Tuesday, July 3, 2012

I've Done It Again...

I started my little piece of blog awesomeness almost a year ago with this post which I titled "oh crap." It was basically one sentence where I stated that I'd bitten the bullet and signed up for my first half marathon. Well, I'm at it again... 

On June 15 registration opened up for the inaugural Asheville Marathon and you'd better believe I signed up within the first 15 minutes!
  
So it's officially on! I've gone back and forth between being pumped and scared to death, but I'll get there!

I came thisclose to registering for the WDW full in January 2013 (celebrate the big 3-0 by running my first full) but logistically this just worked better for me. I want to be able to concentrate on enjoying my first full rather than all the goings on at Disney (not that I wouldn't love to do a Disney race at some point!). I also didn't want the added pressure of a whole trip planned around me racing. Heaven forbid I get hurt and we waste all that money. 

So that's that, I've made the first step. Contrary to my pitiful last month of mileage my plan right now is to start building a good base. Most of the plans I've looked at are 16 weeks, so I've got a month or so before I'll start an official plan. 

ANY TIPS?

FAVORITE TRAINING PLANS?

11 comments:

  1. Woohoo! Congrats! So excited for you:)

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  2. Yay that is great. I signed up for my first half and its October 20 and I am scared to death and still need to decide on a training plan to use.

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  3. How exciting! I just ran my second marathon a couple of weekends ago. It can be so exciting and I actually like the longer distance training. Good luck!

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  4. Ohhhh my goodness, this is so exciting!! You will conquer this:)

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  5. very exciting- Building a base is a great idea, figure out your fueling, run, rest, run...and remember that you CAN and WILL do this. Its scary for everyone...I did one and I am still scared for the next in NYC!

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  6. Woohoo!!! Good luck! I haven't bit that bullet yet so no tips from me!

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  7. Wow Courtney you are on a role! I haven't decided when I will run my first marathon...I'm really scared to death to do it but it's definitely on my bucket list!

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  8. this is AWESOME!!! and what a perfect first marathon:) you will do great friend! have confidence and believe...you are SO ready for this challenge :)

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  9. that is awesome! you will do great!

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  10. Yay!! I'm so excited for you. Training and running a marathon was one of the best things I ever did. I can't wait to hear about all your training :)

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  11. Very exciting Courtney! I'm sure you are going to rock your training. Call me crazy but I'm still considering signing up for this one as my second full which is ridiculous since my first one isn't even here yet! I think this is a perfect fit for you for your first full-closer to home and much smaller than Disney.

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