As in the day after tomorrow. THE DAY AFTER TO-MOR-ROW.
As in what-was-I-thinking-this-is-gonna-hurt.
I haven't run in a week, and that run was crap. Hank and I are going to spend the night in Indy on Friday, so I'll have to pretend to be all, whatever, in order to not rub any of my crazy off on my kid.
Gah! Freaking out. Just freaking OUT. And knowing that I do this before every. single. half. doesn't help.
Back up people, hefty gal hyperventilating here...
Breathe - you'll be fine. It's only 13 miles. I know, that sounds oddly cliche & totally inordinate. But breathe...think of how far you've run over the course of your life - 13 is nothing. You've done your long runs, you've got the base in there, you'll be fine. So you haven't run all week - you'll be rested! (Seriously, this works..hang in with me.) You'll have to pretend you're not wigging out - use some visualization & convince yourself.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy it - you'll be done before you know it! Think positive, keep your head in the game & just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Take in the scene - at least you're not sitting on the stoop watching people run by - you have the balls to get out there & do it!
Someone said something to me mid-race last Sunday, they said, "Stay Committed." (Note: it was NOT "You should be committed"!) Not, "you're looking great" or "you're almost there". Just, stay committed - from a guy in a wheelchair. So....be committed & stay committed to your abilities & your race. You can do this, you can so totally, without question, do this!
(I survived a marathon last weekend. My longest run had been 16 miles & I had only done one run - ONE 16mi RUN - in 2 weeks. It wasn't an ideal marathon, but I stayed positive, kept moving, kept reminding myself to enjoy the ride & even having the option to try it...just stay committed & have fun)