Overdue Update

"Sometimes the things that challenge us the most, define us."

I heard this quote the other day and decided that it concisely sums up why I am running a marathon, for anybody that is still wondering why.

The marathon is so close. I am excited and nervously anxious. I feel mentally prepared. I hope I am physically prepared. The one question still on my mind is HOW I'm going to push through those last 8 miles. I don't think it will be the hardest thing I've ever done, but I do think it will be close.

I haven't blogged in a while. I went on a glorious New Year's trip to the heart of California wine country. I ran among the beautiful redwood trees. I drank a lot of wine and ate a lot of cheese.

Today was my day off from work and Bella and I went and drove the marathon course. It was a lot of traffic and a lot of driving. 26.2 miles is really, really far. I'm not sure if driving the course helped or hurt. I literally couldn't believe how far it was.

Tapering messes with your mind. I'm feeling so so strong and focused and the decrease in running has made me feel like I'm losing my edge. Mostly because I think my edge was very very small. All I can think about is what I should be doing:


Should I be running? Should I be stretching? Should I be going to yoga to stretch? Should I be going to bed early? Should I be eating carbs or protein? Which shoes should I wear? Do I have enough Body Glide for race morning? Do my Cliff Shots have caffeine in them? Did I remember to trim my toenails early enough before the marathon? Should I finish all those blog entries I started but never completed? Have I run enough or too much this week? Should I make up that 8 miler I missed last week while I was in California?

The list goes on.