Where it all began: Chapters 1-4 and what it all means

Chapter 1: It began with a decision for my city mouse husband to move to Denver, CO.  Who knew that my pizza loving, bubble butt, baseball player boyfriend would end up my lean, mean running machine husband!   (The pizza has stuck around, but the bubble butt has since disappeared.) 

Chapter 2: Dan bought a bike.  Dan decided to ride his bike.  Dan worked up to riding his bike 18 miles round trip to work and home everyday.  

Chapter 3: When we moved from Denver back to his hometown of Chicago, the opportunity came up for him to run the Chicago Marathon.  Dan ran, but not as much as he biked.  He decided he could do it and trained for the three weeks he had prior to the race.  Dan ran that race.  His time was: 4:40:04.  Dan then hurt for about six months after the race due to the brevity of his training program.  Dan then decided he could do better.  

Chapter 4: During all of this bike riding, running madness, Dan reached his goal weight and as a result, seems to be in the best shape of his life.  Dan ran the 2010 Chicago Marathon and came in at 4:05:59.  Just a little too close to completing the race under four hours.  So, like anyone who claims that their crazy is running, he registered for the 2011 Chicago Marathon in hopes to see a 3 at the beginning of his time.  And as if that wasn't enough, he also entered the lottery for the NYC Marathon.  Guess what?  He was picked!  So not only will he be running 26.2 miles in Chicago, but a mere four weeks later, he'll be taking a 26.2 mile tour of NYC on his two feet.

What it means: I am exceedingly proud of my former bubble butt husband.  He has worked so hard and as he puts it, he has "found his crazy".  I am his biggest cheerleader, but while cheering him on and supporting him, (even when I roll my eyes and wonder if he can get any more lean as he leaves for yet another session at the gym), I realize I don't have a crazy, (because I'm guessing wine and manicures don't count), and I want one.  His determination and self motivation is something I admire and I am taking on the challenge to find my own crazy.   It may not be something that whittles my frame to its' absolute leanest, but I'm searching for just some of that passion that has motivated him to commit to running two races totaling  54.4 miles within a month.  I've created this blog as a way to hold myself accountable to find my crazy as he blogs about his.

A happily married woman's journey to find her own crazy.