It Begins

Well now.

Mister P has declared his intentions to train for the Santa Clarita marathon this fall.

He and I were involved in a little bit of a standoff - "I'll do it if you do it" - but when he sent me an email earlier this month (admittedly in a post-triathlon haze) saying there was "no frickin' way" he was going to I figured it was off.

But now it's on. To be perfectly clear, let me state that it is my intention to train for the Santa Clarita marathon along with Mister P.

This is a good thing. I needed an event to train for, a goal to focus on. I'd very much like to get the sour taste of last year's training unpleasantness out of my mouth. I could also stand to lose a few pounds. And as a bonus, the Santa Clarita marathon is literally in my back yard.

So tomorrow morning it starts once more. A simple 3 mile run.

My goals? First, to complete the marathon. Second, be ineligible to compete in the Clydesdale class. I'll let you know how it turns out.