Day 131 - Rest

Miles Ran: 417.60 Dollars Raised: $2,491.00

So...tomorrow's the big day. 20 freakin miles. I remember looking at that number in the beginning of training and thinking how ridiculous that sounded. Tonight, I'm a combination of nervous, confident, and excited. Why is this run so different than any of the other long runs I've faced in front of me?

When I was at acupuncture last night I was telling Jessica about my nerves, and she put more needles on the top of my head than usual, and one in each ear--so weird haha Then she proceeded to do some stim on my knee that I banged up last weekend and then again on my foot. As I left she made me feel a little more at ease by saying, "you're doing all the right things. You have all the tools in your belt to accomplish this." Having someone who has such a great sense of what my body is going through tell me that really gave me a boost. And even today when I was at Marathon Sports--I picked up a dry-fit hat since mine always get drenched with salty sweat, and told the guy who I've worked with many times, and recognized me as a charity runner, that I didn't want to jinx myself by buying all of the gear. And he said, "are you kidding me?! I bought all that stuff and was wearing it around 2 months before last year's marathon! It makes you feel even more accountable and committed to it." I still think I'm going to hold off on the jacket though...

Today I just wanted to be completely at ease and prepare myself for tomorrow. I laid out everything, as you can see here...

...made myself a big chicken/pepper/tomato whole wheat penne pasta dinner. Picked, up some bagels, gatorade, bananas, chocolate syrup (for my post-run chocolate milk), and am determined to get to bed within the next few minutes to get a full 8 hours of sleep. I'm picking up Katharine tomorrow at 6:45 to head over to BC, where the buses will take us to Hopkinton. Ahhh!! It's real!!

Jessica mentioned visualization last night, so I think I'm going to try to fall asleep by imagining myself running up Heartbreak Hill instead of counting backwards...