Day One

So, I have been registered for the Houston Marathon on January 17, 2010. D-Day. Note, I did not say "I" registered - I WAS registered by my well meaning husband. He has far more faith in me than I do. So, here we go.

This year's marathon seems to be impressive already. The race upped its registration by 4,000 entrants to 22, 000 - which sold out in less than 48 hours, far exceeding the organizer's expectations. So, here I am, holding a golden ticket and fearing the road ahead.

So if you know me, you know I have two little girls - LITTLE girls, one is turning 3 in a month and one is 7 months. So me training for this is an uphill battle of getting back in shape in general. Not to mention managing both girls while training.

This will be the second full marathon I have trained for, but if I complete it, it will be the first. I trained for the Paris marathon a few years back, but then I had a doctor tell me not to run because of tears in tendons in my hip. They pretty much just cause a lot of discomfort in longer runs. So we will see how that goes.

I am going to use Hal Higdon training plans, they tend to be pretty easy to follow and I have had success with them in the past. More about that tomorrow.

Wish me luck everyone!