About one year ago, I ran the 4th annual Parkway Halfie, which began what would be an incredible journey through an additional 2 half marathongs as well as a full marathong. Since then, I have managed to log in over 500 miles, I've gone through numerous running injuries, and I've run through 3 pairs of shoes. It's pretty crazy when I really think about it.
I picked up my bib and shirt this afternoon (fyi, it SUCKS to drive through downtown Sac, especially when I'm trying to hurry back to work!), and I was a little disappointed in the shirt they had this year. For one thing, it looks almost identical to last year's shirt, except for these green stripes down the side. And secondly, it's way bigger than last year's and I ordered the same size! Men's small!! (I hate getting the women's shirts because for some reason, they're always really wide and they're always V-necks or something weird. Maybe they're wide because of the boobs?)
Take a look... this year's shirt...
Last year's shirt....
At least change the color of the stupid shirt, right? Well, whatever, I can't complain, it's a shirt that says, "I just ran 13.1 miles, what did you do today?" Ooh, that sounds like a cool shirt to have, I should suggest that for next year...
You all know that I've been bitching about how I haven't trained for this race, and I haven't. I ran more this week that I did all month! I know it's stupid to play "catch up" with running, because it's pointless, and I've probably tired myself out, but I feel more mentally prepared at least. I keep telling myself, "It could be worse... I could be running a FULL marathong!" No way will I ever do that again. Once is enough. Regardless, I just have to keep a strong mentality for tomorrow no matter how I've trained (or didn't train). I've done with twice before, this should be no problem...right?
The weather today was insanely windy, and I'm a little worried for tomorrow's race. I HATE the wind... with a passion. And yes, hate is a strong word, and I HATE the wind. It slows you down, it dries out your eyeballs, and it blows dirt all up in your grill. WTF. I've been sitting here begging the wind gods to just have mercy on us runners tomorrow. The wind today was about 20-25 mph, pretty gusty, and I looked up the weather for tomorrow and it only says the wind will be between 10-20 mph. We'll see...
Anyway, tomorrow will be the last race I run for a while. It's kind of cool that I began and ended my little running stint with the same event, though. Who knows if I'll be back, although I'm almost positive I will be, but I just need to take a break. Maybe I'll pick up a new sport, who knows. For now, I'm only focused on tomorrow and how awesome I'll feel when I cross that finish line and realize I could eat an entire bucket of fried chicken and not feel horrible about myself for it. I probably won't, but the option's there.
Until tomorrow my friends!! Wish me luck!
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