I ventured into Cincinnati today to watch part of the Flying Pig marathon and to cheer on my friend Carrie who was running it. Wow, that was something! It’s one thing to hear about marathons, but quite another to be in the thick of it watching the runners and supporters. Truly an awesome sight! My admiration goes out to those who can run for over 26 miles, which seems to be on average about 4hrs of running. Wow! It takes strength of will and dedication to training to pull off something like that. I highly doubt I’ll ever get to that level, but it’s something to shoot for. After my Flying Pig weekend, I’m more motivated than ever to get into this “running thing” and I’m even thinking about joining a running club. Training on my own thing will only get me so far… I also decided I’m going to do the Redlegs 5K again, on June 3. Last year’s goal was to finish, which I did. My goal for the Flying Pig was to run the entire distance, which I did. My goal this time? To finish in under 30 minutes. I think this is a doable goal considering how much reserve energy I had after the 5K yesterday. With more training and pushing my pace up a notch or two, I should be able to knock off 3.5 minutes without a problem. I tell ya, there’s no feeling in the world like crossing that finish line and meeting your goal.

I’m not a runner…where’s this all coming from?!?