As I registered for the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon this week, right before it sold out, I thought “What am I getting myself into?” I’ve only recently started running again and my distance base isn’t very high. The race isn’t until October 4, but the huge unknown is how my legs will hold up under the rigors of running those mega miles.
But you know what? It doesn’t matter. I have confidence I can not only do it, but also get a respectable time in the process. My goal? A Boston Marathon qualifying time of 3 hours, 10 minutes. That sounds crazy, but five years ago when I first tried to get into training for a marathon (before the injuries), I thought that time didn’t sound tough at all. My mind is in 2004 and my body is in 2009. What’s wrong with that?
