run a full marathon

Yay I got into the Nike Women’s Full Marathon fo r mid-October. So excited. My first full marathon ever, better start ramping up the training!

After doing two halfs, I was asked if my next step was to go for a full. And I never had any desire to put my body through 26.2 miles of pure torture. But now that I think about it, two years ago, I had never considered myself a runner, could hardly run a mile without feeling like I was gonna die, much less 13 miles! Finishing that first half marathon, although painful, made me realize that I am capable of doing many things I once thought I couldn’t. It just takes alot of hard work and determination. And with that, I’d like to challenge myself even further with doing a full marathon, and I know just the one… The Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco in October. I’ve always wanted to run it’s half marathon portion because the views along the course are supposed to be absolutely beautiful, as well grueling with the steep steep hills through the Presidio. I have always been intimidated by the course and never rallied up the nerve to run it, so this would be the perfect challenge this time around!

I’m starting to gather some trainig programs from Nike’s website and just need to really discipline myself with the workouts and scheduling of them. Wish me luck! I have almost a year till the run…more than enough time to get myself ready for one of the biggest physical challenges of my life!