Knock, Knock.... Who's there?

For the past six months or so I've had an occassional knock-knock in the back of my mind about running a marathon. Ten years ago I trained for (but didn't run) the Marine Corps Marathon. I injured my knee as the weekly miles crept up and just couldn't get recovered in time to run it. My life was different then - no husband, no kids. I worked out a lot, but I can't really remember how I trained for the Marine Corps... I suspect I probably didn't have enough base miles to avoid the overuse injury.

As I have moved out of triathlon training back into more regular running the knock-knock of a marathon is getting a little louder.

I know I won't make up my mind until after the November election (which is directly tied to my professional future) and probably not until after the first of the year. But I've booked-marked the Grandma's Marathon website. The race is June 18th, 2011. I could train through the cooler weather of the Spring and still do the YMCA Triathlon in August - which has become important to me. (Especially if my sister does it next year)

Despite the obvious worry about how on Earth I think I could run 26.2 miles all at once I am also worried about:

• Injury
• The training time commitment
• Pre-race anxiety (boy can I stay awake at night second guessing myself)
• During race mind-monkeys (which have been brutal sometimes and non-existent others)
• Starting and not being able to finish

Today I thought I would just put it out there and see where the thought takes me over the next couple of months.