Night Before the Race

Tomorrow is the big day.  Tomorrow, I'm running my first half marathon - the Wineglass Half Marathon.

I can hardly believe I signed up nearly a year ago, and I've finally made it here.

I wish I could say I feel ready, and that I'm ready to take it on.  I would have said that a week ago.  I had just done many long runs.  I was feeling confident, excited, and strong.

Things change fast, though.  I had a lot of exams at school and it has been a very, very tough week.  I thought the timing was fine at first - I knew I wouldn't have time to run, but I needed to rest before the race anyway.  But, I didn't have time to eat properly, or sleep either.  I abused my body this last week, and now I'm paying the consequences.  I'm having headaches, I'm having stomach troubles, and emotionally, I'm not where I should be.  Right now, my main focus is trying to rest and getting enough (bland) calories.  I know I will get better, and I really hope that will be in time for the half marathon.

But if not, I'll still be thrilled to walk Wineglass.  There are always more races.

Pre-race Ginger beer to soothe the stomach.

I have a 5k I still need to recap, and then hopefully, I can report back on Wineglass soon!