Im sitting here in the kitchen, sipping coffee and waiting for the sun to come up so I can head out on my weekend training run. Just 5 miles today, which almost seems easy now! Theres only one more really long run left before the half-marathon, a 13-miler next weekend. The race itself is still 4 weeks away, but I will have already done the full distance on my own before then. I am not nervous about this race at all. In the past, Ive been anxious and worried in the days and hours leading up to an event, but not this time. My attitude has shifted. To me, the true test of my strength and spirit has been making it through the training process. It has not been easy, and there were many days when I did NOT want to put my shoes on and get out the door. But somehow, I did. So Im looking at race day, November 17th, not as a test to be passed or failed, but as a celebration of all of the hard work Ive done. Despite some pain, injury and yes, a little suffering, it has been a joyful and rewarding experience!
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 10:44:26 +0000
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