Decision made

Last weekend I signed up for the Copenhagen marathon. I have been thinking of doing a marathon for the last three years, but something always came up (injury, lack of training, not in Ireland for the bank holiday weekend). Since I started taking running more seriously (and trained for a half-marathon), I have always wanted to complete at least one marathon. Just one of those things on my list of things I want to do in my lifetime. I don't think the Dublin marathon is a possibility in the near future, given that the bank holiday Monday in October is not a public holiday in Denmark, and it is unlikely that I would be able to get home to run the race. So instead of making more excuses (I'm good at that), I noticed that the Copenhagen marathon is on in May - I now live in Denmark. Easy decision. Well, yes and no. Even though I really want to run a marathon, I sometimes think that I wouldn't be able to. But negative thinking isn't going to get me anywhere. So instead of just talking about my ambition to run a marathon, I'm actually going to do one. And in doing so I hope to raise funds for cancer research in Ireland. Last year, Amber, a very good friend of my sister's, whom I had gotten to know very well over the years, was diagnosed with cancer in January. Sadly, she passed away in September. I had always admired Amber's outlook on life - she was so bubbly, fun, very positive, and embraced life to the full. It definitely made me realise that life is too short to put things on hold and that we shouldn't let anything hold us back from being truly happy. I don't mind if I don't run the race in a really good time; at least I'll have achieved one more of my goals!