What's in a name?

Random-nymoty was the other option I came up with for naming my blog.  Why?  Well, the things I'm writing about are random thoughts as they relate to my life.  Anonymity?  Sometimes I feel like I just blend in.  I'm the person that has been introduced to you several times yet you never remember who I am.  When I say that we've already met, people often get a quizzical look on their face that beams, "Really?  I can't recall."  Whatever.  I think it's because the people I hang out with are so incredibly spectacular that they outshine me.  For the most part, that's fine with me.  However, sometimes having to re-introduce myself feels like a scene from the movie "Groundhog Day."  And even a flicker of recognition would be rewarding.  BTW, don't tell my parents this.  They think I'm pretty special and I'd hate for them to realize I'm just an average person.  Or maybe that's just what they want me to think...

Marathoner?

So I've been thinking about training for a full marathon.  With five, and hopefully soon to be six half-marathons in my running repertoire, I'm thinking that a full marathon might just be within reach.  Of course it will require training, and a lot of it!  I found a 30-week training schedule and am strongly considering giving this a try.  Can I really do 26.2?  What is my motivation for even considering it?  Am I nuts?  (If you know me, you already have formed an opinion about this.)  Perhaps it's the fact that the half-marathon has become such a popular distance and so many people have achieved this goal.  I suppose it might make more sense to improve my tortoise-like speed instead of tackling a race that is twice as long as any run I have ever completed.  But....then again..... a girl's gotta have dreams!