If you're wondering why I posted a picture of a map...I'll get to that in a bit.
My time has come. Sunday is the day of my first marathon (no, I'm not running to Yellowstone). Have you ever wondered what it takes to prepare for a marathon? Probably not. I’m going to share with you what training for this marathon has cost me. I officially started training on January 1, 2007…so 139 days later I’m now going for it! Since I’m like many other running nerds out there, I logged everything I did during this time.
My marathon training cost me:
1 – lost toenail
1 – bad blister
2 – pairs of running shoes
9 – gallons of sweat (gross I know, but it’s true! There are sweat calculators out there. I’m sure this is a modest guess since I’m a sweat-making machine)
48- 20 oz bottles of Gatorade
83 hours of actual running time
$90 entry fee
602 total training miles
I was curious just how far 602 miles is. From Denver, the closest I could get to something notable was Yellowstone Nat'l Park. It is 586 miles from Denver. Don't worry, I don't plan on making that trek anytime soon. Maybe I would if I could accrue 139 days of vacation from work!
running to yellowstone sounds like more fun to me.
ReplyDeleteI always had problems with chaffing when I ran. That's no fun, but better than losing toe nails! I've heard that less than 2 percent of the population has ran a marathon, and I am sure it is even less for people living in the climate we do. What an acomplishment.
ReplyDeleteWoody, you are a nut! Good luck buddy!!!
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