I just did something completely ridiculous. I signed up for the
SunTrust National Marathon on March 20th, 2010.
Big deal, you say. Any idiot can do a marathon.
This is true. That is not the challenge nor the point of the dynasty.
My goal is not to finish the marathon, but to finish it in 3:15 or faster. Inspired by my friend digamma (who just crushed the California International Marathon in 3:08), I am going to join him in running the 2011 Boston Marathon. In order to that, however, I have to run a 3:15 on March 20th, 2010.
However, I have several factors working against me.
- I am currently 200 pounds give or take a few (arguably 35 pounds overweight).
- I have less than 15 weeks to properly train to run the race.
- It is winter time.
- I have a history of running injuries, including double tibial stress fractures that have sidelined me several times in the past.
- It's the holidays.
Throw in the full time association executive, husband, dad, youth sports coach, basketball refereee and there is no effing way I am going to pull this off.
Which is why I am doing it.
Follow this dynasty as I detail my training, weight loss, and house rules. At each milestone I will "unlock" a bonus item as a reward for making it to a certain training level (to be detailed later.)
When I am finished, I will finish the National Marathon, qualify for the Boston Marathon, and weigh less than 170 pounds.
In 14 weeks.
Here we go.