Track and Field Blogs - Sharon Clott

Hi there, runners. This is my first blog post, and I'm kinda excited. I'm using Flotrackr to train for the New York City marathon, and I'm on the Alzheimer's Association Run 2 Remember team. My goal for June was just to convince myself that I was actually doing the marathon. Now that I am and there is no turning back, my goal this month is to start blogging about the experience of training for my very first marathon. So here we are.

So far, so good. Running is boring and long and tiring and I'm already annoyed with my iPod mixes, but it's also incredibly rewarding. And by rewarding, I mean I'm working on getting super fit. It's already working. And it's for a good cause. I keep thinking about how proud my family will be when they see me cross the finish line.

I wonder now, actually, how long I have to run before calling myself a runner? I've been running since January, and training since June 1. Does that make me a runner? Or am I just a wannabe?

Hopefully by November 1, the day of the marathon, I'll be legit.