Thursday, May 17, 2012

Day 138 (5/17): 3 miles / 25:18

So it's my last training run before the marathon and it felt better than I'd expected.  I've really been showing my hamstrings a lot of love this week and it's clearly paid off.  Between all of the stretching and my new favorite product (Biofreeze is pretty awesome stuff), I feel like I'm almost back to normal.  I don't doubt my leg will bother me at some point during the marathon, but at least it'll feel good at the starting line... and hopefully for at least a few miles after that :)

As far as my time is concerned (an 8:26 pace), I was shooting for faster than marathon pace... again, I'm just trying to trick my body into thinking my pace for the marathon is easy :)  Hopefully this tactic pays off... but I'm fairly certain nothing about the marathon will be 'easy'

That being said, I can't freakin' wait until Sunday! 

Whenever I get nervous about some part of the race, I try to think of something equally as exciting... i.e. "Holy crap, I'm going to be crammed into the starting area with a crowd of 14,000 people"... which turns into... "Holy crap, I'm going to be surrounded at the starting line by 14,000 people who I get to share this amazing experience with" or "OMG, what was I thinking? I can't believe I'm going to run 26.2 miles!"... which becomes... "How awesome am I?  I'm about to run 26.2 miles!"  It's all a matter of perspective.

And whenever I think about the toll this whole thing will take on my body... the pain I know I will have to endure during some part (or all) of the race... and the exhaustion that is sure to follow its conclusion... I try to remind myself that you never know what you're capable of until you push yourself to your limit.  And I intend to do just that on Sunday.  I'm treating this as a once in a lifetime opportunity and I fully intend to give it all I've got.

"You have exactly one life in which to do everything you'll ever do.  Act accordingly." - Colin Wright

I don't have a clue who this Colin Wright fellow is, but I like him :)

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