the BIG DAY.

MAY 3, 2009 - NJ Marathon @ Long Branch.

I am so nervous & excited at the very same time. In the midst of some training sessions, I think that I was drunk & high for signing up to run 26.2 miles. But I know I can do it. Running long distances or just running at all is 40% PHYSICAL & 60% MENTAL. I recall writing posts where I was ecstatic to have run 6 or 7 miles and now I am already up to 16. I am so proud of myself and so thankful for all the reasons I have to run. There are many people who have motivated me & encouraged me both outright and inadvertently.

My motivation to run comes from:
1. wanting to be better and always feeling progressive.
2. There are ups & downs in life (yes, at the tender age of 20, I have had ups & downs - good times and not as good times is more like it) & by hopefully running, walking or crawling across the finish line, there is an 'high up' in life that I can personally control.
3. Before I'm 21, I can have "ran a marathon" under my belt of accomplishments, just in case I don't get into the Nutrition Program - at least I'll have accomplished...running my butt off.
4. when I run, my thoughts are not judged; i can think of whatever i want for however long i want, however possible or impossible those thoughts may be.

If I ever fall off the running wagon, I hope to look to these posts to remind me that this is possible and that I am that amazing. With all that humbleness I have mustered, I leave you with a quote I hope to continually abide by from the UltraMarathon Man - Dean Karnazes.

"Run if you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must. Just never give up."

This can apply to all sorts of obstacles in life, Cheeseballs.

enjoy
c

P.s. the pic is an oldie from last spring or so.. We went to Utah to visit our familia & attended a 3d dinosaur taping! hence, our 3d dino glasses :)