Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know. I want to start off by saying that I AM still training for the Marathon and have not quit. Unfortunately, that is one of my negative traits...once I commit to something I need to follow it through (most of the time). So I've been very religious in doing all of my long runs on the weekends and have been really good about getting my three days in during the week. I did not, however, do the 9 and 10 mile runs midweek as my training plan stated. It was not and will never be possible for me to fit in a run of that length during the week. I work and have a family. On those days I went as far as I could, which was usually 7 miles. All-in-all I think I did really well with my training. There are a few things I would have done differently, but for the most part I'm pretty happy with myself. I even surprised myself quite a few times at what I was able to do. Even when I ran my 20 miler and wanted to just stop between 18 and 19 miles, I kept going. Yes, I called myself a lot of names and used a couple of adjectives that only come out of my mouth when someone really, really pisses me off (you know the words, one starts with a C and the other starts with a P, just in case you're not following). But I kept going and that's the point. I did not quit.
So the marathon is this Sunday, October 16. I got my bib number on Monday, so it's official. I have one more run tomorrow and then that's it before the big day. It's a little 2 miler on tap for tomorrow. That means I get to sleep in a little bit and I don't have to get up at 4:30 a.m. I'm probably more excited about that than anything else right now. I'm still not entirely sure when we're heading down to the Expo. It will be either Friday evening or Saturday afternoon. Maybe Saturday late afternoon would be better and then we could go out for a nice pasta dinner afterwards. We'll see.
I've noticed that I've been doing a lot of reflecting this past week. I've read that some people go through a sort of depression after they run a marathon and I can totally see how that happens. I've been thinking of all these months of training and how supportive Mr. Jeep has been. He really is the best. I don't know what I'd do without him. LC is super excited about me running a marathon. I don't know that she really truly grasps exactly how far that is, she just knows it's a really long way.
My parents are going to go down to the marathon with LC and E so they can be at the finish line when I cross. I know it's probably going to be a really emotional moment for me. This is something I've been wanting to do for a long time and it's finally here. It's so hard to believe.
So I guess that's enough sappy talk and ramblings. I'm planning on taking lots of pictures at the Expo and before the race. Mr. Jeep has been given strict instructions to take lots of pictures while I'm running and, of course, after I'm done (and crawling on the ground). I can't wait to get this beauty, either:
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| Because let's be honest, isn't this why I'm really doing it?!
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Heather
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