T minus 9 and counting...
its official. we've entered single digits. i've held off on COMPLETELYLOSINGMYMINDFREAKINGOUT about the marathon until i hit single digits.
and here it is. and yep. i'm freaking out.
nine days. and really, lets be honest... its 6pm, today is winding down, so... 8 days. and then? its Friday. my work is a MESS (small thing... the outlet my computer is plugged into started smoking today. fire dept. came in and informed us that... i'm illegal. all of my wiring is illegal. then they took a look around the rest of the office...we're all illegal. goodie. so.... we're rearranging desks like its our JOB...which, actually, it is.... so, its a mess, and?? basically i called attention to the entire thing. why does this stuff only happen to me? there were firemen crawling around on hands and knees around my desk today. not that i didn't enjoy that, cuz come on... thats amusing...but seriously. who else does this stuff happen to?! oy...) meaning tomorrow is going to go really quickly. then its off to celebrate Carpool Guy's birthday, so basically... 7 days. but then saturday is the big KU vs. OU game at arrowhead. we're tailgating at 3, game's at 6... thats a whole day gone right there. 6 days. sunday i'll probably be recovering from all the partying/doing laundry, so really? REALLY?
5 days.
i know its warped, but its how my mind works.
for all intents and purposes, really...my marathon is, like, the day after TOMORROW... its just, ya know. tomorrow is a few days long.
do you see? do you see what its doing to me? i'm completely losing my mind... er. whats left of it to lose, and its still 9 (5) days away! can you even imagine what i'll be like this time NEXT WEEK.
ohmygod i can't even think about it without getting pukey. i think i felt something weird in my right ankle. and i might be coming down with a cold. i might also be delusional, thats always a possiblity for me, but mostly? i think i'm losin' it guys. really.
so how am i coping? oh, ya know, my usual MO.... ignoring it completely.
yeah. so far so good, outside of that whole pukey thing.
but for now, i say... Marathon? what marathon?! and silently bang my head against the wall.
and here it is. and yep. i'm freaking out.
nine days. and really, lets be honest... its 6pm, today is winding down, so... 8 days. and then? its Friday. my work is a MESS (small thing... the outlet my computer is plugged into started smoking today. fire dept. came in and informed us that... i'm illegal. all of my wiring is illegal. then they took a look around the rest of the office...we're all illegal. goodie. so.... we're rearranging desks like its our JOB...which, actually, it is.... so, its a mess, and?? basically i called attention to the entire thing. why does this stuff only happen to me? there were firemen crawling around on hands and knees around my desk today. not that i didn't enjoy that, cuz come on... thats amusing...but seriously. who else does this stuff happen to?! oy...) meaning tomorrow is going to go really quickly. then its off to celebrate Carpool Guy's birthday, so basically... 7 days. but then saturday is the big KU vs. OU game at arrowhead. we're tailgating at 3, game's at 6... thats a whole day gone right there. 6 days. sunday i'll probably be recovering from all the partying/doing laundry, so really? REALLY?
5 days.
i know its warped, but its how my mind works.
for all intents and purposes, really...my marathon is, like, the day after TOMORROW... its just, ya know. tomorrow is a few days long.
do you see? do you see what its doing to me? i'm completely losing my mind... er. whats left of it to lose, and its still 9 (5) days away! can you even imagine what i'll be like this time NEXT WEEK.
ohmygod i can't even think about it without getting pukey. i think i felt something weird in my right ankle. and i might be coming down with a cold. i might also be delusional, thats always a possiblity for me, but mostly? i think i'm losin' it guys. really.
so how am i coping? oh, ya know, my usual MO.... ignoring it completely.
yeah. so far so good, outside of that whole pukey thing.
but for now, i say... Marathon? what marathon?! and silently bang my head against the wall.
posted by a.maria at 3:48 PM
16 Comments:
try not to think of it so much as being marathon day, and more as my birthday.
...
see? how relaxing is that, huh? all your worries gone in a flash. amazing...the power my birthday.
IM SURE YOU WILL DO GREAT OUT THERE. I HAVE RUN 2 MARATHONS WITH TNT AND THEY HAVE EVERYONE REALLY PREPARED FOR IT. GOOD LUCK. KEN FROM ST LOUIS
I. Cannot. Take. Much. More. Of. This. Suspense!!!
:)
Waiting for your marathon is making me nutty!!
Love the new photo, btw.
and p.s? you will totally rock this marathon.
Repeat after me, "I am a marathoner. I am a marathoner. I am a marathoner." There, don't you feel better now? :) Kick that marathon's @$$ !!
You will be fine. And your freakout is completely understandable. Just think of it this way: in 9 *er 5?) days, you will get to go to San Fransisco! That's fun!!! See? Fun! And go KU!
You're going to do great!!! Just look at it as another long, group run. That's all I did, and had a great time doing it.
Remember to have fun!
Good luck!
Wheeee...what a ride...you are going to do great (if you don't miss your flight)! Did I just say that? ;)
Breath! You'll do great.
It's all for a good cause, just remember that.
FLATMAN!!! you little... as if i need something else to stress about!
GAH!
It's nothing to freak out about...what's great about running is all you have to remember is this.
Left, right, left, right...see how easy that is?
And there aren't too many short term health issues that 800mg of ibuprofen can't handle. If you haven't read it, I went in to the Chicago Marathon with a fever of like 102. But 800mg of ibuprofen, and I had no worries until mile 20. And then, it's only 6.2 miles. Anyone can run 6.2 miles feeling a bit under the weather.
I have four words for anyone who cannot afford to get a cold:
No Time For Colds!
It's actually a new product guaranteed to get rid of cold symptoms (or your money back!)
I tried it. I love it... There's nothing out there like it.
http://www.notimeforcolds.com/
You can pick up them up -- and they're natural zinc/bioflavenoid complex with NO side effects -- at drug stores (CVS, by me, or rite aide)
Good Luck!
You are going to have a great marathon!!!!! Good luck.
Awesome!! I can't believe your race is almost here, either!! You are going to do GREAT!
You'll be OK. You've trained for this for so long, and you're going to do fine. You don't have to finish first, just finish.
You look great in your picture with your hair all messy. You're going to have to remove that 'not really cute' part of your 'About Me'. Guys find confidence just as sexy in women as women do in men.
Thanks for your comment :-) I like your new pic! :-)
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