T-minus 3 weeks!

T-minus three weeks from yesterday and I will be running the TC Marathon....2 years ago I never once thought this was something that I wanted or felt the need to do....and trust me there are some days that I still question myself what the hell have I gotten myself into....but 2 years later here and after Saturdays run I am ready!

This past Saturday was my last huge long run....and what I labeled hell week....Saturday I ran 20 miles the longest I have ever gone and will go until October 6th....and I was able to run it with a group of people who are in the same boat as me.....and we were able to run the last 10 miles of the marathon on a out and back course....which was great to get another feel for "climb" on Summit Ave.....

Normally I run alone....for the most part except for the last couple long runs where I had company the last few miles which was greatly appreciated.....but since I normally run alone I am not a chatter....I just listen to my music and try to turn my brain off and not focus on the pain....but Saturday I ran with another lady who this is first marathon as well....and we hit it off and paced really well together....actually having someone to chat with made the 15 miles that we were together go much quicker....and it was rather funny by mile 16 we just stopped talking....it took to much effort to talk and we just ran in silence but we both knew we were in the same amount of misery as the other....

Now don't get me wrong I have no regrets of signing up for marathon.....no do I regret any runs or training....but there is a point after lets say 16-17 miles that it hurts....and you are just plain tired....and every 5 minutes you question yourself why the hell am I doing this.....but once you get to the finish line you forget those thoughts and look back at what you just did....see the accomplishment that you just completed.....so there are no regrets whatsoever

When I first signed up for this....I had lofty ideas that I wanted a certain time.....well since I was injured at the half and haven't really come back fully from that....I am going in with the my goal of just finishing it....yes I would love to be faster.....but I would also like to be able to walk afterwards....and I would rather cross the finish line with whatever time I get versus going to hard and not crossing at all!....I want my medal dammit!!!

So in less than three weeks....I will be running down John Ireland and seeing this site again.....and what a beautiful site it will be.....