Look who it is

It's ME!

This is hard. I'm a little bored already, but lets try this out shall we?

I'm running a marathon and despite that look on my face I think I'm actually going to do this. I decided last month and this is my way of following through: by documenting it!

I'll be here documenting my runs, the horrible weather at 6 am, and all of the breaks and mistakes that I make while training.

This blog will follow me as I begin training, I'll also simultaneously be starting a new job this week and winter quarter in January at SU. I hope that by documenting this process I can learn a little about myself and have a fun journal to look back at once this is all done.

Since everyone is moving away or has moved away since the end of summer I felt the need for a change because I'm BORED. Also, Seattle is the WORST right now. The weather is making me want to kill myself and/or others (mostly others) and I think, from what I hear, I'll be as happy as a tan person but not tan.

Problem

I'm a crazy smoker. Granted most of my friends smoke more than I do, but I still can smoke a pack a day if I drink enough. Hopefully I'll kick the habit once I get into training.

I'm also a drinker if you didn't guess that. Hopefully this process will lead me to a little bit healthier of a lifestyle.

Routine

This is a 26 week training which will actually be about 29 since I'm starting a few weeks early.

It's broken down into 3 phases. I'm starting phase I which is 9 weeks long. My weekly running load will also be 10-20 miles a week. I'll be pushing on the longer side.

Goal

I'm in it to win it! June 6th is the race date! I'll be running 26.2 miles in the Rock'n'Roll San Diego Marathon. June is my favorite month in San Diego and with the coast wind it'll be a nice run.

I'm really excited to get started and I hope for those of you who are gone already can get a kick out of watching me run ;)