Attitude!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 7:16AM When you have been beat up for so long is it possible to change you attitude? If so, how?
2011 Chicago Marathon
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 1:47PM Well it's been over a week and I can finally come to grips of what went happened to me on Race Day. The day started off great. We got downtown in plenty of time and got in the 10 min startl just fine. At 7:41 my race started. I was hoping to not get out of the gates too fast. My first mile was 10 min and some change. Too fast! I managed to slow the pace by mile 7 and was very happy. I ran 8 miles and was feeling great. Then I got hurt! I took a wrong step and hit a pothole with my right leg. It was like walking off a curb when you don't see it. My knee cap popped, but I did not think it was too bad so I ran another 2 miles. That entire time my right knee cap was clicking with every step. I did a run walk until about 14 miles and then the knee told me it was time to call it. I did not come this far and spend my entire summer running to not finish this damn thing!
Long story short I walked the rest and finished!
Look out 2012 I am coming for you!
Tomorrow
Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 9:59AM Here we are. Tomorrow is the day! 26.2 miles here we come!
I am very uptight today and have a short fuse, wish that was not the case, but that is just the person I am. When I have something on my mind I get quiet and short.
We went and picked up my bib yesterday and it was nice, but really was getting in my head the magnitude of this run. The Bank Of America had a video running and my wife (LOVE HER) stopped and said “Let’s Watch This”.
Check it out and see why #19114 is a bit freaked out!