I'm TWO DAYS out people!
Tonight begins a whole slew of weekend plans leading up to the Marathon.
For dinner this evening I will be feeding my face with my training buddies Megan and Shanna....getting coordinated and psyched up.Tomorrow morning I am off to the Fitness Expo to pick up my BIB, race packet, and some overpriced yet highly coveted Marathon apparel.
Mom, Gert and Nate roll into town tomorrow afternoon! SO glad they are coming :-)
Sunday morning its GAME ON. RACE DAY!!!!!!
I am REALLY truly excited. Running a marathon has been a goal of mine for a VERY very long time. It's a big deal to me! The training has been a tremendous amount of work....and I am ready to have some fun and hopefully have a great race. I don't want to let myself down or anyone else for that matter. I know I have a ton of people cheering me on which is HUGE. Thank you so much to everyone for all of their well wishes and support. I will think of all of you on the long 4 + hour (give or take) spin around my fine city of Chicago.
I am never quick to forget how important it is to push your limits. It has felt really great to push myself physically in this way. I have lost all my "baby" weight and then some....have enjoyed the time to de-stress by pounding the endless miles of pavement. I spent a few minutes today going back and looking at all of my Nike Plus miles and goals...to remind myself how far I've come since I started back in January...when running just 4 miles was tough.
What is that quote? Something about the journey being more important than the destination?
Well...here's to hoping the destination is also pretty damn awesome!
6 comments:
Isn't it something like the journey becomes the destination? I know that quote or variations of it. Good luck!
you're going to do great, bec! hope to see you at the finish line!
RUN REBECCA RUN....YOU CAN DO IT...JUST REMEBER TO BREATHE...REMEMBER THE XC CASHTON MEET AFTER BASIC...WE DON'T WANT YOU IN HEAP SOMEWHERE...AND REMEMBER..."ALWAYS FORWARD"...I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NECT BLOG INSTALLMENT... HOPE YOU GET A TAILWIND FROM THE WINDY CITY...LOVE YA,TOF
been thinking about you all day, wondering what you've been doing to get ready. wish i were there to share some of this with you... would have loved to be on standby to run a few miles... can't wait to hear all about it. i'm so proud of you, b!!! you inspire me.
hey babe, it's 10:23am on race day, just started tracking you, looks like you finished the 15k in 1:42. awesome. assuming that you are past the half now. will check again in about 30 minutes. hope you're feeling awesome!!!
ok, there was a little delay and i was worried. you were stuck at the 15 k mark for like an hour. now i see you passed the half at 2:26. YOU ROCK!!!!!
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