In one week I will have completed my first leg of Ragnar and will be resting in preparation for my second leg which should occur somewhere between one and 2am give or take a bit. Wow! All the training, all the preparation...it is now becoming a reality! Today I figured out the approximate outdoor mileage I have run in the last ten weeks and it is well over 155 miles. Incredible, I hated the 600 yard walk/run in the Presidential Fitness Test and I have now run almost all the way to Des Moines. Tomorrow will be my last long run before the race and then I will begin to ease up on my training to save my energy for next weekend. My friend, Sue, sent me a message today and said, "Remember, it's mind over matter." Thank you all for your support over these last several months. Knowing that I have my friends and family behind me has made this training so much easier.
I started training for this race to prove to others I could do this, I continued training because I learned to believe in myself. At the beginning of my training I saw this quote and it has truly stuck with me, "The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win."
I may not win any races next weekend but the fact that I set a goal and prepared for it is enough for me!
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