Why I'm blogging about it...

Well, that's a good Question. Why am I blogging about this? Honestly, I don't really know.
If I actually do manage to complete the half marathon in October I will probably look back at it for the rest of my life and consider it one of my biggest achievements. And even if I don't make it (for whatever reason) the fact that I tried and took the risk will probably make this a significant time no matter the outcome. So it seems like a good idea to write down my progress, my experiences, the little successes along the way and the doubts and set backs that will almost certainly be a part of this journey.
First, I though I would just keep a journal or something just for myself. But then I thought it might be nice to share this experiences with others. At first I wasn't sure if I would really tell anyone about this blog. Some of the stuff I will be writing about will probably be quite personal and the idea that everyone knows about it is a little weird (what if I don't make it? it would be so much harder if everyone knew that I failed). But now I have just decided that I will tell people so everyone who is interested can follow my progress. Why? Because first of all, it's sort of an extra motivation to keep going. Now I'm not just proving something to myself but also to everyone else. And secondly, this is going to be a significant experiences, so sharing it with friends and family hopefully makes it even more significant. At the end it comes down to taking the risk.
I came across this book today that was on sale at Borders and I thought it can't hurt to read a bit more about what I doing. The book is called "Half Marathon - Complete or compete" written by Jon Auckland. It includes a 14 week training plan but I haven't really decided yet which training plan I will follow. However, it also includes lots of other useful information. I've only just started reading it so can't really review it yet (might give a complete book review later on). But here is a short paragraph from the introductory chapter:
"The sooner you put up those shutters, the sooner, it seems, you will be shut off from the world - for good! So face your fears, take a few risks and keep stretching your boundaries"
That statement pretty much sums up why I'm training for a half marathon (stretching my boundaries) and why I'm blogging about it and tell everyone about it (facing fears, taking risks).