I have made it........almost. This is the final week before the taper. Honestly, sometimes I never thought I would get this far. It's really amazing! Last week was an off week, 5 mi Tues 9 mi wed 5 mi Thurs, 14 mi on Saturday. I must say I was tired after the 14 miles, but I pushed a little bit. I also farted around a little bit b/c the weather was so nice!!!!!! By farting around I mean I took extra time during my water walks (I walk when I drink water otherwise I don't actually injest much!). Which brings me to an aside. Some might consider walking to drink water not actually running the race the whole way. I disagree. I only walk a sufficient amount off time to drink or take a gel, simply b/c that way I can actually hydrate! If you don't do this, that's fine, but I am of the school of thought that this is totally valid! But anyway I took some extra time on this training run to walk after I drank water. And I still completed it in less than 2.5 hours! WOOT!
This week is going to be tough. Last night I ran 5 miles, tonight I need to run 10 miles, then Wed I need to run 5 miles. That doesn't bother me. That's chump change. The big 20-miler is coming up this weekend. I am intimidated! But this is what I know.....I've ran 18, I just need to run 2 more, I need lots of fluids, I need energy replacement (I am preferring gatorade over gels more and more), and if I need to take it slow no biggie. Then after that, that's it! The hard part is over. After that comes the taper! YAY! Then after that is the big day! Honestly I am freaking out a little bit, but I am trying to tell myself that they hard part is almost over, and I just basically have to do 1 last loooooong run, enjoy my taper, and then just show up and DO THE DAMN THING! hehe. Then whatever happens on race day happens. I've prepared as well as I can. I have been training since September (I ran a half in November remember! yaya!), and at this point there is not much more to be done.
So I am totally having mixed emotions, including but not limited to: self-doubt, exuberance, exasperation, triumph, and sadness. It's going to feel so great to finish, but what after that? What indeed? This is what I am pondering, and what I will blog about next (it is journey to 26.2 and beyond right!?!?!?!) OHH YEA! So although my road to 26.2 is rapidly coming to a close (the most exciting part is coming up in 3.5 weeks...expect more about that for sure!) I am turning my eyes to the horizon and thinking about what is next....what indeed. Can anyone answer why a raven is like a writing desk?
Until then happy trails!
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