I wanted to have a record for myself of my marathon journey. In celebration of my 40th birthday this year, I have decided to train for and run in the Copenhagen Marathon.
Why Copenhagen? Well, I put in for the London Marathon, and with a 1 in 25 chance, I was not surprised that I did not get a spot. I wanted to find a good, flat, one loop marathon in a European city in the spring. I also considered Stockholm, but after I read that it was running the same loop two times, I quickly omitted that from consideration. I read many good things about the Copenhagen marathon, and it is on my Top Ten list of cities I want to visit, so why not see it whilst running through it.
I also considered Berlin in September, but with being on a cruise and being in the US in August, I knew it would have made the last big part of the training quite challenging.
The training officially begins next week, with my first run being on Tuesday. I have decided to do my long runs on Tuesdays, so I can do them while the children are in school rather than using all of my weekends for long runs.
So, here's to dedicating most of my free time to running and eating. I also purchased a book about good nutrition for training because I want to make sure I am eating the types of food in the correct quantity to ensure success.
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