Thursday, September 17, 2009

A First

Posted by Abby Marie at 9:21 PM

In exactly 24 hours from now, I will be 9.5 hours from embarking on what may be the hardest physical event I've ever participated in. Many have done it before, many will do it with me for the first time, and many will do it many more times to come. I am going to attempt to run 26.2 miles in under 4 hours without stopping. Under 4 hours isn't a fast pace by any means--my main goal is to finish without stopping. This being my first marathon I'm not really concerned about how fast I go. By 'not really concerned' I mean I'm trying REALLY HARD not to care. I don't like to get passed by other runners, so I'm working on some major brain tricks to control my ego to allow some people to pass me. Some people come out of a marathon swearing to never run again (like my dad for example). Dad says that after every marathon but he has run 7 or 8 in his life time. When I ran 20 miles I was loving it afterwards. I wonder if the extra 6.2 miles will make me swear to never run again.

For those of you who won't be there in person cheering me on, at around 11:00 am just let out a little cheer wherever you are....I'll hear it. If you really feel bad about not being there in person, you could let out a big cheer instead of a little one. That would suffice.

To be continued....

3 comments:

cassie said...

good luck! you will do awesome! i am so jealous! (this is your cousin by the way not some crazy blog stalking person) do amazing!

September 18, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Andy Porter said...

Ahhh!! We will be cheering super loud!! I am so excited for you!! We love you and we'll be thinking about you all morning!! Good luck!!! You are going to kill it I'm sure....and under 4 is TOTALLY fast. I don't know what you are talking about!! Good luck Abs!! I can't wait to hear how it goes!!

September 18, 2009 at 8:36 AM
Bullock said...

Abby, I read this post last night, and I DREAMED about it. We got together and talked about your marathon, and I was like, "I totally cheered for you!" Way to go, Abs! I hope your feet are starting to heal...

September 20, 2009 at 10:10 AM

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