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Killer Countdown!

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Today I am so excited and ecstatic about the marathon I can barely contain myself. Although I know this is how I will feel as soon as we start:


With the countdown at 2 days until race day the eating habits change a bit. I personally have to make sure I keep my carbs high enough (not a common problem) and make sure I take the time to slow down the workouts ie. yesterday being limited to one 1 hour workout. When you go as hard as we do slowing down is HARD! Mentally the slowing down is the biggest challenge because now all I think about is what if I roll my ankle walking down the hall, or trip over a curb, or bang my knee, or trip over the dog in the kitchen. Our minds are such funny things. We go 16 weeks if not more training for these races and you get down to the last two weeks and think about everything under the sun, even alien abduction, as being a threat to your race day. The stir craziness of preparing this week has made my mind a mental madhouse. Cook food, wash clothes, kinesio tape, pack and unpack 6 times to make sure everything is in your bag, bring AT LEAST one extra of everything you own that you may need, bring a 2 gallon tub of BCAA for one race, Bring 40 servings of protein powder because who doesn't need that. 🤣

This week has also consisted of working 9+ hours a day trying to get in my 40 hours before tomorrow. That will wear you out in itself! It also hasn't led to many productive things getting done at home once I get off work unless it is food or sleep related. TrivaHubs has also not been home which has created even bigger problems for my mental state, but I will prevail! Below is my thought for the day, weekend, week, and life!


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