You guys all rule. I have gone from being a nervous wreck about this race with about a 90% chance of backing out to being totally pumped. I'm sure I'll still have a "nervous stomach" (read: be in the bathroom) on race morning, but I really think I can do this now. I look forward to updating on my results!

I should look at it this way: my training run for Thursdays is 3 miles anyway...so it'll just be like any other Thursday except I'll have a couple thousand other people doing my training run with me, lol.

Seriously, thank you all so much!

Hey Pit...I run slower than you and I did a marathon last weekend! Took me 6 hours and 5 minutes and guess what? There were 200 people BEHIND me. A 77 year old man smoked me at mile 20. I was worried they would kick me off the course for not making the cutoffs..but I DID make it and YOU will too!

You are WAY ready for this race. I get nervous too before races, going the bathroom and stuff just like you, but I always have fun and I'm always glad I did it. You are more than ready and you will do great. You won't be last, and even if you are, like someone else posted, you did more than the people who never showed! The feeling you get when you cross that finish line will wipe out any concerns you have about being slow or being last...trust me on that one!

So, we expect a race report when it's done.

I'll be in the Turkey Trot so never fear, you will pass me!
I'll be doing Week 3 Day 2 so I'll be walking half the race at the end!

quote:<HR>Originally posted by lioness1:
Soooo ... inquiring minds want to know... How'd it go? Hope you had fun and are having a happy Thanksgiving!<HR>

It was awesome! I finished it in 34:26 - slow, but beat the goal I set for myself. More importantly though, I am officially hooked on running in races.

Thanks everyone for all of your encouragement! Hope everyone else had fun on their trots as well!

Pitrunner, I'm really late to the game here, but I just wanted to say (aside from congrats on running the race!) is that when I first read your post, I thought you were channeling ME! I've been running on and off for many years now, currently trying to build up my speed and endurance yet again.... My longest distance is also 6 miles, and in the interest of not depressing myself further, I've stopped timing myself, with my only goal being to finish my route each time I set out. I've never run any races because I always told myself that the element of competition would ruin it for me. I know I could do a 5K as well, probably in around 30 minutes, but I haven't wanted to risk disappointing myself. Sounds pretty stupid, right? I've really taken this discussion to heart, and I think I'm going to sign up for a race in the spring now... maybe...

Congrats to you again, and thanks also for the inspiration!

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