Perhaps registering for a marathon instead of thinking about signing up for one will work this time around.  The one I signed-up for is in Melbourne, FL.

The first long run entailed slowly jogging 10 miles in the rain.

To add a bit of variety, I have added swimming workouts to the regimen.  There’s a clubhouse with a lap pool about two and a half miles from home that I began using.  Fortunately swimming is like riding a bike; it takes a couple of laps to get the hang of things minus the flip-turns.  Most people that I know remark, “You know it’s the end of swimming season.”

“Yeah, but it’s not cold yet,” I say in denial.