Getting ready to run

I think I may have jeopardized my standing at the gym. I have not been since December 29th. I could very well be lumped in with the new years resolution exercisers.

I've decided the only way I can overcome this possible label is to make sure to talk to every regular-thus giving the appearance that I have at least been to the gym enough times that I know all these people. "Of course she's a regular", all the new exercisers will say. Yep, that's gonna have to be my strategy.

So, I have at least made a commitment to exercise, I signed up for the Salt Lake Marathon. Now I have to start establishing a regular routine. If I don't, I will be one sorry runner when the marathon happens in April.

I did have one marathon when I did not prepare. It was last September, the Top of Utah Marathon in Logan. I had decided I was not going to run this marathon but my sister decided she was going to. I wished her luck and tried to cheer her on when she did her long runs. No, I didn't run them with her, why would I, I'm not running the marathon!

Well, it turns out that her daughter wanted to run a marathon and my sister was going to run it with her. Then, as usual, she got bitten by the speed bug. This is a condition where serious marathoners start concentrating on how fast they can run the chosen marathon. I have to hand it to them, they train hard, glancing at their watch all the time to see how fast they are running. I seem to have an immunity from this bug. I really don't care (well, as long as I'm not the LAST runner in the marathon).

Anyway, my niece became scared that she would have to run this alone, since my sister had admitted to her that she was going to run it fast (remember, she was suffering from that aforementioned illness). My niece kept asking me to run it with her. Quite frankly, I was feeling sad that she would be alone in her first marathon. I ran my first with my sister at my side. So, I signed up, ran it (not prepared, mind you) and suffered physically for about 2 weeks after. No injuries, just REALLY tired.

That won't happen again.