Introduction

Okay.  So this blog isn't about running after ambulances and suing people.  I am an attorney though, and my passion outside of work is running.  Therefore, I thought this title was a great fit for me.  After all, who doesn't love a good lawyer joke?

I am starting this blog in order to share my adventures in running with the outside world, and to hopefully aid in forcing me to stick with a consistent and healthy training regimen.  My dream is to qualify for, and run in, the Boston Marathon one day.  I would love to do this while I'm still in the 34 and under age grouping.  Luckily, I still have a handful of years left to work on this goal.  Currently, my PR is 3:42:58, which is a far cry from a Boston Qualifier at my age, but is leaps and bounds better than my prior PR set two to three years prior, a 4:21.

Running was not an activity that I took seriously until after college.  It was mostly something I did periodically for overall fitness.  I was much more into lifting weights, or having fun.  In the year and a half between college and law school though, I started taking running more seriously.  First, I ran in a bunch of 5Ks, then I ran a half-marathon, then I tried out my first marathon, running that in 4:30 something.  Running took a little bit of a backseat while I was in law school though.  I did run some 5Ks, a marathon, and two half-marathons while in there, but I never really trained as seriously as I should have.

Now though, I am hoping to be able to focus more on running.  The many distractions of college and law school are out of the way, and I've now joined a running club.  Being a member of a running club, even though I freely admit that I have not participated much since my marathon this past November, has been an incredible help.  Simply having support from the members, and having people to run those long, early, Saturday runs with, is wonderful.  Also, this club really helped to get me on track to a more serious, and structured training program.  I've since modified it to fit my schedule and physical abilities better, but simply following their schedule for my last marathon was worth joining by itself.  Also, the guilt laid upon me if I missed a long run was a great motivator as well.

So, armed with the support of a running club and a more focused training regimen, I hope to whittle the many minutes and seconds off of my marathon time, and one day ship up to Boston, hopefully with two fresh legs.