Little Red Running Hood

MILES 1043 I had this goal…. when I started my blog almost a year ago….it was something I saw as attainable but never believed I would accomplish…. it was easy to say… and much harder to comprehend. I thought about it for so long…. ran with it weighing heavy on my mind…. I wanted it SO BAD.  I remembered how hard to was to break 2 hours on a half marathon….. how many failed attempts… missing my goal by seconds…. I remember the disappointment… the agonizing times that I just wasn't quite good enough. Almost…. but not quite….. but more than that… I remember the victory….  the day I was good enough…… and once that happened…. my goals only got bigger…. with a mere 153 as my PR… a number that still shocks me in a good did I really do that kind of way……  I set my sights on a 149….. doable…. but not quite in my head.  Although, this journey is teaching me that we go far beyond our cognitive comprehended aspirations when we are lead by the less tangible aspirations of...

Miles 1005.64 WOW! Injury and all and I am over that 1000 mile mark!  It has been a fantastic year.  It is race week again and so everything is crazy!  Gallons of water… moody behavior….neurotic eating… clear the head, freak out…. run like you mean it….enjoy how good it feels… because Saturday the big question is………….do I wan t this to hurt now…. for these 13.1 miles… or later…. when the race is over…..     do you give it your all and push past every ounce of pain and desperation…. do you hold on and embrace the struggle…. allow the pain to wash over you accepting it, becoming synonymous with discomfort and doubt and panic and pushing past all of it….. do you hold on….. keep going….stay strong…. face the agony that may be overtaking your mind and say….. I can hold this and I can keep going.  It's only pain.  And it will not last forever….. but I will take it right now…. for a victorious ending…… or……. do you lose it and suffer after the race…. s...