Mental Check.
I lied. I promised I wouldn't start freaking out until tomorrow. But as far as I'm concerned, it's Wednesday somewhere and the nerves have been getting to me all day. I've been pretty sick since noon, and lost a bunch of fluids earlier (no, not to my computer thanks to 21 Days/Jess' earlier post) after a stressful day at work. I've felt so sick all afternoon and evening. So I've been sipping on gatorade and only managed to eat a little bit of bread for dinner. Not so good considering my marathon is SUNDAY. Argh.
So yah...physically...I'm okay. Could be better. But I have no injuries, so I'm not going to complain! Mentally...I've already started at the mind games. I have faith in the training system. But I'm just excited and nervous.
It reminds me of my junior year of high school when I got SO SICK on the way to take my SATS. I had been dreading them for god knows how long and I simply made myself sick over it. Not good. So I'm doing my best to keep myself busy and not think about the 'thon for too long in one sitting. It's just so hard because it's SOOOOOOOOOO CONSUMING. I've lived...breathed....eaten....trained....and slept for this marathon. It's hard not to let myself think about it. Lucky for me the next two days should fly by. My Jayhawks have a game tomorrow night so we're headed to a friend's place. Then Thursday is our company party. We're going to stop by for a few minutes since I have to be up before sunrise the next morning.
If anyone's interested in checking out my race course...you can catch a video of it here. All you need is Windows Media Player. I find myself watching it, trying to ID key points to look for in the marathon. Could be part of my whole "you're psyching yourself out" strategy.
Okay. I'm forcing myself to get to bed. Have a good evening!
-B.
So yah...physically...I'm okay. Could be better. But I have no injuries, so I'm not going to complain! Mentally...I've already started at the mind games. I have faith in the training system. But I'm just excited and nervous.
It reminds me of my junior year of high school when I got SO SICK on the way to take my SATS. I had been dreading them for god knows how long and I simply made myself sick over it. Not good. So I'm doing my best to keep myself busy and not think about the 'thon for too long in one sitting. It's just so hard because it's SOOOOOOOOOO CONSUMING. I've lived...breathed....eaten....trained....and slept for this marathon. It's hard not to let myself think about it. Lucky for me the next two days should fly by. My Jayhawks have a game tomorrow night so we're headed to a friend's place. Then Thursday is our company party. We're going to stop by for a few minutes since I have to be up before sunrise the next morning.
If anyone's interested in checking out my race course...you can catch a video of it here. All you need is Windows Media Player. I find myself watching it, trying to ID key points to look for in the marathon. Could be part of my whole "you're psyching yourself out" strategy.
Okay. I'm forcing myself to get to bed. Have a good evening!
-B.
posted by Iron Jayhawk at 11:42 PM
1 Camper Comments:
You're psyching UP not out!
Good luck to you. I know how you feel about being ready but nervous. I hope the body relaxes, recovers and restores itself so you're stoked on fluids and enough nourishment to finish. At this point it's like race cars - it's all about fuel management.
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