It’s 7 days until D-Day … just seven. It’s hard to believe that it’s all come down to this. It seems as if April was just yesterday. I feel as if I need more time. I need more training. I need to shed a few more pounds. But … I only have seven days. I would say “one week,” but that makes it seem that much closer.
All I want to do is hide. I don’t care to interact much with anyone, and I’m happy to have the rest of this time off of work. I don’t care to talk to anyone about how I think I’ll do, or what my goals are. Really, all I want to do is hide out.
Truth is, I’m sacred. I don’t feel ready. Yes … I have been training. Yes, I have put in the miles. Yes, I have worked hard. Yes, I could have done better, trained harder, ate better, taken better care of myself, whatever … it’s too late now. I’m done. This is what it has come down to, and I’m scared out of my mind.
People say, “You got this, Row. You know what to do. You know what to expect.” Yes, I have run a marathon before, however, this is the first marathon that I will be running with ACTUAL training, and I really don’t know what to expect.
I’ve been asking other endurance athletes and runners for words of wisdom and advice to keep the motivation up when your body is just screaming at you to, “STOP!” And I am thankful to everyone who answered me. I’m not trying to flood my head with everything, just taking bits and pieces of some great advice and filing it away. But I’m still scared.
I need this time to lay low and hide out just to tune out what everyone else is doing and focusing on. I need this time to just find me, and figure out what I need to do to get through this. I believe that I CAN do this. I have put in the time, the training, and the miles. I have mental toughness, and perseverance. I have finished a marathon before. I am strong. I am able. I can do this. I CAN do this. I will do this. I’m okay.
Deep breath, Row. Deep, deep breath. Breathe. Believe.
I got this … just let me hide out for a couple more days. I’ll be okay. Whatever happens, I know that I WILL BE AMAZING!
Running Code 3 