Or...The Marathon is tomorrow and I'm crapping my pants
Well, I skipped too blogs...frankly there wasn't much to say. I ran my last 12-miler in the rain and ended up with soggy shoes.
My last long run of the program was last Saturday, it was an uneventful 8 miles that didn't even include a barking dog.
My race is tomorrow! So far, I've been feeling good, and I've only missed 3 runs out of the 16-week program and these were typically due to travel. I'm feeling pretty accomplished already that I've managed to stick with the program during some massive transitions in my life.
Right now, I am just trying to keep a positive attitude and picture myself successful. My biggest problem is feeling sorry for myself. Once I start to feel bad, or if something goes a little wrong during the race, I lurch into a depression. So I need to try to avoid this and work to recover quickly from any setbacks. I've done a little reading on how elite athletes deal with these sorts of things during their races and apparently they use motivational key phrases to help keep them mentally focused. According to what I've read, it's wise to pick more than one to help through various situations. I have three...suddenly I'm shy about sharing them, so I guess I will keep them to my self.
Although I am nervous, I am looking forward to the race. It seems hard to believe that I'm racing tomorrow. I am excited to see about the outcome and what I can make happen and what I can make my body accomplish. Also, I am excited to see how I will feel regardless of the outcome. As I mentioned in a previous blog, I believe running more than twenty miles totally changes your life. I've gotten so many positive comments from my friends and people I meet about my training program. While I really appreciate this admiration, I don't think running makes me a better or more interesting person. Running has enriched my life in so many ways...it's challenged me, comforted me and healed me in so many ways. I don't think that I am a good runner because a me...I think I've become a better me because I am a runner. Running has allowed me so much self-discovery and even I've been surprised of how much more of me that exists than is readily available. Bowerman was correct when he said that finding inspiration that to become good at the observed past time of running will reflect in the other observed past time...life!
So wish me luck...and look forward to my race report! I hope to finish it in a timely manner!
In Summation: Race=TOMORROW!; Nerves=OK; Running=Apart of me.
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