i think i can

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THE WHY? …watch video below.

My Story…

I was inspired to lose weight by a lovely lady… I decided to train for a marathon (my 1st) to continue to lose weight (honestly, I had no idea if I would make it through the training, let alone the actual marathon)… I had almost torn my MCL (knee) 2 years earlier, and had to have physical therapy for 6 months.

I started the training 3 weeks late, after 6 weeks I pulled a calf muscle, more therapy, it healed… then I spent a month throwing up (I was so sick that I threw up blood on New Years Eve), so after 2 months of no running, I continued training…

I didn’t sleep the night before the marathon… WHAT WAS I DOING?

I started walking the first mile, then swung into my run/walk pace… around mile eight, I hit a mental wall… I started to tell myself… “If you end up walking off this road around mile 18 or 22, you should be proud, you trained, you tried, you had all those setbacks and injuries, and you have done your best!”…

I mentally slapped myself…

“what the heck is wrong with you, why are you giving yourself permission to give up, when you haven’t really tried? you said, all you wanted, was to finish and not have the organizers opening the roads, pulling up cones and honking their horns at you… KEEP MOVING FORWARD!”

Then a funny thing happened, I realized halfway, that I might be able to finish 30 mins ahead of the qualifying time allowed… and I picked up the pace, slowly and surely my pace improved and eventually I crossed that finish line… not only did I finish ahead of my expected time, but I never hit a physical wall… I finished my first and only marathon in 5:59:25!

I know that what I want to attempt is madness… I’m not 25, or 32 or even… well, I’ll keep that to myself.

And I’m not an amateur athlete that has run more than a dozen marathons… I have no idea if I’m going to be able to do this huge endeavor, but….

i think i can.

Tentative schedule (subject to change)

1. Wausau, WI (REGISTERED & Paid)… Aug 26, 2017
2. Marquette, MI (REG & Paid)… Sept 2, 2017
3. Clarkson, WA (REG & Paid)… Sept 5, 2017
4. Lewiston, ID (REG & Paid)… Sept 7, 2017
5. Salt Lake City, UT (REG & Paid)… Sept 9, 2017
6. Baker, MT (REG & Paid)… Sept 11, 2017
7. Bowman, ND (REG & Paid)… Sept 12, 2017
8. Belle Fourche, SD (REG & Paid)… Sept 13, 2017
9. Sundance, WY (REG & Paid)… Sept 14, 2017
10. Indiana, IN (REG & Paid)… Sept 17, 2017 or Maine, ME
11. Cumberland, MD (REG & Paid)… Sept 20, 2017
12. Meyersdale, PA (REG & Paid )… Sept 22, 2017
13. Keene, NH (REG & Donated by Race Director)… Sept 24, 2017
14. Harpers Ferry, WV (REG & Donated by Race Director)… Sept 30, 2017
15. Mentor, OH (REG & Donated by Race Director)… Oct 1, 2017 (BED TO SLEEP IN FOR RACE DONATED BY CO-RACE DIRECTOR AND FELLOW RACE BLOGGER).. I’m really liking Ohio! LOL.
16. Seneca, SC (REG & Paid)… Oct 11, 2017
17. Lizella, GA (REG & Paid)… Oct 12, 2017
18. Connecticut, CT
19. New York, NY
20. Delaware, DE
21. New Jersey, NJ
22. Illinois, IL
23. Arkansas, AR
24. Kentucky, KY
25. Virginia, VA
26. D.C.
27. Missouri, MO
28. Texas, TX
29. Tennessee, TN
30. Hancock, MS (REG)… Nov 25, 2017
31. Florida, FL
32. Honolulu, HI (REG)… Dec 10, 2017
33. Kentucky, KY
34. California, CA
35. Minnesota, MN
36. Louisiana, LA
37. Nevada, NV
38. San Juan Harbor, PUERTO RICO (REG)… Jan 28, 2018
39. Arizona, AZ
40. North Carolina, NC
41. Oklahoma, OK
42. Rhone Island, RI
43. Massachusetts, MA
44. Alabama, AL
45. New Mexico, NM
46. Vermont, VT
47. Nebraska, NE
48. Alaska, AK
49. Oregon, OR
50. Iowa, IA
51. Kansas, KS
52. COLORADO, CO!!!!!… HARDEST IN USA (2nd Hardest in the World!) Aug 19 2018