No excuses

It can be pretty hard to motivate yourself to make fitness a priority, especially when the weather is less than awesome. What I've found is that setting some sort of goal that will hold you accountable is a great way to achieve success. For me, it's signing up for marathons.

This year I'm planning on doing the NYC marathon in November and I really want to make it my best race yet. My first 3 marathons (San Diego 2007, 2008 and Chicago 2009) ended in pain. I want this one to end better and will be working hard to make that a reality. You may be thinking to yourself now "I don't have time for a marathon, that's like - far." To that I say, there's a simple solution. Sign up for a half marathon! The longest run you'll have to do should only take about 2 hours (~10 miles) and most of your training during the week should take less than an hour (4 or so times a week). I'll be competing in the New Jersey Half Marathon in May as part of my journey to NYC and I'll be writing about the challenges of balancing a full-time job at a pharma company, pursuing my MBA in marketing at NYU Stern at night and balancing my life with fitness and family fun. Oh yeah - I want to learn how to speak Spanish this year too. No big deal. If we don't make the most of what we have, we can never get it back. Hope to see you out there.