Running three marathons in seven weeks was not my initial intension. But, I met a marthon maniac at Tri-Cities and he said if I ran one more marathon soon I could become a marathon maniac. Additionally, I live near Seattle and I know the general weather at Thanksgiving which is cold, wet and miserable. For instance in 2006 it snowed the day of the race, so I did not want to run Seattle!
But never try to out think things, cause of course it was a beautiful day and just a great course and well run event! I absolutely loved it and even with the hills I was in shape enough to have my second fastest marathon. It opened my eyes to a new way of training: Training to run 3 or 4 marathons at a time makes greater sense as you don't have to retrain for each race and you can get quicker.
Becoming a marathon maniac (#719) was a huge goal for me to obtain and I am honored to run in their gear from now on and I have already formed friendships with many. I look forward to Spring 2008!
