I think I should start a new club. It'll be called the No Marathon Club, and, you guessed it, only people who have never,nor will ever, do a marathon are allowed to join.
OK, so maybe someday I will do a marathon, but I don't see it in my near future at all. The distance and challenge just don't call to me. It seems that everyone else has already done a marathon. I can be one of the few runners whose has never done one. That'll be unique!
Actually, I don't care about uniqueness in this respect. Maybe that's why the marathon doesn't appeal to me. Yes, it is difficult. Extremely difficult. Yes, not many people actually run a marathon. So the lure of standing out amongst a crowd may be one of the reasons people run marathons. But that lure is non-existent for me.
I had pondered not too long ago about doing a 50k. 30 miles. And I have since determined that this is not for me either.
I love running. Absolutely love it, and I don't want to stop enjoying it. I fear that running and training for those long distances will make me HATE running. And I am not willing to risk it. I will stick with moderate distances like 13.1 or 25k. And even those distances are a little much. I am ready to start focusing on getting a great time in the 10k and the 5k. I think 2016 will be all about that.
Except for the 25k I plan on doing in February. But that's it.
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