There it was – the day of the Marathon. The day that I had been anticipating since February!! I’d prepped everything before hand the previous night, including taping my name to the front and taping ‘26.2 Virgin’ on the back. Lorraine and I were staying 2 blocks from each other and we decided to meet at the bus stop for a cab/bus, whatever came first. We got onto a bus at about 6:30 and were at the designated meeting spot…
Went over to the expo to pick up my race number. Seeing the crowd of people was emotional, to say the least. Overheard a lot of first timers’ conversations. Lots of emotions running through my head as I wound my way through the expo.
Race Start : 7:30amExpected time to cross start from Open Corral: 7:45-8am Meeting the rest of the Get Fit Atlanta folks on the steps of the art institute : 6:30-7:00am Leave hotel: 6:00am (Take the bus from the hotel to the race start) Breakfast of bread with almond butter and 1/2 banana: 5:30am Wake up :4:30am Fueling strategy 1 Gu packet every 45min/3.5 miles until 18 miles 1 Clif Shot blocks every 20min/1.5 miles until 18 miles (The shot blocks…
As with everything else, I’ve been thinking and rethinking and then thinking some more about what my goals are for Chicago. I’m thinking KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid. So with that theory – My goal is to finish. I want that bling on my neck. Finishing with a smile instead of grimace would be nicer.End of statement. But … I don’t do things simple. I need plan A, B, C, D, …… and then forget everything in the heat of the…
Obsessing over