Well holy shit, I’ve gone and registered for the full in the Melbourne Marathon.

I have sourced a training program that suits my needs and commitments and I keep telling myself that if I just commit to the training it will happen.

My first goal is to get to the starting line.

My second goal is to finish.

If I can scrape in under five hours(or  4 hours 54 to be exact) I will be delighted.

Since running the half last month, I have been missing the structure of having a program and a goal. I plan on running another half next month and hope to better my time, but my eye is now on Melbourne in October.

Everything you read and hear about marathons is that isn’t like running two half marathons. A half is completely doable. It really didn’t hurt. Admittedly, I am no speed demon, running my guts out, more a long drawn out plod, but still 21k is 21k.

So as I was saying people who have run a full marathon say that the kilometres after 32k are hell. They really really hurt.

My usual response to this is to prepare as best as I can to try to avoid the hurt as much as possible. A bit like child-birth really.

Listening to a podcast this week where an elite marathoner was being interviewed, I realised that the hurt is inevitable whether you are an elite runner or a hack like myself.

A bit like life really.

May as well just acknowledge it and carry on!

Have a fab week!

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