I can’t sleep tonight, and I am thinking about Ironman blogs
I’ve read about racers who, even after years of experience, arrived at a race
thinking they might not finish. I remember reading on their blogs and websites how
prepared they thought they were, yet and still thinking, perhaps, they might
not finish. “Stranger things have happened” I remember reading.
I think that is how we all approach this endurance training
and racing life: Stranger things have happened.
We do the training, and it never seems enough.
We forget the hard training days because they melt into
the distance past of fond memories.
Yes, stranger things have happened. I think of the DNS (Did
not show), the DNF (did not finish), the PRs, the “best days of my life”, and
all the race day anxiety. I’m just a middle-of-the-pack racer, just trying to
get faster.
Who knows what will happen on Sunday, Colfax Marathon Day.
Maybe I’ll finish in my projected time of 4 hours, which will be a PR. Maybe I’ll
be slower. All I want to do is show up, run my race, and have an amazing lunch
with friends in Denver after the race.
