When I started running for fun in 2012, I thought I wanted to go all the way. I was enjoying running 10k races. I was slow, slower than molasses in January.
I am still slow.
But for years, I have dreamed of qualifying for Boston. The Boston Marathon.
Let’s be real though, I don’t actually want to run the Boston, I thinking you have to be a special kind of crazy to want to actually run it. I just want to be able to run a marathon at or under 3.35.00, which is my age group qualifying time.
I want to do this before I turn 36, and then age up into the next age group.
I have 6 years to do this.
In October of this year, I started. Slowly, slowly pounding the pavement getting ever so slowly ready to run my first marathon.
I am starting slowly, this year, I am working improving my 5k times.
My last 5k was run in March 2015, with a time of 39.08. See how slow I am! Well, to start my very long road to Boston, I decided to start running a 5k every weekend. Look at how I have improved over just the 5 Saturdays in October.
| Date | Total Distance (miles) | Total Time | Average Pace |
| 3 Oct | 3.46 | 54.06 | 15.37 |
| 10 Oct | 3.61 | 53.44 | 14.53 |
| 17 Oct | 3.67 | 56.58 | 15.32 |
| 24 Oct | 3.54 | 51.40 | 14.37 |
| 31 Oct | 3.52 | 50.09 | 14.15 |
I am following a C25K app, and using MapMyRun to track my Saturday runs. I have really liked tracking my distance and time on Saturday’s it really helps me to see, that I really am improving.
For November, I am planning to continue my Saturday 5K runs and am registered to run two races! This is usually the time of the year, I pack up and stop for the winter, I am trying to stay strong and motivated, so I can start strong in the spring.