The marathon chronicles will be a series that follows writer, Amber Yake, through her journey to train for and run her first full marathon in October, 2010.
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A few months ago I wrote a blog post about how I was going to run the Portland Marathon this fall. It would be my first full marathon and I was planning on running it with my blogger friends Lisa and Lauren.
I wrote that blog post, I told everyone I was running it, but I never actually registered.
Until tonight.
I told myself I wasn't signing up because I was waiting to pay off my credit card, but I was kidding myself. I wasn't signing up because I felt nervous and worried that I wouldn't be able to do it. A few weeks ago I ran 16 miles, and it was really tough. The idea of running 10 more seemed scary and out of my reach.
But, with spring upon us, I've caught the running bug again. The sun is up earlier and stays up later. The weather has warmed up to not only bearable temperatures, but temperatures where it's acceptable to run in a T-shirt. With the spring comes my urge to not only run, but to race.
At this time last year I was heavy into training for my first half-marathon. I've come a long ways as a runner since then and I'm ready to take the next step.
I'm ready to become a marathoner.
So, tonight, I took the plunge and I officially registered for the Portland marathon, which is on October 10, 2010.
I will be reporting back with weekly updates - and probably more often as the event approaches - about my journey to my first full marathon!
Anyone else running the Portland marathon this year?
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