The Training Begins

“Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.”


10 miles. 1 hour. 16 minutes 

With my first 10 miler of the season completed  I finally feel like I  crossed the threshold into marathon training.  I called my sister extremely excited about the beginning to my new journey she said "Amy did you ever really stop training you run everyday" OH Katie....she doesn't get it! While she's right I never stopped exercising I did stop training. Training for a marathon takes more then just being in shape, it takes determination, perseverance, and the process is  gratifying if you succeed. It's intoxicating, like an addiction but a positive one and I missed it! But I'm glad to back in the game and to do it better this time! 

I'm officially registered for the Under Armor Baltimore Marathon thanks to the sponsorship of Rebecca Bitzer and Associates (RBA). The marathon will take place 6 months from now on October 15th 2011. This will be my second marathon so instead of just racing to finish this time I have goal  to beat my time from the 2010 Marine Corp Marathon,  3 hours and 51 minutes.  However, this time I'm not alone in my training I'm enlisting the service of the RBA's sports nutritionist  Kait Fortunato to help  maximize my speed and efficiency through adequate nutrition, a critical player in the road to running success.