Weeks 20-24

I’m sorry to all those loyal readers who have been dying to read my posts over the past few weeks. A lot has been going on over the past few weeks that have prevented me from blogging as regularly as in the past. The business of work and home got the best of all of my free time.

The exciting news is that the month of May ended with me successfully completing my first marathon.

First off I have to say training for this event over the course of four months was one of the toughest things I’ve ever done. If you are considering setting a goal for the upcoming year I would strongly suggest signing up for some type of event such that gives you something to work toward whether it be a 5 KM- Marathon, Triathlon, etc.

I want to acknowledge all of the input and advice I received from various Harbor staff members throughout the last year as I lost weight and trained. The personal trainers, group fitness classes, wellness classes all played a vital role in the successful completion of the marathon. When I’m talking about my running experiences I rave about the comprehensive services that are offered at Harbor.

Now on to specifics about the event……

Here’s a rundown of the event:

My goal time was anywhere between 3:25-3:30. I planned on staying with the 3:30 pace group for the first 20 miles and then break out for the last 10 km. I was pretty confident I could do this because I had pushed myself all throughout my training on the last several miles.

Well, I was on target until around mile 21 and then I started cramping in both legs (calves and quads). This slowed me down dramatically for the last 5 miles. I finished at 3:40, which was disappointing, but at the same time I learned a lot.


The running “bug” has definitely bite me. I’m looking forward to continuing to train for marathons and possibly a triathlon in the near future (more on that in my next post).

I'm hoping to shave some significant time off of my Madison Marathon when I do the Twin Cities Marathon October 2nd, 2011.

I think this pretty much catches everyone up to date with my progress through the end of May 2011. I’m going to post another entry talking about my goals and plan for the next few months.