Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Panic at the Disco (or The Final Countdown)
Holy crap. I have to run a marathon on Sunday. I suppose I knew, somewhere in the deep recesses of my brain, that when I started "training for a marathon," that it would eventually involve running a marathon. Only now, it's here. Like really here. We are in Phoenix tonight and fly to Kauai tomorrow. Then, on Sunday at 6am Kauai time, we will begin running. For me, the running (assuming I don't quit at mile eight) will continue for the better part of a work day. I can only be thankful that there is a seven hour cutoff. I will either be done, or nicely escorted back by men driving a van at 1pm. Either way, plenty of time for a tropical drink and random pain-prompted moaning from a beach chair afterwards. *************************************************************************************
I suppose that the reality is that I am beyond nervous. I don't feel like I trained enough or that my body has responded well in the last few weeks. I have new pains, lots of shoe drama and a real concern that I will look like an ass if I can't finish the run. I am totally trapped in the mental game of the marathon now and trying not to admit defeat before I even see the start line. Here's my truth... I will run slowly. I will end up walking nearly half the marathon. I will cry at some point. I will finish. ***********************************************************************************
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3 comments:
Can't wait to hear all the details!
Good luck! Push through and persevere!
GOOD LUCK!
Thanks for stopping by the blog. I'm really interested to hear what you think of a marathon in Hawaii.
Hopefully you see this before the race, but just know that you can do it. I had the same thoughts before my first race (only two years ago) AND I actually had the same thoughts around mile 18. There will be times that you'll want to stop, but believe me that crossing the finish line is worth all of the hard work.
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