KSH said:

Quote Originally Posted by KSH
That's a great base! You are positioned for SUCCESS!!!!

You will certainly finish the marathon.

Now, GO SIGN UP! I know what you mean though, as long as your money is NOT down, you can still "pull out" of doing it, if you feel like you can't do it. But, it also let's you give into your fears and self-doubt.

So, just go sign up. You are training for it... and you can do it. You WILL do it!
Lise also chimed in:

Quote Originally Posted by Lise
agree: Sign Up Now! It's a horse of a different color when you're committed to doing the race. Plus, you get emails or mailings, when you go to the website, you know you're "in", not just lurking on the edges...and nothing got me out the door early in the morning last summer like knowing I had a marathon coming up. Do it! Where's the race?
Wow, between the two of you, you make a great cheering squad!! I'll have to imagine you guys between my ears when I'm at mile 22 It's nice to hear it from people who have been there (if not a marathon, then SOMETHING else) and not have to keep beating on my husband about it.

Instead of just checking the plan every day in half-committed state, I put it down in the computer today with dates and everything, and will be putting it on paper tomorrow so I can cross the days off. One more step to mental commitment! I plan on signing up tomorrow, too, which is step 2 of mental commitment. (Thanks to you guys!) I left the website front and center on my (other) PC. Not stalling, it's just more convenient to do it there, this PC is a PITA.

The marathon is the Seattle Marathon: http://www.seattlemarathon.org -- and is on November 26th, the weekend of Thanksgiving. That means I get Thursday and Friday off for free, and will just have to take Monday off to travel back home. Needless to say from the name, it's in Seattle, which is my "true" hometown, and where my in-laws, some of my parents' family, and a couple of my siblings live. I chose the Seattle Marathon because of the timing, and because it's big -- I did a half marathon at the end of May and it was small, so I am interested in what "big" looks like

I'm hoping marathon training will bring me right into ski season, and I'll also go into off-season base building (and weight loss, I hope) for next year.