One week to go before San Diego. It is hard not to let that be everything I think about.
My training has gone well, but not perfect. I don’t worry about that too much because I remember reading (in more than one place) that a training grid is set up assuming 100% of everything…available time, health, effort, lack of injury, perfect weather, etc. Life gets in the way once in a while – and it did. I am comfortable looking back knowing that I didn’t like missing workouts, as opposed to just blowing them off and forgetting about it. That at least tells me that I have the right attitude.
This morning, I sat down with the course map and Google Earth and visualized the course and the challenging parts of it. With my goal pace in mind, I thought about the parts of the course where I am going to have to push and the parts of course that I can recover. I have a strategy for attacking the course, and I feel good that it will give me the best shot to hit 3:20:59 or better. A good plan is one factor…and of course, I am well aware there are always factors that might impact that plan. Weather, injury, bad fueling, or any number of other factors may come into play…as well as good things like sea level, tailwinds, or just a flat out “good day.”
I’ll take the bad with the good because ultimately, I don’t really care if I qualify for Boston. I’m going to be in San Diego…running through some of the prettiest parts of the city…with my lovely bride and cute, giggling step-daughter….among friends and people in the crowd I don’t even know that will be cheering for me. There will be sunshine, music, and good vibes anywhere.
How can I not have a good race?!?!
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