Here We Go

June 24th, 2009 Posted in Story, Training

My Polar watch/HR Monitor has a feature where you can program a message above the time that counts down to an event.  My watch say, “3 WESTERN” - gulp.

Lift off to see the sun again (how long has it been in New England?) is 6.0 hundred sharp tomorrow.  Marcy and I have got everything pretty much packed and ready to go.  She has taken SO much stress out of this process bless her.  She has long since learned to manage my stress by removing obstacles that may be a cause.  Not only is she smart but she’s loving and supportive….and thankfully all mine.

Thank you to all of you for the constant support you have shown me throughout this arduous process.  Your love and support humbles and grounds me.  It gives me strength and perspective.  I will use that strength to carry me home to Auburn and the elusive finish line that I for so long have envisioned.  And I’ll keep my perspective that in the end, this is only a run and for pete’s sake, I’m voluntarily submitting myself to whatever pain that’s coming.  There are so many in this world who suffer pain every day, for which they possess no control.

Intraspectively, I suppose I’m trying to prove something to myself.  That I’m not the chubby little fat boy who’s nickname was Butox and Bubbles and played right field in little league and could never climb the rope to the ceiling in gym class.   That’s him to the right ——->>>>

…….but that was then, and this is now.  I’m focused, I’m prepared and I’m ready.