An introduction
Hi. I'm Carly. I am a mom of three, a wife, a quasi-retired lawyer, and more recently, a runner. I am registered for the Chicago Marathon this October 8 and it will be my first marathon ever. I wanted to chronicle this journey of training especially because it seems to be more of a mental journey than a physical one in a lot of ways. I struggle with anxiety and writing things down always helps me manage my anxious thoughts more successfully. Let me tell you, deciding to run a marathon has introduced MANY anxious thoughts. Let me start from what I think of as the beginning of this decision. When I was pregnant with my second child, my son, D, who is now 6, I was really, really sick. Lots of throwing up and stomach pain. It was basically chalked up to a difficult pregnancy. However, after D was born, my issues didn't go away. I had terrible stomach pains and many days when I couldn't hold much down. I lost a lot of weight pretty quickly. I was tired all the time....