Happy Monday, friends and fam!! I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend, and I hope this week is off to a good start so far. However temporary, I am currently caught up at work, so brace yourself for a barrage of blog posts today! =)
We've made it to the final week of marathon training season... for recovery reasons, the past week has mostly been filled with short bike rides and a few strength exercises and stretches for me. My foot is feeling much better, though, so I'm entirely grateful for that progress! And I'm planning to go to a chiropractor and try the KT tape before the race, as suggested by Chet Lee. Also planning to do an extra-short walk and dinner with Kristin on Wednesday. All in all, I would appreciate your prayers for endurance and stamina on race day - and for good weather!!
In pretty characteristic fashion, I didn't bother to look at all the fine-print details until the week before, so I learned yesterday that this race will begin at 6:30am... and that there are two spots I must reach by a certain time (Mile 7.5 by 8:45am, and Mile 20 by 12:00pm). Verrrry good to know... not impossible, but not easy either. It will require me to push myself and pay closer attention to my time as I go. The idea of being shuttled to the Finish after reaching Mile 20 is painful, so barring a foot injury flare-up, I will not allow that to happen!
I also looked at the course map for the first time... I'm not going to overthink the distance, but I love that they've listed the times when they will reopen the streets for each mile marker - helpful to know! And there are so many water stops, bathrooms, and medical aid stations, which makes me feel more confident!
Something I'm grateful for is the Mile by Mile thing on the FB page where they post a daily video covering one full mile of the course track. So far, there are big hills I'm glad to be aware of at Mile 2 and Mile 9, and several notable landmarks (Botanical Gardens, OU Reproductive Medicine, the State Capitol, Gorilla Hill, Classen Curve shopping center, Nichols Hills neighborhood, Lake Hefner, etc.) that we'll pass along the way...
I sincerely hope my next Marathon Monday will be a victory post after Finishing Strong!
Despite this "slight singultus" with the minor injury, I'm feeling proud and well-prepared. After years of talking myself out of trying, I have finally pushed through my own inner drama and fear and trained hard. I'm almost there now, which feels surreal and a little scary, but also exciting! As it goes with most things in life, I cannot control everything, but I am determined to give it my absolute best effort!!
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