The Rock and Roll Phoenix Marathon is almost here and in a way I’m looking forward to it, but I’m also not looking forward to it. My training hasn’t gone on all that well because of my knee and I really don’t want to go out and do this half ass. But then again, I have no real expectations and I can just relax and enjoy it. Umm, how can anybody enjoy running 26 miles? It’s also tough to train for a marathon early in the year when you live in a cold weather state. I hate getting up at 5:00, going out in the darkness, when it’s 20 degrees out there. I tried out the local fitness center, and even with 20 treadmills, it’s hard to get one. It seems like everybody is there. And if you think about it, I’m training in the freezing cold for a marathon that is is Arizona, and it will be 70 degrees. That just doesn’t seem right. But then I look back at my previous training for marathons, and it’s the same way. Last year I trained mostly in the cold (Jan - April) for a marathon that when I ran it, it was 80 degrees. Another one was when I trained all summer for a marathon in the fall, and it was 34 degrees and freezing rain at that one. So when you think about it, you’re not really training in the right type of weather. It’s always something.
I’ve refrained from talking football for awhile mostly because my team went 0-16 and my fantasy teams sucked. I can’t seem to enjoy it as much this year. I think it all started in week one when my best friend, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, went down for the year with a knee injury. It hasn’t been the same with out him. Okay, he’s not really my best friend, but I’m sure he would like me if he got to know me. Hurry back Tom. Football (and me) need you.
I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 4 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 5 marathons in 3 years and 12 half marathons.