but I'm nervous for tomorrow's half. I've run 13 miles at least 30 times while training for marathons and more, but I haven't done it in nearly 5 years. I've been sick for a week (respiratory thing) and my whole body is achy and covered in mosquito bites, so I'm not quite at my best. And I've spent the last week on vacation biking between breweries and eating crap. So there's that.
But I'm going to do it, I'm going to do the best I can do tomorrow. I'm going to get that damn medal and add it to my dusty old collection and I'm going to probably cry at both the start and finish lines. This is a pretty big deal for me. I really want to run another marathon and this might be the year.
In an attempt to make that as easy as possible, I'm starting another Whole30 on Monday. Unless tomorrow really really sucks I plan to keep adding distance through the month, drop a few pounds, eliminate a bunch of the small aches and pains and work towards a November 26.2.
Playlist is ready to go. I keep reminding myself that I've done so much more so many times, and that it's ok to be slow. I'm expecting a time like I had my first few years - something in the 2:25 zone. And I'll be as proud of it as I was of my 2:03. I'm going to start with the 10:30 pace group and see how the day goes.
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