Hey all. Been awhile since my last post on TGA. This leg of the journey has been over for more than a few weeks now and I'm starting to feel a bit lost.
I should begin working in the next week or so, so that isn't the problem. The problem is that I'm not sure exactly what to do next. Work isn't an adventure, so I need to come up with something, some goal that I can reach for. I don't want to stagnate again, ya know?
I was thinking about maybe doing the Las Vegas Marathon (or the Half-Marathon) in a few months. Not a lot of time to get ready for it (it starts on 12/4), but an idiot like me can push through any physical pain and relearn to kick ass again, right?
So what's to stop me? Well, there is that whole smoking thing to begin with. But that's not the tough part. I figure the easiest way to quit smoking is to not light one up. So we got that knocked out.
The second hurdle is my health. I haven't run in a good 9 or 10 years. Well, I figure I can fix that pretty easily to. Start running, duh!
I think the hardest thing for me to get past will be mental, as it's always been. So what I need are some good motivators. I have a few things in mind that are good reasons for doing this, the first of which is to just plain finish something.
I want to be able to look myself in the mirror and tell myself that I didn't give up on SOMETHING. But more than that, I want to do something that will be a gateway to doing something bigger than myself.
The way I see it, in a marathon, I'll just be one runner out of many. We'll all have our individual reasons for doing it, but in the end, I think that finishing will be at the top on every one of our lists.
So what do you folks think? What are some other good reasons for doing something that to most people would seem pointless. Why the hell would anyone want to run 26.2 miles anyway? Should I do it to try raising more money for the St Baldrick's Foundation? It's an idea, for sure. Hell, if I can happily get my lovely locks removed, I should be able to take a few aches and pains, right?
If you read this post, please comment. Give me some motivation or just some encouragement. Also, if you find any good websites for the beginning marathoner, feel free to let me know.
I have to do something, because right now, I'm completely insane. I'm doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This needs to change, and it needs to change now.
Thanks for reading the rambling.
