I am three days away from my first half marathon and several people have mentioned the fact that completing a run this long is more mental than physical. I am not naïve enough to think that my physical strength and ability have no factors in this race but I am also trying to mentally prepare myself for it.
I have a game plan and I hope that it works well for me. I am going to do my intervals and I have my playlist ready for motivation and getting into a rhythm while I run. I am planning my race day outfit and what exactly I will need for optimum efficiency.
I am excited and nervous. I have been looking forward to this day for so long and I have worked so hard to prepare. I am nervous that something unseen with happen. I am nervous that I won't be able to get into a good pace and/or rhythm.
At the same time, I am fairly confident that I can do this. I feel like my training has prepared me pretty well. I have been running a lot of hills lately to strengthen my legs and my lungs. The course is mostly downhill so that will help. I think the drink stations are spaced well to help me in the hydration department.
The weather will be cooler, which is very helpful for me. The rain should hold off until the late afternoon so we should be dry (as far as rain is concerned, not so much on the sweat front.)
I can't wait to cross that finish line and shout from the rooftops that I did it. I want this achievement so badly that I should mentally be right where I need to be.
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