Marathon worries

Tiffany charm for me

This week was not a great week for me. I just haven’t felt like myself and having a cold/flu has definitely not helped – just feeling really blah. I also realized today as I was cheering friends on at the Toronto marathon that this time next week I will be running in one myself. Agh! I remember when I first signed up for Marine Corps marathon it seemed like so far away and now here it is. 

I still am flipping-flopping about my race time. On one hand it is a huge race (30,000 people), so my “play it safe self” is telling me to take it easy and just focus on finishing and enjoying the experience. Yet my type-A competitive self is telling me to really go for it and try to beat Oprah’s time and for that matter my own previous marathon times. I think I am scared to try as crazy as that sounds. Finishing a marathon is a great accomplishment no matter what the time, but I want something more now.

I need to stop being scared to try, but I do now that no matter what when I finish I’m getting another charm for my Tiffany bracelet. I buy a charm for each marathon. Have my eye on the key charm for this race. 

PS: My rant of the week: Dear Toronto drivers, Each year Toronto has two marathons and yes roads are closed. Why don’t you get out of your car next year and spend some time cheering people on instead of yelling at police about the road being closed? Who knows you might actually be inspired to do some exercise yourselves and cheering on runners guarantees you some good karma.

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