Was checking out the San Francisco marathon website. Registration is open. The site mentioned that slots fill up easily and that one should register early. Date - Aug 3rd 2008, registration fee - a steep 85$. Or maybe I am ignorant and all marathons cost something similar. I don't think I will register before February 2008, will come to know by then if I am serious about it. On second thoughts, I should register and then I will become serious :/
The website has all the details including the marathon course video and the marathon course map. I started watching the course video and my thoughts changed from 'Mile 1 - Oh, I can't do it, I am scared, it's a bad idea' to 'Mile 5 - I am already tired just watching it' to ' Mile 12 - Wow, if only I could do this' to 'Mile 22 - Doesn't look that difficult, and yes, I spot some short women like me in the race, I think I will be able to do this'
NB is the one looking into various websites and doing the research while lazy me is just maintaining the blog, but I think looking into the details of running a marathon helps - gets you mentally prepared - just look at the range of emotions I went through while watching the marathon course video.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
San Francisco marathon - Registration open
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Wow - that's a lofty goal. I about the same gaol but was derailed just 5 weeks before the marathon. I overdid it - I ran way too much in just 14 days time. Didn't listen to those who went ahead of me. I missed a key workout due to some business travel and tried to make it up later. Ended up with knee surgery and defering my marathon plans for another year.
I say go for it, though conventional wisdom says not to. Just take it easy, especially in regards to ramping up the workouts.
Found you on the Complete Running Network.
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