In 154 days, I hope to run the Newport Marathon. I have 154 days to train to run 26.2 miles. I heard about this marathon two summers ago when Dan and I visited his cousin in Seattle. She ran it earlier that year and loved the course. When Dan and I visited Newport ourselves later in the trip with my dear friend I was hooked. I fell in love with Newport and wanted to make the marathon my goal. Last year didn't work out since I had bunion surgery in January. But this year? Here we go!
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| Dan and I with the Newport bridge in the background. |
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| The real reason to return to Newport :) |
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| To be fair, taking more pictures like this in Seattle would be fun, too. |
So far I have started my training slowly. I hate HATE hate running in the cold Iowa winters. I joined a gym in December and have been running on the treadmill. Not quite the same, but better than nothing. We have been blessed with a mild winter so far which means I need to just suck it up and get out there. My training officially begins January 29th and I need to be up to 8 miles by the following weekend. I'm hoping to keep a record of of my training so that when I'm really stressed and busy in March I remember why I'm doing this. Happy training!
