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So, ever since my cross country days in high school I have had a marathon in the back of my mind. Specifically, a rock and roll one. Why? Because I love music and I love running. But, in moderation. I never really go past 5-8 miles on my runs these days.
Still, for some reason I still can’t shake that desire.
Fast forward to today. While it’s no full marathon, I am officially signed up for the Rock and Roll Half Marathon this October! It’s here in Saint Louis and I am excited to cross this off my bucket list!
I started training last week and have 6 weeks until race day! This just feels like the perfect timing. With the kids in school full and part time I actually have free time again to go out on long runs. Alone. Without pushing 40 lbs of kids. Or waking up at the crack of dawn. So, in a way I kind of feel like this is a chance for me to do something for myself. To claim some Sarah back. And I am anxious and excited!
So, let’s chat! Have any of you ran half or full marathons? Any fun tips? Are any of you guys thinking of doing one? Are you trying to get some YOU back now that the kids are in school?
I want to take up running too and prepare myself for my very first 5k in late Oct. I’m such a newbie that I don’t even have a good running shoe. Any do you recommend?
I ran my first half marathon, Rock the Parkway (KC) in April! I am crazy enough to run my next half in October, the Kansas City Half. It took a lot of time away for me to train last time and I had one kiddo at home almost full time. My husband wasn’t the most supportive at that time. This time around with both kids in school I can hammer out my runs and have a treadmill at home that I can access on the tough days. Best of luck, it’s totally overwhelming and awesome when you cross that finish line! PS, jelly belly magic beans for energy, a must!
Hi! My husband and I actually did the rock n roll marathon in San Diego! We did all 26.2 miles 🙂 I was actually pretty darn proud of myself being that I have never been a “runner”. While in training here in Louisiana, with the leukemia society we never ran more than 20 miles. I remember being between 3-10 miles for most of my training. I know you will do awesome! Best of luck! Any questions. Let me know! We actually had lots of “goo” for our runs!!
I did the Denver Rock N Roll last October, it was a lot of fun. Six weeks isn’t a lot of time to train, but if you have a running back ground you’ll do great! Have fun!