The motivation

Why am I keeping a blog? The answer is simple: because I am running a freaking marathon!

So why keep a blog? Because this is kind of a big deal for me. I've been running now for a little over four years, but I have to say that I am not much of a runner. The person finishing near the end of the race: that's me. The runner who insists on running even though the walky-runny people are beating her out? That's me. I've been dead last not once, but twice in my running career. I'm definitely more of a turtle than a hare, but the point is that I do make it (slowly) to the finish line.

This means that running a marathon for me will be a lengthy and time-consuming process, not to mention the training that will be involved with it...long runs are even longer when you are wicked slow! But I wanted to record this adventure, as well as some of the fun points along the way (Florida Summer Series Death Runs, for instance).

The marathon in question is the Kiawah Island Marathon, which will be on December 11, 2010. My plan is to drive from Florida to South Carolina (where the marathon is), run it, then crash out , and finally drive home to Canada for my vacation. The registration for the marathon is on August 1 and I plan to sign up as soon as possible. Likely I will have some ridiculously low bib number as a result, such as 4.

I welcome any comments that you have and hope that friends far and wide will keep track of my efforts. Running, for me, is a very solitary activity, and your support is thoroughly appreciated, even if it takes the form of, 'Why are you doing this?!?'