Call me Nathan P. Crazy

I did it. I am signed up for the Salt Lake City Marathon on April 17. My training starts today with a 3 mile run which I'm not too worried about but tomorrow will be the true test. I'm going to be running 8 miles tomorrow. Each Saturday will be progressively longer. A week from tomorrow I have 10 miles scheduled. My goal is to finish the marathon. To finish a marathon in 4 hours, one must run an average of 6.55 miles per hour. It's exciting and nerve-racking at the same time.

Am I a "runner"? I never had the chance growing up somewhere without a cross country running team or track team. I did do cross country skiing my senior year and I did a fair job considering the minimal experience I had. I was always a slow swimmer but I blame the size of my feet (size 9).

I've taken the challenge and I'm all in. Salt Lake marathon, here I come!