Well, it’s that time again. Marathon training is in full swing as I gear up for the 2009 Chicago Marathon. This will be my second time running a marathon – a goal which initially started out explicitly as a goal, is now a running “addiction.” As I explain to other DC folk, it’s quite common here – everyone is an overachiever, so why not push your body to the limits while you’re equally exhausting your brain with 60 hour weeks and a social life on top of that?
At any rate, I’m trying out something new this year. I’ve purchased Nike+ and have begun logging my runs online. It’s kinda cool to see how far I’ve run over the long-term, though since I haven’t calibrated the system yet, the time and distance should be slightly disregarded :). Hopefully I’ll be posting more updates about my runs here, and in the meantime you can follow my running via my Nike+ badge on the right as well as my new Twitter handle @runwithasmile, where I’ll be posting Tweets about running and training.
