I am a 40ish (ALRIGHT… I’m 45!!… time flies, now 46) mom of two – one in college and one in high school, a wife, volunteer, cheap do-it-yourselfer, rule following, expert internet time waster 
, and dog owner. I love drinking coffee, eating chocolate – all things chocolate, browsing the aisles at Target and Whole Foods and I like to cook – usually. I love social media, my iPad and I think I’m addicted to Words with Friends and Angry Birds. I also love pink – LOVE pink. 
I started running in February of 2010 mostly because I was growing impatient with walking.
I’ve had arthroscopic surgery on my right knee as a result of a fall in late 2010. I made the decision to run a marathon BEFORE I knew I would have to have surgery but I am still committed to see this through. I may never run a step after the marathon but I am doing everything I can to prepare myself to finish the Galveston Mardi Gras Marathon on Sunday, February 5, 2012. UPDATE: I ran my first marathon. Finished feeling completely EMPTY but so very proud and thankful. On to the next one…
You are too cute for words! I am so proud of you and I KNOW KNOW KNOW you can do it! I will be reading to keep up with your progress.
Ok I’m inspired to at least start exercising
This is awesome, Mary! I wish you the best and I will definitely keep you in my prayers…you CAN do this!!!
Love you!
Hey! What training schedule are you following? Looks like you’re doing great!
Thanks – I am using a combination of a few 18 week schedules. I can’t remember where I got my original schedule from but I tweaked the long run distances, added two days of running on the treadmill (at marathon pace and doing intervals), and I am taking brief walk breaks at each 1-1/2 mile point on long runs. (Water stations at the race I’m training for are going to be at each 1-1/2 mile.) On ‘off’ days, I stretch and do quad exercises that I continued from physical therapy.
It is working for me so far. I think!
Ah! I’m following Hal Hidgeon’s Novice 2. I like it because it allows me to run 4 days a week. At 5 I get tired of running quickly!