Long Run Preparation

I have a long time of items to prepare before a long run.

This evening, I will share with you the preparation for the biggest, and most exciting training run. Drinking, drinking, bathroom break, drinking, eating, eating, drinking, bathroom break, bathroom break, drinking was the order of my day. I barely worked with all the bathroom breaks. I ate and drank a lot. Everyone was laughing at my lunch feast. I had a bowl of plain wheat pasta, 1 banana, yogurt, a half of ham sandwich, and sliced pineapple. On top of it, I had my breakfast, 2nd breakfast of oatmeal, and a snack before I left work.

I printed out the nice wrist pace chart for myself. Pacing for 3:50 finish. I'm testing it out tomorrow morning! I'll be sure to report back.

Following work, I ventured to the Marlborough high school track to calibrate my iPod with the Nike sensor. I planned on running around the track once, but definitely ran around several times while talking to the Apple support. Phew, I think it's up and ready for tomorrow.

My clothes are picked out, the Blocs are set aside, my stomach is almost full to the brim with lasagna. I called up Coach Rick this evening asking about timing and a ton of other questions. We talked all about the plan for tomorrow. Then I admitted to him, that I'm exhausted mostly from all the excitement. Partly my fault, I actually wore my wrist band around the office in an attempt to memorize the desired splits. Anyway, at 2:30pm exactly, I wanted to take a nap. On the way home, I still felt like I was dragging. Rick mentioned that it's very natural to feel lethargic before a long run. He said you're body and mind realize that something BIG is coming and it's getting ready. How convenient, right?

Alright folks, I'm signing off - back to the FUN! To combat my usual pre-long run nerves, I made some lasagna and invited over my dear friends Miss Stef Hiller and Shari Warden over for the evening. It's a blast watching friends drink, and getting to laugh just as much as them, but be stone sober! I'm also in the comfort of my own home with couch, ice bags, water, and my bed so close by!

I'm going to win the race tomorrow!