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Nike Women's 2008 Here we Come!

Completing a half marathon or a full marathon does not need to be some far-fetched dream you have you think you will never achieve or is impossible to you. It, in fact, is a very achievable goal to any person who has the full use of their legs and who has committed not only to the race but to the training. I read a quote somewhere once and it said champions are not created during races or competitions, but instead are molded during the training for these events. The catch is nobody can make this commitment for you. Only one person can walk the miles, talk themselves through the pain, go out in rain, shine and wind and only one person can wear that Tiffany's necklace. So if you are ready to commit, read on!

This blog will be updated in the near future with: training schedules for walking and running a half and full marathon, links to websites to check distances of workouts, pace of workouts, and calorie calculators, I can post a list of people who have decided to participate in the Nike Women's Marathon 2008 if people are interested in this and other useful information as people as questions and as the even gets closer. Additionally, in the months leading up to the race we can have group long runs/walks on Sundays so the long training day of the week can be completed with others and encouragement exchanged.

The link to the Nike Women's Marathon is http://www.nike.com/nikemarathon/. This event fills up quickly, especially the half marathon, so if you would like to participate visit the site frequently and in the near future there should be an option to submit your email so you are notified when registration opens. I would recommend entering your email address and registering for the event the morning it opens, especially if you are interested in signing up for the half marathon as it will fill before the full marathon. The course for 2008 should be similar if not the same as the course for 2007, so look that over if you are curious where your legs will be taking you!

Ladies, that is all for now, I will be posting training schedules very soon so those interested can get in some good base miles before actual training starts. Welcome to the life of the healthy and active!