first marathon

I ran my first marathon in San Antonio at the Rock n Roll inaugural race. It was awesome!!!!

Its Friday before my first marathon (on Sunday) and I feel really good. Its been 6 months since I started, but it seems like the time has flown by. I've definately got anxiety, but feeel well prepared in spite of having a sore back last week.

I was able to get to the chiropractor in enough time to get some good adjustments and recover, while still getting my normal running in.

I've been a little quiet for the last couple weeks. Had a lot on my plate to prepare for the marathon on Nov 16.

After running 16 miles and getting leg cramps, I was concerned and did some more research so I could be prepared for my 18 miler. I thought I was in good shape while I was running my 18 miles, then on mile 15 my legs started cramping again. I kept pushing it, but at mile 17 I hit a wall. I was really bummed, and it affected me since I only had 1 long run left in my schedule and it was a 20 miler and I realized "on the road training" was running out.

After some time of sticking with my running program, I did a lot of research and soul searching before I could really fully commit.

Some of the things I took into consideration was the time and physical commitment it would take to follow through and run the full 26.2 miles. I searched the web and talked to several people I know that had run marathons (or do). The more I searched, the more I found that many 'normal' people have and do run marathons. I didn't have to be a power marathoner to run if I set realiztic goals for myself.

I've always run over the years, but never really took it more serious than exercise and a way to reduce stress. That all changed this year when I ran my first ‘relay’ “Beach-to-Bay” marathon in Corpus Christi TX in mid-May 2008. Beach to Bay was a ton of fun and it gave me the bug to take my running to a new level and get more serious.