- Emailed friends, family, etc. my race number and guilted them into following me on race day. (Bib #7105 over at www.rnraz.com)
- Checked aforementioned site at least 3 times a day. Don't know what new news they can give me at this point. I'm hoping they post something about marathon angels that will carry me from mile 13 on.
- Shopped around for the best airport parking coupon.
- Checked the airline's website to see how much crap I can carry on with me. I can't remember the last time I flew with just carry-on. It was definitely before 9/11.
- Built a playlist on my iPod with strategically placed songs for certain times during the race.
- Uploaded Spirit of the Marathon on my laptop. LEGALLY!
- Looked blankly at my students while they try to tell me things.
- Looked blankly at my family while they try to tell me things.
- Looked blankly at my friends while they try to tell me things.
- Emailed my sister and friend countless number of times "just to check on things."
- Emailed my sister a weather report for Phoenix even though she lives there.
- Rooted the Cardinals on and then secretly rooted for the Giants. In retrospect, it'll be cool to have all eyes on the Valley on Sunday. I was bummed to see that the Cards play the early game. I would've considered going to Glendale to see if we could get tickets.
- Checked KTVK's (the station I used to work at) and Phoenix's Fox affiliate (a sponsor) for stories about the race. Case in point.
- Have devoted a lot more of my planning periods - OK all of them - to researching things including, but not limited to: taper madness, marathon nutrition, weather reports (both here*, Denver** and Phoenix), the Wall, Respecting the Distance, etc.
- Hydrated to almost uncomfortable levels.
- Packed.
- Almost unpacked and packed to a larger duffle bag.
*we're supposed to have dangerously frigid temps on Thursday and it'd be great if we could get a snow day. One of the many perks of being a teacher.
**connecting flight
20 comments:
Godspeed. Bon voyage. Good luck. Have fun.
That's right! I forgot you were running Ian's marathon also.
You should have been googling "how to run with two (metaphorical) spears sticking out of your hamstrings". That would have come in handy.
Bast of Luck!
Also, "best" of luck. Wishing you both kinds of luck.
Haha... I *love* the excitement leading up to race day. Even when I'm not running!
Good luck! BTW - I am really enjoying your podcasts - you have a great voice for it!
I've added one to my list, obsessively checking the blogs of other bloggers running the same race.
Yeah, I was rooting for the Giants to win last weekend too. It's like the Cardinals are trying to steal my thunder.
Here's all you need to do:
Looked blankly at my comment while I pretend to try to tell you things.
Bastard luck, which is a less prolix combination of Nitmos' "bast" and "best of luck".
I watched Spirit of the Marathon before my race too! It was very motivating. Good choice.
You'll do great, Razz. Good luck!!
P.S. My word verification is 'cramph'. Blame it on Nitmos.
Ahhh, the week before a marathon! It's nerve racking, isn't it? Good luck with trying to manage the anxiety.
Can't wait to read the race report! Good luck!!!
This was totally me 8 weeks ago. I was like a crazy person on the computer. My person favorite was google-stalking celebrities and people I knew to see what their time was and trash-talking if I thought I could beat it.
You're so ready for this...maybe too ready? Well, you can always try and come up with 26 things to think about during your race for each mile of the marathon...just in case you get bored while you're running. Seriously, good luck on your marathon.
So will you be podcasting while you're running...'cause that would be so cool!
Wow, my word verification...bisth...almost thought someone was calling me names!
Good luck, will be tracking you online. Good timing on getting out of the frigid NE weather. Enjoy!
I'm having trouble keeping up with blogs lately so in case I forget to mention it later this week, GOOD LUCK! Have fun too!
Good Luck!!
Looking forward to the post race report.
Here I thought you hadn't been posting for a while. You somehow have been deleted from my reader. Never fear, for you are once again subscribed to. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do. Good luck in the marathon this weekend. I'll be somewhere at the expo on Saturday morning (they haven't told me where I'll be assigned yet). Maybe I'll run into you there. I can't wait to hear how it goes.
Will Phoenix ever be the same?
Wishing you lots of luck! I'm sure you will do awesome!
I hope you weren't offended by my nod to you!!! I love how you go back and forth.
Thanks for the support!
Good luck this weekend!
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