So Angie and I were over at Portland Running Company last weekend. While she was picking out her new shoes I was wandering about aimlessly. Well, what do I happen upon? A brochure for the Seattle Marathon lying coyly in the area with the other race announcements. Picking it up I thumb through it. I really should know better. Now I have this idea in my mind that I’m not only going to run in the Portland Marathon this year, but also run in the Seattle Marathon. Think about it, I tell myself. You’ve spent nearly sixteen weeks training for Portland. You’ll spend another two weeks after Portland keeping up your fitness for the Run Like Hell Half Marathon. What’s another couple of weeks? The course, allegedly, is about the same elevation so it really should be a no-brainer.
Luckily I’m not entirely off my rocker — yet.
While I’m itching to sign up, I’m going to keep my credit card in my “wallet” until after I finish Portland. If I’m still feeling up to it then I’ll make that commitment.