Doing a marathon..or two!

Well I'm officially announcing that I am training for another marathon! Some of you know that I have been getting back into shape to put myself in the position to train, but I wasn't certain until recently that I could do it.

This is week 2 of my 18 week training program. I have been getting back into shape for several months now, which in the beginning was a lot harder than anticipated. My knees were hurting a lot in the beginning and every run seemed to be a struggle. But about 3 weeks ago it started getting better, and after 2 longish runs (6 miles) I feel great! This Sunday I go up to 7 miles for my longish run. I say long-ish because in marathoning a long run is connsidered 18+ miles. (So if you're only running 17 miles at a time, consider yourself a slacker!)hehe

I've decided to blog about my training in hopes that putting it out there (wherever there actually is) will motivate me more. Until the last week my motivation hasn't been like it was while training for my first two marathons, so I've been a bit worried. Any words of encouragement will be genuinely appreciated, especially as the weeks progress.

So here's my dilema. The timing of my program allows me to be ready for the Cape Cod Marathon October 28th, so I'm definitely planning on doing that one. But, I really want to do the Hudson Mohawk Marathon here in Albany (which is supposed to be a nice easy course) which is Oct 7th. I am thinking that'll I run the one here on the 7th anyway because that is my longest run week (20/22 miles), so why not run a few more miles and complete a marathon. This just means I'll have to alter my training program a little to be ready. After a marathon you should take it easy for several weeks for your body to recover, so just about the time my muscles and joint are recovered, I'd be doing another one! Am I being overly ambitious?