My in-laws have entered me into a 4 mile race on Thanksgiving Day. Should be fun...except the 35 degree weather! I think the sweat will actually freeze to my body. I'll REALLY have to protect the nipples with weather that cold!
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So I am really looking forward to running this marathon. I've remained positive and have kept my spirits up. When I've run 2 miles I've thought to myself, "I can do this 13 more times!" And I believed it. Until I read about the New York Marathon. One of the most premier endurance athletes in the world, Lance Armstrong, ran last week. You know Lance Armstrong, right? Testicular cancer survivor, record setting 7-time Tour De France Champion, world class athlete, endurance master, etc., etc., He was quoted after his recent marathon. It wasn't words of wisdom on how an average Joe should run a marathon. It wasn't inspiring commentary about the power of the human mind or body. He said, "It was the hardest physical thing I've ever done." And, "I can tell you, 20 years of pro sports, endurance sports, from triathlons to cycling, all of the Tours — even the worst days on the Tours — nothing was as hard as that, and nothing left me feeling the way I feel now, in terms of just sheer fatigue and soreness." Oh, crap! You mean Lance FREAKIN' Armstrong thinks a marathon is hard!!! I am screwed!
When I found this out, I was bummed. Then someone reminded me of something. A friend told me, "Yeah, but Oprah ran a marathon!" I feel a little better knowing that. I'm still holding out hope that Lance was having a bad day or had been smoking too much pot and drinking too much beer with Matthew McConahey (sp?) as of late to be in tip top shape. Maybe in L.A. I'll see John Madden or Horatio Sanz trying to run the marathon. That might help a little.
