MILKING THE COW

For those of you who don't know, I'm feverishly training for my first marathon. This is something that has been on my bucket list for a couple of years, along with learning Spanish, and milking a cow. (Yes, I from the South, and have never milked a cow). I am using the book Run Less, Run Faster for my training plan and have just completed week 3 of training. Each week I complete 3 quality runs, a sprint workout, a tempo run, and a long run. The TEAM headstrong blog encouraged me to create my own blog, one detailing the ups and downs or training and ultimately completing my first marathon. I have really enjoyed online journaling. I have 2 followers, both of whom I know. I write the marathon blog not for the billions of readers around the world who read it religiously every day, but for me. My blog is a selfish blog, one meant to chronicle my perspective, my journey.

What is my goal? My ultimate goal is to be healthy and safe as a I train and complete my first marathon. I have talked to Lara Shaw about running and setting goals. So, if I may be inclined to share, my goals are:

1. To start the marathon on March 5th in Albany, GA
2. To complete the marathon on March 5th in Albany, GA
3. To Boston Qualify.......

There, I said it, I put it out there for the world to see, to contemplate, to judge. I put myself out there. AWESOME. The last goal dances and twirls in my head constantly. I wake to this goal, I eat for this goal, I lose sleep for this goal.

I encourage each of you to think about creating your own blog to share if you are training for something special. Sharing your goals, your ups and downs, your very livelihood creates relationships beyond measure. And, to be very cliche, it is not about the destination but the journey. I hope one day I can share how Weinacker milked a brown cow and received an utterly good surprise, chocolate milk :)

You can follow me or not at:

http://www.weinackersachillesheal.blogspot.com/

BLOG ON!!