Running On Empty

I am crazy.

I just agreed to run in a relay marathon.  Six miles.  I had the option to do a 3 mile leg but did I decide to do that? Nooo, not me - I wanted something more challenging. 

What have I done? 

I have until May to get ready but I’m not even sure where to begin…I am so out of my league.  Really, 3 miles probably would have been pushing it.  And I’m going to try to run double that?  And try to run it well?  I am seriously scared. 

I’m going to get online today and find some kind of runners meal plan…I know I need to clean up my eating.  And that’s gonna be tough because I eat horribly. And I’m going to have to find some kind of training guide or something to help me get run ready.  I mean, I know it’s more than just jumping on a treadmill and hitting the start button.  Do I need to start running every day?  Do I concentrate on distance or speed?  What kind of goal timeline should I set?

And goodbye sodas.  I’m starting to wean myself off today…my goal is to be soda free by the end of the week and to stay off of them until after the marathon.  That’s gonna be huge – the longest I’ve ever gone has been about 2 months.  I don’t know why that’s such a vice for me but it is…

So this whole thing is going to be tough for me and I’m a little freaked out.  But I’m excited too – just to do something I never thought I would do, just to see if I can.  I like doing things like that – it keeps my spirit strong.  Now I just gotta hope I can get my body strong too…