Training Begins

This week, the hottest in my 7 year DC history I might add, I begin training for my 7th marathon. I'm going south to run the Richmond marathon on Nov 12th and I've got high hopes this year! I'm planning on doing things like: sticking to my training, waking up early enough so I don't have to melt in the summer heat, and avoiding injury so that I can finish with a respectable time. I'm hoping for a 3:30 this year (for those of you scoring at home, that's shaving more than 20 minutes off of my best time). I know that's pushing it, but I'm tired of 70 year old seniors beating me to the finish! The adventure begins now.