This picture is perhaps my favorite photo ever. I'm titling it "Everybody Hurts"
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Ok, so as of yesterday, it was exactly four weeks until race day. That is a bit scary. As time winds down I have one more big run coming up this Saturday, 20 miles. Yep, you read that right, 20 miles!!!!! That is kind of scary. So with 4 weeks remaining there are a few things lingering out there that either need to be fixed, fought through or are just scaring the crap out of me.
20 miles -
With my last big run scheduled for Saturday the question is, "To run, or not to run?" After the run I have 3 weeks until the big day, but truthfully I'm not sure that's enough time for my body to get better for the race. For the last 4'ish weeks my bones have hurt pretty regularly. On top of that my joints are starting to get funky. So now I'm wondering if my body only has 1 more big run left in it. If that's the case I certainly don't want to waste it on a practice run this Saturday. Not sure what to do here, I'd really like to have 20 under my belt before I try to tackle 26.2, but at what cost. I am open to any suggestions. On the brighter side, my knees feel better (or less bad) than they have in weeks, only 2 days removed from a very strong 8 mile run. So that's positive!!!
Fundraising (beware: several uses of the adjective "amazing" used here) -
These last 2 weeks have been the biggest in my fundraising so far. The support has been amazing. In addition I've had some amazing people go above and beyond to pass the word of what I'm doing into their own worlds. Once again I've received donations from people I've never met, which is beyond words amazing. It's amazing what happens when you ask. Thank you all so very, very much. With that said I am still have a way to go to meet my fundraising goal. For those of you who aren't familiar with how this works, I commit to raising a certain amount of money and if I don't raise it I pay the difference. I don't mind that to much, because it's an amazing cause. The LLS has helped me personally so much in my fight against leukemia, and I've watched them help so many others that they deserve every penny. However I'd strongly prefer to raise the money as opposed to pay out of my pocket. So if you can, please help. If you know anyone who might want to help, please tell them. To spread the word to non facebooker's, all my marathon updates are at: www.ihaterunningbutihatecancermore.blogspot.com as well as links to my official fundraising page.
Worlds colliding!!!!!! -
So this is scaring the crap out of me. Some of you know me so this makes sense, some of you don't know me well so I'll just sound crazy here. As I approach race day, one things is becoming more evident. Worlds are going to collide. I'm not sure how to explain this in a few sentences, so for those of you who don't understand the concept of separate worlds watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxuYdzs4SS8
The support for this race has been amazing. And some people have expressed interest in coming to the race to show their support in person at the finish line, which I love. Honestly anyone who wants to come would be welcome with open arms. The more people waiting at the end the more reasons I have to finish. As of now I have a few people who will be there, add that to my running team world and I currently have a count of 4 worlds colliding. That's a lot. I can't remember ever having 4 worlds colliding at once. So this is making me a bit nervous.
Them Bones -
With just 4 weeks to go, the second half of my training season has had a common theme, "my bones hurt". This is the part of my run I think I'm just going to have to deal with. It's not my joints or muscles (although my joints hurt) it's my bones. Stretching won't fix it, and I can't ice them. So I'm just going to have to run through it. I think this is one of the reasons my doc said I wouldn't be able to do the marathon or last through the training. In particular it's my shins, and my femurs (especially the right one). This the biggest reason I want to run the 20 miles this Saturday. I know I can fight through low miles in pain, and I've done 18. But the more I get used to running, even though every step hurts, the better. This will definitely be the hardest part of my marathon.
Well, that is it for this edition of marathon updates. Thank you all once again for your support. Your comments are also greatly appreciated.
B
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