Goal...long time to train...well worth the wait??

Today has been my day off from running so it seems that my mind is all over the place. So let's talk about goals. One goal that I have had since I completed the Women's Half Marathong last year was to one day complete a full. Unlike most people, the first marathon that I run I want to qualify to run the Boston Marathon. For someone that has only been running for a year and a half, that goal can seem far fetched. To be honest it is quite intimidating to say the least. I mean to be able to qualify, my overall pace would have to be 8:12 per mile. For 26.2 miles!!

Sometimes I get down and out because I begin to let that little voice in my head telling me I can't do it. It would take a lot of hardwork and dedication to accomplish this. Right now my half marathon pace isn't where it should be, in my opinion, to help me reach my goal. I have a plan but life happens so it is always good to have a plan b as well.

Right now my plan is to work hard to achieve that pace and be able to maintain it for at least 13.1 miles then once I am able to do that I will slowly start adding miles to my long runs. This will take quite a bit of time as well as the hardwork and dedication and that is another thing that is holding me back right now.

I have two children that are six and three. They are only going to be young once so I don't want to spend hours and hours training and miss spending time with my family. Remember the plan I told you about? When my daughter is in school, that would be when I would start training. I wouldn't have to worry about trying to find a babysitter for the kids or being back by a certain time. It seems that the process of training for this is going to be tedious and on top of that I am wanting to qualify for Boston on my first marathon. I am not even sure if that has ever been done before. It is lofty goal but nonetheless it is a goal of mine. Even if I don't run another marathon after that, I know the memory and the feeling of crossing that finish line when I qualify and the feeling of crossing the finish line at Boston will stay with me forever. I am hoping that will also show my kids that if you want something in life, no matter how far fetched it may seem, that with hardwork and dedication, you can accomplish it.

I would like to hear what your goals are and how you plan to accomplish them. Let me know in the comments below or find my group page on Facebook, Focus on Your Own Race.