July 1, 2007 - The Plan

I'm gonna do it this time. I've always had the idea in my head that I could run a (half)marathon. Better yet, I could run it in less than 2 hours. Is it possible?......sure. Is it possible for me?....now that may be a different answer.

In 2004, I trained 17 weeks to run the Pinckney Trail Run. I actually thought one of my life-goals was going to happen. The problem is that I trained indoors because of the weather and the fact that I could sit in a hot tub after the session. On the day of the run it snowed 6-8 inches and was 20-some degrees. Not exactly the 70-degree, no wind climate of my gym. Needless to say, I backed out. Since then I have made several attempts to train again, but usually fade after 2-3 weeks. This time WILL be different.

My plan is to run the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Half-Marathon (http://www.detroitfreepressmarathon.com/) on October 21. That gives me 16 weeks to prepare, 16 weeks to battle the urge to stay home instead of workout, and 16 weeks to back out. It also gives me 16 weeks to prove to myself that I can accomplish something that, at this point, is impossible to me.

I will try to keep this blog up to date as much as possible. If you keep seeing postings, I am still on course. If not, I'm sure you can figure out what happened.