Quote Originally Posted by Wahine View Post
Teigyr - you'll do great. It doesn't matter what happens... it's a PR and you've already won because you put in all the work to get you here. I'm proud of you.
Thank you Wahine It's not like I couldn't have done it without your inspiration, encouragement, and help.

Yesterday I ran for an hour and it felt like I was going incredibly slow. I was actually 15 seconds/mile faster than my fastest time! Keep in mind THAT is slow...but it's getting there.

Saturday is the half-mary. We fly down to Oakland tomorrow and will get situated in Alameda. On Saturday, after the race, we are going to go to Alcatraz. Go figure, all the years I lived in Calif and I never did the San Francisco tourist thing.

It's funny. I alternate between thoughts of "I am not ready for this" to "of course I can do it and what's the worst that can happen, I walk a bit?" to "I just want to finish and feel good about it" to finally "just HOW many people are in my age group and how well do I think I can do?" The last thought is just wishful thinking. The truth is I want to do ok but the main thing is to enjoy it, feel good while I'm doing it (except for those periodic times when I doubt my sanity but that's a good thing) and feel tired but good after. I truly think this will be a fun experience