11 Weeks ... Gulp

My wife and I are 11 weeks from Wogging the San Antonio Rock and Roll Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Also affectionately know as the SAR&RM&1/2M. Ok, maybe no one knows it like that. From now on I will just call it The Half because I can't keep typing San Antonio Rock and Roll Marathon and 1/2 Marathon. Dammit, I typed it again.

My wife and I still have a lot of work to do. The upside is we have accomplished many things.

1. We made the decision to do it (they always say this is the hardest part. B.S ... Running is always the hardest part).
2. We actually registered. It's one thing to decide, another to lay down cold hard cash.
3. We bought some cool gear! Even tubby people need to look good.
4. We have started to eat better and are in the process of changing our eating habits.
5. We have armed ourselves with knowledge. We bought books on running, stretching, diet, fitness and subscribed to Runner's World. - Which you may remember went on to inspire Wogger's World.
6. We got a plan to get us ready in 10-weeks (only one non-plan week left)
7. I decided to make the lifestyle change of getting up early (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!) and doing my exercise before getting me ready for work and my daughter ready for school.

Ok. So far sounds good. But you Woggers paying close attention will notice there is no #8!

Do you see what I did there? I inserted the image of a Magic 8 Ball. Because #8 is missing from the list we can answer the mystery with the ball and it has the #8 on it so it's like a win-win!

#8 should say that I got up every morning last week and made it to the gym. The truth is I did not. Goose egg, nada, zero, bupkis. So this is the week. This is the week I add in the final piece: #8. I have no more excuses. Last week I did indeed have some good excuses. It was the first week of Middle School for my daughter. Last week was my first full schedule of clients at my new job. Last week was my wife's first week with kids back at school. In retrospect I didn't need it to also be the first week I get up earlier to go to the gym.

But my excuses are gone. Time is running out. Monday, August 29, 2011 I will get up at 4:45, go to the gym and be home by 6 to help get Isabel to the bus stop by 7 and me in my car by 7:05. I may not like it when the alarm goes off in 5 hours but I will love it when they hang the medal around my neck and take my picture. I will also love it when I run a full marathon with my grandchild someday and can look back at this time in my life and say, this is when it all began.

So do you think I'll actually make it to the gym in the morning? You'll have to wait until Thursday to find out. But I bet we can get a clue from the Magic 8 ball. What do you say Magic 8 Ball? Can I do it?

It's hard to read in the picture, it says: Reply hazy, try again.

Typical.