To walk a marathon. A very extreme goal that requires extreme dedication and physical fitness. Not only will the length and obstacles of a marathon take a toll on your body, but also on your mind. The endurance of your muscles, heart, and mind are all things to get pumped up to their full potential before taking on an actual marathon.

Yes indeed, tomorrow i will become one of the Organic smoothie for breakfast eaters, the cup of yogurt for lunch eater, the oh so cheerful salad for dinner eater, and the apple and bannana in between. I will also become very good friends with my exercise equipment and tennis shoes. I will become a work-out-aholic and never eat sweets, except that one chocolate bar or small spoon of frosting once a month.

Yes, yes, i will do all of this the healthy way. Healthy body and mind = Almost painless marathon journey. But I would do all of this, not just to benefit me and loosen the grip on my ever so slightly shrinking pants, but to benefit others. The marathon that I am walking is the Avon Breast Cancer Walk. No, i do not have breast cancer. I am too young. But there are people in my family who have had it and who are suffering from it right now. While i am becoming physically fit, i have to raise money to participate in the walk. $1,800 worth of money to be raised. Yeaaahh. That makes sense though, we bring along $1,800 to give to the people who run this thing before we walk, and in return we get to sweat for 2 days and 39 miles. Oh sweet, sweet victory ladys and gents! What sweet victory. Then we will all hope and pray that while we are walking, scientists come up with a cure for every type of cancer on the planet!! Yay smart scientists!!!

I am a pretty athletic young person. But i am not the healthiest person you will meet. Because of my wonderful youth, somewhat unhealthy food will not effect me the way it would effect a 30 or 60 year old person. But i still need to whip myself in to perfect shape. But all of that unhealthy-ness will change tomorrow. Yes, yes indeed. Because tomorrow my training begins, and once i become as healthy as i can be right now, i will stay that way. Those ever so slightly shrinking pants, will be baggy on me when i get back from being in that marathon.