3 weeks until training!

It's quickly approaching.  I have 3 weeks until I officially start training for the Cleveland Marathon Half Marathon.  This will be my first official Half Marathon since I was sidelined with the kidney stone last year.  I'm both nervous and excited.  My weight has managed to hang around 152 with minimal running in the past few weeks.  I don't like that I haven't run as much as I had planned this winter, but let's face it, it's too cold.  We had a stretch of cold weather with sub-zero wind chills.  We've had a few winter storms that have left us buried under a lot of snow.  This is the time of year when people give up on shoveling their sidewalks, just like I have!  It's too much since we've had some warmth in between (and I did run then!) that melted it a bit, only to refreeze and form a layer of ice before the next foot fell.  

I normally would run at work, but combined with the economy and the weather, I'm sticking to a working lunch to try and stir up more business.  I can't buy running shoes if I can't sell labels!  I am planning to run either tomorrow or Sunday as the temperatures rise a little bit.  I'm hoping it takes care of the residual snow on the street that has blown from one side to the other.    

All in all, I'm looking forward to getting back out there and running.  I look forward to warmer weather running.  Heck, I will settle for one pair of pants instead of 2!  That's not too much to ask for, is it?  Anyway.  That's the story.  I'll be back blogging more and more as this snow goes away and my feet are smacking that pavement again.  I've got some mileage records of my own to beat from the summer.  I've got a few months to make up for from the fall.  I've got a lot of ground to cover!   I will post my training schedule soon for all of you to see my progress.  It's going to be fun!  I hope you all join me again!