About three years ago I heard of a diet that was recommended by Robin Quivers. Robin had lost something outrageous like sixty pounds on the 21 pounds in 21 days detox diet. I was convinced that this was my ticket out of the extra twenty pounds I've been carrying around. So at a time when Sam and I didn't really have any extra money to spend I convinced him that we should buy a high tech juicer. We splurged the $160 and got a really nice juicer. For the first few days we were juicing everything. Tomatoes, carrots, celery, grapefruit, apples, you name it. But the diet never really got off the ground. The problem...there was no actual food for 21 days! At the end of the day I simply didn't have the will power to even start the detox.
The juicer is one of many gimmicks that I've started and never finished in my quest to become thinner or healthier. They range from belly dancing classes to the Wii fit that I haven't used in six months to the bike that I bought when I first moved back to Columbus. Sadly, the bike was stolen from my back porch. The upsetting part was that I have no idea when the bike was actually stolen because it sat unused on my back porch for so long.
My point is that even though I have a good track record of sticking with and achieving things in my personal and professional life, something stalls when it comes to following through on my health. So I have decided to approach my marathon in a different way. Completing a marathon is a momentous event for someone like me. I'm doing this not because I want my giggly bits to quit giggling, but because I want to know that I have the ability to prepare my self both mentally and physically for a marathon. On Saturday, Sam and I ran at Franklin Park again and I felt a sense of accomplishment when we finished our run. If I felt that great after completing a thirty minute run what will it be like to cross the finish line after 26.2 miles? I can't wait to find out.
This week I start distance training. Sixteen miles total this week.
P.S. No cramps or numb toes since my last post!
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