A Vision of the Future
The running four days a week (instead of five) is agreeing with my body, and my mind. So much so that during this last week, I started to visualize the marathon.
I had great runs Wednesday and Thursday, including a powerful and energetic finish to Thursday’s 5-miler.
Another beautiful thought is Saturday will be my last run of more than 10 miles. It’s an 18-miler, and one I am ready to tackle. But it is a change from my schedule in that I’m running Saturday instead of Sunday. Hey, FC Barcelona is in town, and Ronaldinho is calling.
But I digress.
To me, visualization is important, especially as the race nears. I think about running through some of Quebec City’s neighborhoods at the beginning, going along the river during the middle and late portions before ending up at the finish line.
For months, it felt like the finish line was much, much, much further than 26.2 miles. But now I am visualizing the end, and hoping the low temperatures associated with the marathon hold true.
It’s not quite time, but pretty soon I’ll be checking the 14-day forecast to get a better idea of the weather conditions for the race. Oh, please, please, please be drizzling and 55 degrees.