Reflecting and moving forward

The NYC marathon was a success. I didn't exactly make my time goal, but being 8 minutes off with 4:38:21 was completely commendable, considering my first marathon in 2008 was a 5:37. An hour off my best time is not too shabby.

And, within the couple of days after completing the NYC marathon, I had decided that I'd be running another marathon. In March. The National Marathon is on March 26, 2010, and after thinking it over, having initially decided to run the half, I thought, "why not?" and signed up for the full. My figuring is that if I cannot keep up with the full training schedule through the cold running days of NY wintertime, I can always drop down to the half. But, it gives me something to push toward and keeps me running. This time, I want to keep that cross training in check, really build my core, stamina, and drop a few pounds to hit the initial time goal of 4:30. I know I can do it. I just have to push. Keep pushing.