The clock is ticking.  The Chicago Marathon is in 3 days.  18 weeks of training are behind me – I ran my last training run this morning – a 2 miler.  It is a great feeling to know that I have finished my preparation for this Sunday.  I have completed my long runs, often in high humidity and heat.  I have run… in rain; when I didn’t have the time to run; when I didn’t feel like running; and when I did feel like running.  I even had to jump over a copperhead snake on my last 20 miler!  The really great thing is that I’m still running, have all my toenails intact, and I’m injury free.  Often, I am totally amazed at how things can work out!

I believe my last big obstacle for the race this Sunday is completing the mental preparation. Read the rest of this entry »