A Letter for Meredith

Dear Meredith,

On Sunday you're running a marathon.

I think you're ready to hear the following...

"Nothing can stop the (wo)man with the right mental attitude from achieving h(er) goal, nothing on earth can help the (wo)man with the wrong mental attitude" ~ Thomas Jefferson.   (ok ok, I had to edit Tom a little, it's cool, we go way back)


It's time to SELL OUT.

Yes, you heard me.

That's what I call the strategy of racing as close to the edge as you possibly can without crashing.  It's risky.  But when I see you say on your blog that you want TANK EMPTY at the end of the race, well, that's what I think.

My personal strategy for SELL OUT is to take the first 4 - 6 miles at a moderate pace.  Warm up, find your groove and settle in until around the half.  And then each time you get to one of those "check points" in the race after that, bring a little more.  And then a little more.  And go and CRUSH THIS MARATHON.

So Toe The LINE with CONFIDENCE.

KNOW that you ARE THE NEXT LEVEL.

DO NOT DOUBT IN YOUR GREATNESS BECAUSE I SURE DON'T.

'nuff said.

At mile 20, when you see the mile marker, you know that I am there reminding you that you are Galactically Bada**.  And it's time to empty the tank.    T's quote is waiting for you at mile 24.  "You did not train for 4 months not to bring it for the last 2 miles on Race Day".

And when a spectator is holding a cow bell, maybe you "NEED MORE COW BELL!"?

And when a spectator yells out, "just keep going!", maybe the appropriate response is "That's what I told him!"?

And when you see a hill, maybe you need to make that hill your b*tch?

And if you get tired and don't want to run any more, maybe you need to look ahead, find a red shirt, hunt him down and chic him ~ because that's how we roll. (and it will change your focus to an external point).

Run Like Snot.

Try Not to SUCK.

There is no such thing as the wall.

That sound you hear?  That's your victory calling.  Answer the call.

THIS is your moment.

savor the run.

Regards,
GBA gf.

(this is published here for a friend who's a marathoner across the country.  It's not MTT, marathon training related, or anything.  But the message is solid and due to an issue with blogger I published it here.  maybe I'll move it where it belongs, but maybe I'll leave it.  After all, we could all use a little reminder every now and then to "run like snot".  ~savor the run~.)