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In the beggining

I have set a lofty goal for myself. Run a sub 4 hour marathon and yes that does mean, 3:59:59 is acceptable. This is a huge goal considering this is my second marathon. My first marathon was a disaster, rather I was a disaster. I had just seperated from my now ex-husband and did not take my training seriously. I ended up with a stress fracture 2 to my shin two months out from the marathon. I ran in the water but I wasnt really healed or ready. But I did it anyhow finishing in 6 hours 2 minutes. So 4 hours in a lofty goal. But I can do it. And the more I tell people, the more I beleive I will not fail. I am the strongest I have ever been in my life. And have been preparing for this since November. I worked on my stride for several months before I started adding distance. Im going to yoga once a week. I lift three times a week. I take 4 hours of krav maga classes. And am running 6 days a week with a mix of a 3 mile recovery run, a 2mile speed test, a mid week long at race pace that is half the distance of my long run, track work for my stride (may be just running soon), an easy 3.5 and then my long run.

I have been building up for 6 months to get to this point but I have 5 more to go. So this is the beggining of my journey. I want to use this blog as my outlet during my training, to keep everyone updated, keep me accountable and to track how Im doing. I record all my workouts, sleep and food in a notebook I keep with me but some days its just note enough of an outlet.

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