26.2 Miles and a Free T-Shirt

A friend of mine recently completed an ultra-marathon of over 40 miles. It was the Brew-to-Brew run that you may be familiar with, but he did it by himself rather than as part of a relay. Crazy?...yeah, but still pretty impressive.

Between that feat, and the fact that my wife is training for a regular marathon, I was inspired to give it a whirl too. (the regular 26.2 mile marathon - not the ultra) I have toyed with the idea for several years now, but always came up with reasons not to do it. The farthest I have previously run is a 1/2 marathon over a year ago, so it will take quite a bit of training - but I think I'm finally up to it.

With my goal made known to others, I am much less likely to quit before finishing the marathon. As a thought only in my head, it's far too easy to push aside and forget about as soon as the "fun" of training wears off. Now I have to live up to what I have said.......

If anyone is interested in joining me, the KC Marathon isn't until October 18th - still plenty of time for even the non-runner to be ready, and an opportunity to check another box off the "things to do" list.