It was 3:00 AM... it was already Sunday, the last day of May. Race Day. I had slept surprisingly well for how anxious and excited I was to run my first marathon. And I know what most people are thinking: 3 AM!?! Why are you up so early for a race that's over 3 hours later?!? Well, let me explain myself:

I wrote for a fitness blog over a year ago for the company I design for as a part of generating SEO content for a fitness site we were promoting. And in return for blogging for them they paid for me to run the LA Marathon. After a few month of blogging I found myself with a small taste of writers block. The solution for me was to write about the first marathon I ever did. It was very cathartic and motivating to me in my difficult times of training for the LA Marathon last year. As well as, receiving a good response from my (few) readers, thanks mom! So, I decided to re-post a few of my good ones starting with my recollection first marathon ever, the San Diego Rock N Roll 2009. Here is my first post in that series. Many more to follow, stay posted & enjoy!