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Race Day Eve! . It’s always a privilege to pin another race bib to my chest, but especially a 26.2 bib. There have been miles upon miles (750+ this cycle) run to get here but the journey is not simply one cycle of work; it’s the years of patience, commitment, ups, and downs that prepare us for these moments. My goal is to run the first third with my head, the second third with my legs, and the last third with my heart. . Strong. Capable. Ready. Good luck to everyone racing @runsra_cim tomorrow; it’s time to see what crazy dreams and hard work can do! . . . #runCIM #road2CIM #teamsugarruns #oisellevolee #marathon #raceday #strongcapableready #chasingunicorns #believeyoucan #runnersofinstagram #inspiringwomenrunners #runlove
2 days to go and saying ✌🏼to Chicago and 👋🏼 to Sacramento! . The question I keep getting from co-workers, friends, and family is, “are you nervous??” And honestly I’m really not. Granted 26.2 is still a really long way to go so I respect the heck out of the distance but at the end of the day, it’s just running! One foot in front of the other. Something I do about 6 times a week and have been for the last 11 years of my life! I think something clicked in my head once I qualified for Boston and instead of focusing so much on specific times, I started just focusing on pushing my limits and seeing how far I can go in this sport, whatever that means as a time on a clock. This last year has been incredibly freeing as a result; I did feel a little lost after I qualified for Boston in 2018, but over a year later I’m just in a really good place with running and it’s the best. . I am fully prepared to hurt on Sunday but since I only do one or two of these things a year, I’m ready to enter that marathon pain cave once again. I had runs that brought me to my knees or ended in tears this cycle and I’m better for them. I also had runs where I saw splits come together so beautifully where they never have before and it was magical. It was a roller coaster of a cycle and it’s nearly time to get off the ride, so it’s time to throw those arms up and enjoy every last second of it! . . . #road2CIM #runCIM #marathon #marathontraining #raceweekend #keepcalm #runnersofinstagram #run #runnergirl #chicagorunner #sacramento
3 days to go till CIM and the legs are feeling good! Final run at home, the next will be in Sacramento! . I woke up early this morning with a lot on my mind with everything going on this month and decided to just get out the door to get my miles in knowing I’d feel more ready to “seize the day” after a good sweat. Running gives me the courage to take on a challenging day and while on some days it’s my form of exercise, many days it’s my stress reliever, too. Always grateful to be able to pound some pavement when I’m feeling overwhelmed and for the sense of strength and inner peace it brings. Running rocks (and so do these Oktoberfest socks 😉). . . . #road2CIM #runCIM #legsarefeelinggood #marathontraining #taper #tapertime #marathon #runnersofinstagram #runnergirl #stressreliever
4 miles for 4 days to go until CIM! . Got hit with an awful migraine early this morning that led to some chills and hot flashes while at work and it was a reminder that there is no guarantee how we’re going to wake up feeling on any given day. We can do everything within our control - eating well, getting enough sleep, hydrating, etc., but sometimes life just happens. If there was a day to feel off though, this was it prior to a weekend of traveling and racing! So much to do prior to traveling and I feel like my pile at work is ever-growing...one day at a time (queue the deep breath in, deep breath out). Feeling a lot better 12 hours later and was able to get my recovery miles in but hoping to wake up tomorrow ready to hit the ground running - both on the pavement and in the office! . . . #road2CIM #runCIM #marathontraining #marathon #runnersofinstagram #treadmillrunning #findingaway #runnergirl
5 days to go! . I have an odd sense of calm headed into race weekend and quite honestly, it hasn’t really sank in that I’m racing yet. It may not even feel real until I pin a race bin on Sunday morning but that’s ok with me. I got to chat race strategy with @sugarruns last night and I’m excited to keep it simple and go run hard. We broke the race down strategically for pacing, and tonight while doing my last bit of speedwork, I came up with some names for each segment (I do my best thinking while running 🤷🏻‍♀️). Phase one will be “get on the bus, take a seat, and ride” (aka let someone else do the pace work), phase two will be “get off the bus and go to work” (aka break away and do my thing) and if I’m lucky, I’ll get to phase three, the “drop it like it’s hot” phase (aka let it loose and drop the hammer in those final miles; it had to have a fun name, right??). I have yet to get to phase three in a marathon (this stuff is hard!) but I’m excited to run smart, give it my all, and see what happens out there! . . . #road2CIM #marathontraining #marathon #runnersofinstagram #runlove #winterrunning #run #runnergirl #running
6 miles run with 6 days to go until CIM! . I am leading a book club discussion on confidence tomorrow at work for our women’s resource group. The book that was selected this quarter was “The Confidence Code”. Something that spoke to me in the book was how confidence can affect our performance. The book describes an experiment in which a group of students were all to take the same test. Some members of the group were told they had performed very well on the previous test. On the next test, these students had their scores improve dramatically. As the book says, “it was a clear measure of what confidence can do - fuel our action, and substantially affect our performance, for better or for worse.” I can draw parallels to this in my running; when I succeed in a race or tough workout, I build confidence for the next race or long run, when I falter, my confidence can plummet and it sometimes takes time to pick myself back up again. . One final nugget from the book, “confidence ultimately is the characteristic that distinguishes those who imagine from those who do.” I dream big, but dreams only get you so far. You have to be willing to put in the time and effort to make those dreams become reality and that often starts with having the confidence that you can and you will succeed. . With 6 days to go, I am feeling confident in the process and excited for what’s ahead. Be confident in yourself, in where you’re going, and in your long-term goals. No one else is more invested in your journey than you are so if these dreams and goals are important to you, believe that you can and you will certainly find a way to make it happen ❤️ . . . #road2CIM #marathontraining #marathon #runnersofinstagram #confidence #confidencecode #runlove #run #winterrunning
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