FitArlington - The Running Blog

So I understand I'm a late comer to the blog but I certainly don't want to be the slacker in the crew. Intro, etc...

I'm 34 years old, married with children and have lived in Arlington now since 1997. I originally moved to Arlington from Suburban Philadelphia for shocking, a government job. Since that time, my physical fitness/nutrition has been up and down. Therefore, when I saw the announcement I said why not at least submit my name... There's no way I would actually get picked... As an aside it's funny when I describe this whole thing to my friends because I struggle with my word choice, I won the lottery???? So the idea of running 26.2 is certainly daunting but I have friends and co-workers who have done it, some multiple times, so why not me.

I am writing this blog after a few weeks of training with the Arlington Road Runners Club. Initially was a bit concerned about starting off with a nine mile run. When we met that first morning, I was comforted to know that there were several different pace groups and if I didn't meet some timeline I didn't face removal.... I seemed to fare OK. I have a bit of a problem figuring out what my pace should be but was OK for 9. Then the next week we did 10, then 11. I did 12 this morning. Feel a bit tired but not in pain, etc. Pretty happy with my progress thus far. We'll see how things develop.