Marathon countdown 3 weeks. At the start of the year I posted some personal goals on my gym wall. Turns out I underestimated myself. A week ago I ran a 2:04:40 half marathon and yesterday I ran a 26:49 5k! Still short on the other goals but the #running #training is going well! #marathon next!

#marathon countdown 7 weeks. Today was my first real test of my off season training. I knocked another 10 minutes off my half marathon time. Still need to build some endurance to be ready to run twice as far!

#Marathon countdown - 8 weeks, 6 days. Last Saturday marked the 1 year anniversary of #running as an adult. Over the past year I have been lucky to avoid injuries. After a hard interval workout on the track about a week ago I was concerned my luck had ended.

Marathon countdown - 12 weeks, 3 days. One of my favorite quotes posted on the wall of my gym is "Don't confuse difficulty with failure" from Eric Orton (aka the Born to run coach). This is something I wish I grasped when I was younger and #running was hard so I gave up. #marathon #training

Marathon countdown - 15 weeks, 2 days. Living in New Hampshire I knew training for my first marathon through the winter would be challenging. I can only handle so much treadmill time. On the plus side there are a lot of great trails here. Got a great 8 miles in today in the snow.

Marathon countdown - 17 weeks, 5 days. I will always remember 2024 as the year I became a #runner. I only wish I could tell my younger self to not wait until I was 53 to get started. All my bibs as finisher medals live on my home gym wall to remind myself of how far I have come. #running

Marathon countdown - 18 weeks 1 day. With the end of the year fast approaching I took some time to come up with goals for 2025. Good goals should be challenging but achievable. Most importantly should be about beating your former self, not beating others. #running

Marathon countdown 20 weeks, 5 days. Whenever I find a good quote to inspire me for my workouts I make a sign to hang on the wall of my home gym. This one seemed especially appropriate.