Which is nowhere near the same thing as dancing with wolves.
I’m still dealing with the after effects that the four lard balls of joy I devoured yesterday have visited upon my body and probably won’t process the last of the fat until mile 25 in Washington.
But I’m dedicated to this run and I’ll do whatever it takes to build up my energy reserves for the 26th. J
Now is the time to start planning for what gear we need to take down for the National. What nutrition will we need during the run, how much hydration, do I have time to break in a new pair of shoes? But mostly I’m spending a lot of time looking at the course map.
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| Course Map for the 2011 National Marathon |
I am not an elite runner by any stretch so I am not planning where I am going to pull ahead of the pack or some similar feat of amazing athleticism when my eyes burn holes in the course map. I just want to feel more familiar with the route, to see where the aid stations are and plan for where my mind may wander and my resolve with it. Physically I’m ready but marathoning is probably more mental than physical for me. Running by the Capital, the Washington Monument or the Lincoln Memorial will be cool even for the second time but that stretch between mile markers 23 and 25? What’s there to help keep me engaged? Maybe I’ll need to hear another cool story from Haney or Jim? Maybe I’ll need to come up with some interesting anecdote of my own to help keep us at our best until we can see that last river crossing.
I’m getting into my head now so I don’t spend too much time there later.
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