One definition of insanity

Good for you! Listen, I am a 43 year old mother of two teenage kids. I’m a lowly office manager. I signed up to do a half marathon at the end of 2008. I was a smoker too. I had NO Idea why I had signed up to do this. But I did, and I trained, and I quit smoking, and I ran my half marathon. It was awesome. Of course, I’ve since quit running and gone back to smoking, but hey, I did it.

Go for it. You’ll LOVE it.

Good for you! Listen, I am a 43 year old mother of two teenage kids. I’m a lowly office manager. I signed up to do a half marathon at the end of 2008. I was a smoker too. I had NO Idea why I had signed up to do this. But I did, and I trained, and I quit smoking, and I ran my half marathon. It was awesome. Of course, I’ve since quit running and gone back to smoking, but hey, I did it.

Go for it. You’ll LOVE it.

I forgot to mention that I did it for the Team in Training; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society so I also had to raise $1800.00 in order to be able to do it. Yeah. I did that too. THAT, believe it or not, was the hardest thing to do, to get people to donate. I know, right?

I forgot to mention that I did it for the Team in Training; Leukemia and Lymphoma Society so I also had to raise $1800.00 in order to be able to do it. Yeah. I did that too. THAT, believe it or not, was the hardest thing to do, to get people to donate. I know, right?

What’s your goal? Are you trying to finish on your own 2 feet or do you have a time goal? When my family did one a few years ago Sarah and I hardly even trained for it. Of course we walked a lot and besides being sore, it wasn’t really a problem. I need to do one sometime and have an actual time goal. I’m sporting a pretty decent gut these days that I need to run off.

What’s your goal? Are you trying to finish on your own 2 feet or do you have a time goal? When my family did one a few years ago Sarah and I hardly even trained for it. Of course we walked a lot and besides being sore, it wasn’t really a problem. I need to do one sometime and have an actual time goal. I’m sporting a pretty decent gut these days that I need to run off.

Thanks c.a.!

Eric – Goals: 1. to finish 2. to not walk – I want to RUN a half marathon. You should join Heidi and me (she’s the one who invited me to do it in the first place) and start training.

Thanks c.a.!

Eric – Goals: 1. to finish 2. to not walk – I want to RUN a half marathon. You should join Heidi and me (she’s the one who invited me to do it in the first place) and start training.

I’d join you in a heartbeat if I could. I think a half-marathon is a great distance, and I’ve only run one once, but it was fun. Good luck in your training, and make sure to take care of your joints. My knees and ankles got sore during some of my training because I ran too much on sidewalks.

I’d join you in a heartbeat if I could. I think a half-marathon is a great distance, and I’ve only run one once, but it was fun. Good luck in your training, and make sure to take care of your joints. My knees and ankles got sore during some of my training because I ran too much on sidewalks.

My hips STILL hurt. My half marathon was back in February.

My hips STILL hurt. My half marathon was back in February.

Why don’t you? Grab a Nike+ and let’s do it.

Why don’t you? Grab a Nike+ and let’s do it.

That’s not a good sign. My right hip hurts already during/after runs. Other than that I’m (mostly) OK. Any recommendations?

That’s not a good sign. My right hip hurts already during/after runs. Other than that I’m (mostly) OK. Any recommendations?

Coo coo, ca choo.

Coo coo, ca choo.

If my knees didn’t hurt all the time, I’d run more.

Good luck! P.S. Get one of those iPhone apps that helps you train for marathons.

If my knees didn’t hurt all the time, I’d run more.

Good luck! P.S. Get one of those iPhone apps that helps you train for marathons.

Erin – Thanks. I’m using Nike+’s training program so hopefully that doesn’t suck.

Erin – Thanks. I’m using Nike+’s training program so hopefully that doesn’t suck.