One...More...Week!

Winning has nothing to do with racing. Most days don't have races anyway. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism, and never, ever, ever giving up.
 
-Amby Burfoot

I watched "The Spirit of the Marathon" this past weekend. It was a great documentary and very motivating for the upcoming week. Though I'm excited the event is almost here, I'm extremely nervous. Tapering has been hard for me and I hope my body remembers it can handle 20 miles and that my mind can handle the 6.2 miles I've never run. I've been having some weird dreams that I don't get to the start line on time and I'm disqualified or I get lost on the course. Those of you who know me well, know that I'm a worry wart. It's a bit ridiculous. I have to remember to tell myself to enjoy this week, this day and this experience. Do I have a goal time in mind? Not anymore.  My only goals are to take in this once-in-a-lifetime experience, stay positive and cross the finish line with my own two legs.

My dad wrote to me the other day and said he wished he had a run marathon when he was younger. Dad, I think you still could run a marathon so don't cross it off your list just yet. ;)  At the same time, him saying that to me was another reminder that I want to embrace life and do things I never thought I could do while I have the time. I never want to say when I'm 80 yrs old, "If I could do it all over again, I would have..." There are no excuses. There is no time like the present. There is only this moment.

Next up on my list, run a half-marathon with my boyfriend (his 1st!) and take a dance class. After all, life is too short not to dance. :)