Week 1 - the first mile!

It was easy decision to pick my picture of the day. We began our marathon training in this area today.  It was our first group "run" together - one mile!  This is the first step towards a marathon finish for most of the people in this picture, so it is always an exciting day. 

This group is comprised of all sorts of folks, including teachers, doctors, lawyers, moms, dads, daughters, sons, journalists, nurses, students....the list could go on and on!  The great thing about it is that when we all show up on Saturdays, we don't wear those labels, we are just us.  That's one of the nice things about this group training.

The best part of being a part of this group is the people I get to meet that I probably would not have met otherwise.  I don't know many of them now, but I look forward to getting to know them as the year progresses.  You will probably get to know some of them, too.  I have a feeling I will be blogging a lot about them and the experience.