I was thinking just the other day about how much my way of thinking has changed since I signed up for MM.
For example, shoes. Before, I got dressed for work, and never gave a second thought to the height of the shoes I was wearing, or how they would affect my knees or feet. Now, I keep a pair of sandals in my office, so I can change into them during the day. I worry how heels are going to make my knees feel, or how my feet feel in a shoe.
I no longer care if I don't look "stylish" when I go somewhere, as long as my feet are comfy I'm happy.
Remember when Mark said we should "embrace the stench?" yeah, I remember Christa and I saying we just couldn't imagine ever doing that. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't like to stink but when I get back from my Sat. morning runs, I don't care what my hair looks like, or what I smell like. I'm a marathoner who just had a great run and I'm proud to embrace the stench. LOL
I have already mentioned the addiction to running clothes that apparently others are also experiencing. There is just something about "looking " the part that boost my confidence that I can finish this marathon, even when my knees are giving me trouble.
They are just achy, I think it may be partly bc of dehydration. They don't hurt as bad as they have before (which is good) but hurt enough to be annoying. So I didn't do anything yesterday. I know, I shouldn't be skipping but better now than have to sit out later, right?
I'm hoping the adrenaline rush on Saturday will help the aches go away.
Either way, we are marathoners. No one said this would be easy. Only 1% of the population does this. That statistic still blows my mind. Come October, we are going to be in that 1%. WOW
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Lillian with her mom Glenda
"Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way. Run often and run long, but never outrun your joy of running." Julie Isphording, winner of the 1990 Los Angeles Marathon
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Lillian with her mom Glenda
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I WALK / RUN/ WOG BECAUSE
- I CAN!
- My personal best is just that: MINE
- I'll never know how far I can go unless I try
- There is no drug like adrenaline
- I hope my children will
- It takes all I've got, but it gives back more
- It's a good kind of sore
- It's my anti-depressant
- There are a lot worse addictions out there
- I need energy
- It makes me feel free
- I need an excuse to eat
- It makes the pavement feel needed
- I love not just the finish line, but the trip along the way
- stopping would hurt so much more than a blister or a broken toenail
Things I want to do in this lifetime
- Finish a marathon
- Learn to swim
- Learn to play golf
- Go Sky diving
- Travel to Spain and trace my ancestry
- Learn Italian
- Go to Italy
- Visit Egypt and Greece
- Visit Japan
- Teach
- Go to a Soccer World Cup Game
- Travel to all 50 US states
- Learn to ride a motorcycle
- Build a house in Panama
- Go to Law School
4 comments:
Great blog! Don't feel guilty about a rest day here and there - you need to stay in touch with your body, and an occasional calculated rest of your knees seems to fit that pattern.
Saturday's excitement, adrenaline and the endorphin rush you will get in the race will surely wipe away the aches and pains!
See ya Saturday...
Clark
I too am embracing the stench, and so that my fabric seats in my car don't permanently embrace it as well, I keep a really thick beach towel in there to completely cover my drivers seat with after a wog.
Thanks for the confidence boost in your comment on my blog. I tell my children all the time "Just ignore obnoxious people, and they'll go away, and will pick on someone else after a while." I need a dose of that in my own daily living. See you Saturday.
What an awesome blog. And I definitely know what you mean about the stink! We are going to have a lot of that. But, while it may bother me at times, on Saturdays I just don't care. I love being around all the other mm'ers, and I love the rush that I get seeing everyone so motivated. So, let's all embrace the stink, and the sweat!!!!!!!!!
Hi!
Cool post! Who'd've "thunk" we'd be marathoners :) Thanks for asking about me--I've been sick :( Hope to be in Raymond tomorrow since I preregistered. See you Saturday!:)
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