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[runningit101004]

Time: 9:15am
51 minutes

ughhh... I did not have a good run today. I really think I'm psyching myself out too much.... Today my body and my mind were telling me "I can't do this!" and I'll just have to prove them wrong on Sunday. I'll prove them wrong if it's the last thing I do! Seriously, I felt lethargic today... It probably didn't help that I was

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[in2wishin]

Okay first of all..don't worry about being the last person to finish...if anybody is going to be last...it's going to be me! =)

I had a really nice talk with Kiersten last night and she made me realize that just because I didn't train as hard as I had hoped the past two months, doesn't mean I should just give up all together. If I have to walk (other than the run/walks) then I am just going to have to do it, but god damn it I am finishing this damn marathon! Otherwise what were those months of crying during runs for, or the excitement of running 10 miles for? Exactly nothing!

But I can most definatley make it 6 miles no problem straight through, so if I add walks into that I can probably make it 12 at least before needing to walk and have you pass me by =) But I'm going to go out for a run today and tomorrow and Friday so I'll be able to gauge my strength a bit more and build up a bit more endurance and strength before the big day.

Hang in there doll. You're almost there!!!!!!!!!

[runningit101004]

It's awesome to hear that you're having such a positive attitude! I have read about people who have run 8-10 miles for their longest run and still went on to finish a marathon, even though they didn't train the way they were supposed to... I hear it's just awful, but hell, it'll be awful either way! Maybe with me there, you will be totally motivated... and having you by my side will really help me, too! The run/walk method really does rejuvenate you every mile... it will probably help you to go an extra few miles than what you could normally do. And then, yes, if you have to walk more than you run, I bet you could still do it! It's SUCH a mental thing, though, and the most important thing is to be able to tell your mind to shut the hell up with all the negative messages and just keep going! That's the part that I would be most concerned about... If you don't make it, though, it's really understandable. I keep telling myself - I WILL make it, no matter what, even if I end up walking half the time and running half the time during those

[justmemonkey]

you're going to do fine, i have no doubt. look at how far you've come already.

*laughs hysterically at turtle comment*

sorry, it just made me laugh. i had a crappy afternoon and then i read this and saw that comment and had just the funniest visual in my head...

anyway, so i think when i'm wandering chicago all by myself (because i know going back to christi's and taking a power nap won't happen) i'm going to show up at random miles and scream "keep running erin, keep running"!!! sounds lame, i'm sure, but what the hell else would my fat, lazy, "i'm-never-running-a-marathon" ass yell? i suppose i could always throw sticks in front of the other runners on their approach to the water stations, so you could just go around them when they fall and be at the station all by yourself.

ahhh, the ways to make a monkey useful.

point being (somewhere in this message) is that you're going to do awesome, and it's going to be a great accomplishment.