Philadelphia

The stars aligned and I pulled the trigger today and signed up for the Philadelphia Marathon. Several important factors led to this seemingly nutcase idea. (1) The race is on November 23, 2008, a comfortable 12 weeks away. (2) It's the Sunday before Thanksgiving; man is that turkey going to taste good. (3) There happens to be a professional conference in Philly for me the Thursday through Saturday before the race. (4) My last two long runs, 16 and 18 miles, though not easy, were not complete disasters. (5) Ian's sleep patterns have improved tremendously. And finally, (6) Kelly realized running Steve is more interesting than sedentary (relatively) Steve, thus, Saturday mornings can be reserved for long runs. I have not decided on a goal pace, more than likely it'll be in the "just finish" neighborhood.

By the way, that weight thing played a role too. After the 16 miler I weighed in at 177.5 after fully hydrating. So, I have some work cut out for me. Ideally, I can get down to 170 or which is about 2 pounds a month. With higher mileage and fewer adult beverages, I should get there.

Graeme wants to type a GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG....

Until next time (hopefully sooner rather than later).