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race day


so i am 2 days away from the big race! oh yeah! this morning my friend and i met up to run the course. i made one boo-boo on the map, but it was equal distance...no biggy! and we finished. we managed to fight the cold, the urge to quit, and the lack of breathing and finished. faster than we thought! woo hoo!!!!


so now i rest. i will not run again tomorrow. and then it will be saturday morning. the race!


did anyone out there decide to give it a try? i'm quite impressed with the plan i used. it definitely got me to where i needed to be - even when i doubted it.


some have asked if i like running now. hmm...not sure. i loved it when i was at the 2 mile point. i could do that in about 20 minutes and it felt good. but when i had to go beyond that, i can't say it felt nearly as good! the fact that i can now even run for 30 minutes amazes me. it does boost my mood, it does relieve stress, and there is a sense of accomplishment. my goal after the race is to run 2 miles twice a week. i plan to add some other exercises back into my life and then run the blueberry stomp next labor day....so hold me to it!!


and check back on saturday for my official time!

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