HALF Marathon!
January 24, 2010
So, this is the big weekend and the first thing I did this morning was check my email “wondering” if the race had been canceled due to the weather. It’s not that I don’t want to run 13.1 miles tomorrow, it’s just that there is four inches of snow at my house and it’s beautiful and difficult to leave, even for a gorgeous beach house in Carlsbad.
And, it’s not that I’m the least bit worried that I haven’t stuck to my training schedule AT ALL! I don’t do well under pressure and having my husband-who-thinks-he’s-a-motivational-speaker constantly asking me if I was running “today”, plus how cold and dark it is for most of the time I’m not working during this time of year, has been a bit overwhelming. That, and I kept telling myself I have a bigger base than last time because I ran a half marathon in August so it should be all good.
And besides, it’s only a HALF marathon, which I frequently remind people when they ask me when “the marathon” is. I’m crazy, but not that crazy – at least that is what I keep telling myself.
Then, my husband-who-thinks-he’s-a-motivational-speaker started “pumping me up” about the “big race.”
“I think you’ll beat…”
“Honey,” I kindly interrupted. “It’s not about beating people. It’s about finishing.”
“Really,” he replied. “Then they should probably change the name of it to the Carlsbad Half-marathon Just Finish instead of the Carlsbad Half-marathon Race.”
He walked away muttering to himself about who he was SURE I would beat. I just felt a tightening of my chest because I clearly remember those last tow miles in August – yikes.
It’s not like childbirth and you forget the pain. At least it isn’t for me.
SO, this is the weekend and about 9 am tomorrow I’ll be into those last few miles. I hope you’ll think of me and send me some good energy because I’m going to need it if I’m going to beat….
Then eat 1300 calories of anything I want!
This weekend I will burn 1300 calories and wonder why oh why I didn’t just sign up for the 5K.