So laying in bed while watching The Biggest Loser I decided I really want to run my first marathon. After checking out the Atlanta race guides I found the ING Atlanta Marathon for March, 30, 2008.
I’ve always liked running and I love how it requires no equipment, just me and the pavement – and a good pair of runners.
I also found Hal Higdon’s Novice Training Program which looks awesome. Not only is it free but it’s been used by thousands of other runners successfully.
I need to get a good pair of shoes and one of those water belts, maybe also pedometer. As a nice alternative there’s a great page called American’s Running Routes that let’s you plan out your running route using google maps and it will tell you how long the distance is, great tool.
I’m going to start training on Tuesday, I’ve got 18 weeks of hard work ahead of me.
