I did it to myself!
But that doesn’t mean I have to like it. This whole week has been wacky. I did it to myself…. planned a 3-week RV trip starting with my first ever marathon and right after the busiest time of year at work!
Add to that, I start a blog and decide to become a Thirty One Gift Consultant…. All in the same week.
Keeping busy helps
I can’t imagine how bad it would have been if I hadn’t had all this craziness going on. As it was, I couldn’t sleep… even when I fell asleep relatively quickly, I would wake back up in an hour. My Fitbit says my average was 5 hours and 5 minutes… but it felt like less!
When I was busy doing other things, I would stop thinking stupid things like “maybe I am not ready” or “maybe I should downgrade to the half marathon”.
I know it is normal
I have had pre-race jitters before – even before 5K events. I know it is normal, but this time it is so much worse. I have ran over 700 miles this year in preparation for this marathon.
All that hard work – and I still am questioning if I am ready.
Almost to tears … twice!
I wasn’t lying in the video above. I was almost in tears. And today, when I went to pick up my race packet… again, almost in tears.
It was weird telling the lady I was picking up for the “full”…. at that point it was real. Tomorrow I am going to run a FULL MARATHON!
So now… it’s time for bed!
I am shooting for at least 6.5 hours of sleep, but tomorrow will start around 5 AM. Thirty minute drive to the start line…. 7AM race start. Hopefully tomorrow I will be sharing the euphoria of having reached this goal that I have worked so hard for.
WISH ME LUCK!
Wait — don’t …. Luck won’t help… it’s the 728.3 miles I have already run this year that will take me there.
Tomorrow I will reach 754.5 and more importantly claim my long awaited title of “marathoner”!!!!