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A Looooong Term Goal

Workout: Easy 2 miles - Race day tomorrow!

In October of '99 I ran my first and only marathon to date.  I ran the Chicago marathon two days after my 20th birthday, and it was AWFUL!!!  I hated pretty much every step from mile 13 on.  When I crossed the finish line I swore I would never do that again.  My marathon experience is the third most painful experience of my life!!  (It was the MOST painful experience for 8 years!!)  The MOST painful experience of my life is the birth of my daughter.  My labor with her was so awful I wanted to die.  I mean, no joke, the words "I want to die. Just kill me!!!" were yelled at my husband during my 4 hour pushing excursion. The second most painful experience of my life was the birth of my son.  Pretty much just as awful.  I still wanted to die, but I don't think I yelled at Matt, and thankfully the pain was a few less hours.

The day I came home with Lyla.

My little forceps baby, Orlando.

After experiencing childbirth I realized that running a marathon is a walk in the park!!  I mean, come on, my foot hurt!  Whoop-de-doo!!  Okay, my foot hurt A LOT, and I know that it was a painful experience, but I feel that after having children I can do anything!!  Like ANYTHING!  Like, I could run another marathon and it wouldn't be that bad.  

SO, it is my goal to run another marathon by the time I am 40.  I would love to run one in the next few years, but that just isn't a realistic goal.  There is always the possibility of a third child within the next few years, and I don't want to start training and then end up prego!  When I know for sure we are done, as in, my husband has surgery, I will start to train.  It could be 2 years from now, 4, 6, I don't know.  But it will be by the time I turn 40!  So there it is, my loooong term running goal! :)  Short term running goal - have a good race tomorrow!!

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