Life Past 30

Since running the 2008 Marine Corps Marathon, I have enjoyed eating what I want and even started eating red meat again.  I have found roast beef quite enjoyable, but still won’t eat it too often.  Besides that, I have consumed my favorite food, homemade french fries, countless times.  To be honest, I have not worked out much and have been enjoying life without daily training.  The extremely cold weather was one factor that kept me inside most of the time with the exception of going out with my family and going to work.

However, running has been on my mind every day and I have been creating a training plan that will be better than last year’s plan.  Of course, this year’s goal is to run the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon on October 25 at or under five hours.  I have completed a few small runs to assess my current level and now that the weather is mild enough to not cause extreme “lung burn”, I am ready for more training.  The past three months have been challenging in the fact that I have not been able to run as much as I wanted, but now that I’m completely healed, I will commence working toward my goal.

I am excited, but not nervous like I was last year because I know what to expect.  This year, my weaknesses will be obliterated and I will be 100% ready to take on the challenge of running 26.2 miles again.  Just writing about it is enough motivation!