All In?

I'm not one to go around quoting Hemingway, but I like this particular quote.

"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." -Ernest Hemingway

In that vein, I'm going to do a marathon that I didn't train for. No, I wasn't drinking when I signed up. Here is some of what I've gone through.

Pros:

• My wife, brother-in-law, neighbors across the street are all doing it. (see also, If your friends jumped in the lake....) (note, I haven't done the polar plunge, yet).
  
• I did Ironman for land sakes. This won't be easy, but I know how to suck it up and get through something.
• Last time I signed up for Lakefront marathon, I got mono. This would be the second "no show" for me, with much less of an excuse.
• Today, I ran 90 minutes just to see how it's gonna feel. I won't be breaking any land speed records. I feel there is a good chance I'll lumber through it just fine.
• I signed up. Period.
  

Cons:

• I do not want to appear to disrespect the distance or those who really trained for it.
• There is a possibility this is stupid and I could hurt something (me).
• I didn't want to just "do" a marathon and walk it in. This is also a very possible outcome.
• WEMS Muir is Saturday. What can I say, that race is calling me. I even have a wild hair temptation to try to do both. And, yeah, I know how that sounds.
  

What happened? I was all starry-eyed for Chequamegon. I didn't run much. Sure, normal life got in the way too. I'm starting to think October is a bad month for me and marathons. August - October is when I most feel like biking. If I want to run it's when the weather goes south.

See you out there Sunday!!