5 Very WTF Emotional Stages of Registering For Your First Marathon

Within moments of feeling the "click" on the registration page, opening my wallet, and vowing to raise money and run miles in Chicago, I experienced a fear I haven't felt since my first 5K so many years ago. The ugly voice inside my head whispered, "What if you can't do this?" "What if you fail?" It's a scary prospect to quit talking about your "bucket list" and actually go for it.