I ran my last marathon in 2001. I'm 41 now and probably 25 lbs heavier as well. I've taken stabs at running, but never managed to keep it up for one reason or an other. I ran a half marathon in Prince Edward Island last October 15th with a guy in my office. We both ran a month or two sporadically for it, and played a round of golf in the rain the day before. Did OK , but know I had much more in me.
Well we are both now officially training for the Dublin Marathon -Oct 31st! It's pretty exciting. I've never been to Ireland before. We will purchase our tickets soon so we can't back out. My legs are fine after the first two weeks of training . My goal is to keep the bulk of the training slower than normal so I don't break something in my old body.
Our Real Estate office has +- 35 people now , and they all support us. Last year they set up a big betting pool as to whether we would finish the Half. I expect something similiar this year as well.
I remember from 2001 - I could think a lot easier when I was running. If something was bothering me, I would work it out when I ran. Great Therapy. I will start a running Blog update on the Training, and the trip over and the experience. Wish me luck!
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