Friday, September 5, 2008

last minute PANIC ATTACK!!!

I have a half marathon to run on Sunday.
I entered last minute and I saw today that it has been SOLD OUT!! Can you believe that? Has a race ever been SOLD OUT here in Saskatchewan? We have lots and lots of room so this surprises me....
Anyway, back to my panic attack...because I can only be me and this is just the way it is. I talked to Justin this week and he says "You have it in you to run this in 1:50."
HUH??
WHA??
Is that possible? Seriously....IS THAT POSSIBLE for ME??!!
I asked him how do you come up with this? And he says he has looked at my Garmin info...and Garmin never lies...and based on my pacing, this is entirely possible...I have only been looking at my heart rate data so apparently I have been getting a wee bit faster and not knowing it....sometimes I am sure he puts me on speaker phone and the entire Carmichael group just sits and laughs and shakes their heads.
SO I am trying not to EXPECT to run this thing in one hour and 50 minutes. But then my little competitive spirit pipes up and says "Why the hell not?" I guess it is up to me between now and Sunday morning to believe this is true because I can't stop thinking about how cool that would be to run that fast....

6 comments:

Jenna said...

1. Why do you always panic?
2. You have it in you do do what you need to do.
3. I thought this was OUR secret.
4. Are you still panic stricken?
5. That will be $130 please.

Kelly B. said...

1.Not really a panic...just don't have a word yet to describe the feeling of "let's go, let's get on with this, can I do this, how will it feel, it's going to hurt somewhere, I am excited to TRY!!"
2.I know
3.It was,but I am bored at work and wanted to post something
4.riiight...cheque's in the mail...

Susi said...
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Susi said...

1. stay in the present moment.
2. believe.
3. puking is just an added bonus at the end of a race, it means you went fast.
4. giver friggin hell on sunday!

Shannon Wicks said...

Best of luck with your run this coming weekend. Having followed your blog for quite some time, you have certainly poured a lot of hard work and heart into your workouts - it truly is admirable.

Amber Dawn said...

harness that nervous energy and just RUN!!
you have trained for it, and the Garmin says you can do it, so all that is left is race day.
All the best, look forward to the race report.

Kelly's Favorite Quotes

  • You can quit and they don't care...but YOU will always know.
  • You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt
  • "Always maintain composure and class. Hard work will yield results" - I live my life by this one
  • "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others." - One of my favorite historical figures
  • "Don't hug me Mom, you are all sweaty!" - My 5 year old
  • "You're gonna run a 1/2 marathon in February, in ski pants?"-My Co-Worker
  • "Go for it! Let us know what you need." - My Boss
  • "It ain't the man in the fight, it's the fight in the man." - My Dad
  • "You signed up for...what?" - My Spouse