Finding Momentum

I’m feel­ing a mix of antic­i­pa­tion and excite­ment (“wow! a real marathon!” “wow! SF is cool!”) with a bit of fear as well (“will I make it to the fin­ish line with­out an explod­ing kneecap or total quad dom­i­na­tion??”) as race day approaches fast!

I’m excited, no doubt. Tony and I are going to run this race and we are going to fin­ish strong.

Some pre-marathon thoughts:

• I need to be hydrat­ing con­stantly today and into tonight so my body has enough flu­ids to start the race.
• I’ve been eat­ing lots of carbs lately–wheat bread and pasta and noo­dles and such. I won’t be over­do­ing the carb-loading tonight.
• Note to self: no fibers today. Roughage = diges­tive tract activ­ity = really bad on race day.
• I’m visu­al­iz­ing the course and watch­ing course videos. Also check­ing out the map and mak­ing men­tal notes.
• When will I hit The Wall? What are my strate­gies to get through it? I have no idea.
• San Fran­cisco is beau­ti­ful. I am stoked.

I just found out that my friend Alvin is the lead cyclist on my wave–how cool is that?!

Fundrais­ing update!

Today is the LAST DAY of fundrais­ing for the Inter­na­tional Jus­tice Mis­sion! To-date, we’ve raised over $650 — great job, every­one! Let’s make good on the goal of $1000. Find out how we’re doing, or just go donate now! »

Again, if you’re inter­ested, keep up to date on my pre– and post-race thoughts in my Twit­ter feed.