavement until the snowy ice mucks everything up! Well...today is Zumba, and weather permitting 4 miles later on. I think I want to goto City Forest today, it's nice to switch it up once in a while!
I hope people who start reading my blog will find it somewhat inspirational, because if I can get the courage up to run this half marathon anyone should be able to!
PS: Happy 40th Birthday Disney World!!
~ Morgan
