Do it anyway.

It's like I couldn't pull my hand away from grabbing my wallet.  I don't know what happened--it was like a runner's rufie.  When I got the email confirmation, I had realized what I had done.

Woke up with black eye and a male genitalia drawn on my face, too.

I'd been looking into signing up for a full marathon for months now.  Since my first half in January.  With every double-digit run I felt more and more compelled.  I held off because I couldn't find anything that would work monetarily.  I can't afford a ton for travel and hotel expenses.  

LO AND BEHOLD...The Baystate Marathon.  A "fast" marathon in Lowell, MA--a short drive from my folks house in New Hampshire.  Not a ton of people, I think it's capped somewhere around 2000, lots of people trying to qualify for Boston in 2014 (not me).  That all being said, I'm like 99.9% sure I'll be last over the finish line--BUT DAMMIT, I'M GOING TO FINISH.  Last summer I started running, and I could BARELY jog 2 miles straight-and since then I've finished a bunch of 5ks, 5 Miler, 10k, will do a 10 miler race this weekend, and two half-marathons.  All those I thought I'd never do.  When I did finally do my first half-I thought for sure I would finish 3+ hours, and I killed it (well, for me) at 2:25.  The second one I didn't do so well on--it was hot, humid, we'd only slept an hour and a half, and ate WAAAY too late.  It was fun, don't get me wrong--but to be turtle-heading half the race is not a good feeling.  A learning experience with a best friend, you can't party down in Disney and expect a PR the next morning--worth it, though.

So, taking those lessons, we press on to 26.2.  Like I said, I've got my 10 miler this weekend, in May I signed up for 5k just to keep my juices going.  In July, my husband's family has a yearly reunion at this camp-like resort (think Dirty Dancing without Swayze-esque drama) and they do a 5k--which I'm so up for this year.  Goal is to PR at these 5ks.  So, under 28:00 ish.

Late April, early May starts the 26.2 training.  I'm tossing up using Higdon or Galloway--I used Higdon for both 13.1s, but I keep hearing amazing reviews for Galloway and surprising times with his method. I've been asking the twitter #runchat peeps for what they feel is their fave--leave it below, though, too...you know, if ya feel like it.

You know, it kind of scares the crap out of me, but I feel like it's a good thing.  There are far too many things in this world we don't do because of fear--whether that be of failing, of what people will think, or of change itself.  And it's bullshit.  We all have to get over ourselves (legit, mind over matter) or you can live with regret no matter how small.  Like I said a post or two ago---time passes no matter what you choose to do, so instead of not---Do it anyway.

I feel like this has been the "Krissy Runs" theme.  This song came on randomly on my iPod when I was driving home and thinking of the marathon and whether or not to do it.  Question = answered.

Peace, Love, Distance, Speed, AND

Go Fork Yourselves,

Krissy

FUTURE MARATHONER (uh, nah nah nah nah.)