I've been keeping it for months now and have only divulged it to a few people. I have not made this public because well, I doubt myself and don't want people to judge me if I fail. So here it is....I'm trying to be a Marathon Maniac. Yeah, I know I've been running a lot lately and seem like a crazy person who loves to run, but I'm talking a legitimate "Maniac" - there's a club!! With members!! And matching jerseys!! Beautiful, hard-earned, bright-yellow jerseys....
Sometime in the Fall I heard about the "Marathon Maniacs" - a club for people in love with running marathons. Being a little bit strange myself, I was instantly intrigued and looked into it.
To be a Maniac, you have to meet the criteria for at least 1 of the 9 levels of insanity. The lowest level is Bronze requiring 1) 2 Marathons in 16 days OR 2) 3 Marathons in 90 days. Hmmmm.... I could do this. I could TOTALLY do this. And so the obsession began....
I had already had my eye on the Surf City Marathon (it got sold out so I did Pasadena instead) and started training. As I got closer to Pasadena and kept thinking about this whole Maniac thing, I looked around for a March marathon to consider. The obvious one was the new and improved LA Marathon. When Shawna mentioned her interest, I was thrilled! I would have a partner and I would be 2 for 3.
I have been dead set on this whole Maniac thing for months now, but still unsure because I had no clue what running back to back marathons would be like. Luckily, my body still loves me and I am just 1 marathon away from being a Maniac. In exactly 2 weeks I will running the Hard Corps Marathon in Oceanside and it will be my 3rd marathon in 60 days! That's right, I don't need the extra month, I'm doing it in 60! I'm thrilled to be so close to accomplishing this! I really didn't think I could do this and I'm so excited how well it has all gone. I LOVE LOVE LOVE racing right now. I especially love all the reactions I get from people when I tell them I have another marathon coming up, I really am a Maniac. Well, at least I own up to it!
Sometime in the Fall I heard about the "Marathon Maniacs" - a club for people in love with running marathons. Being a little bit strange myself, I was instantly intrigued and looked into it.To be a Maniac, you have to meet the criteria for at least 1 of the 9 levels of insanity. The lowest level is Bronze requiring 1) 2 Marathons in 16 days OR 2) 3 Marathons in 90 days. Hmmmm.... I could do this. I could TOTALLY do this. And so the obsession began....
I had already had my eye on the Surf City Marathon (it got sold out so I did Pasadena instead) and started training. As I got closer to Pasadena and kept thinking about this whole Maniac thing, I looked around for a March marathon to consider. The obvious one was the new and improved LA Marathon. When Shawna mentioned her interest, I was thrilled! I would have a partner and I would be 2 for 3.
I have been dead set on this whole Maniac thing for months now, but still unsure because I had no clue what running back to back marathons would be like. Luckily, my body still loves me and I am just 1 marathon away from being a Maniac. In exactly 2 weeks I will running the Hard Corps Marathon in Oceanside and it will be my 3rd marathon in 60 days! That's right, I don't need the extra month, I'm doing it in 60! I'm thrilled to be so close to accomplishing this! I really didn't think I could do this and I'm so excited how well it has all gone. I LOVE LOVE LOVE racing right now. I especially love all the reactions I get from people when I tell them I have another marathon coming up, I really am a Maniac. Well, at least I own up to it!
April 4, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Tania...you are an inspiration. This is so AWESOME! Best of luck to you at the Hard Corps Marathon and wear that jersey proud.
I see on your race schedule that your doing the La Jolla Half the following weekend? Are you serious? You are a maniac!
Brian,Shawna's uncle and I will be running La Jolla. Hope to see you then.
Mike
April 12, 2010 at 10:53 PM
Thanks for the support Mike!!
Don't worry, I'm not doing the full La Jolla Half. I'm going to pace my friend the last 5-6 miles and it will probably be closer to 11-12:00 min pace. I'm hoping my body can handle that much!! We will see!
I'll be looking for you guys at the race though!!