12 months ago I started actively talking about Ironman. Just ask my friends at work, I'm sure they got annoyed at the revolving record player.
"I think I should do it"
"Am I out of my mind"
"Do you think I should do it"
Thank you to all my coworkers for dealing with my banter!
The 11 or so months that have followed since that day that I decided to sign up I will never forget. The only way into Lake Placid was to either volunteer on race day and hang around till Monday (work schedule wouldn't allow for that) or to sign up through the official charity, Multiple Myleoma Research Foundation (MMRF). Why Placid I have been asked. Because where else would I want to pull of this Miracle other than where the Miracle on Ice happened (simple as that)
So here I am 1 month and 1 week till my 140.6 mile tour of Lake Placid and the beautiful surrounding towns of the Adirnodack Mountains. I have trained my ass off and fundraised like a champ. I never imagined all the bumps, bruises, and injuries that this journey would throw my way and yet I wouldn't trade this journey for anything. I could never have imagined how much more meaning would be added to this journey through fundraising for the MMRF. I had never fundraised before and believe me when I say that knowing I'm doing this for someone other than myself has made me push harder than before and believe in myself more. Thank you MMRF.
I have learned a lot about myself during this training. I've sunk to some pretty low, low's because of injury and pulled myself back up. I've exhausted my energy reserves to the point that I felt like I wouldn't be able to take another step. But I have also learned just how much I can take. The fact that I'm standing here right now knowing that I can finish something that seemed impossible when I started, shows me that I can do almost anything.
I titled this post, "Just what type of shape are you in?". I find that this is a discussion amongst marathoners as you get close to your event. We have all heard it, "I'm in great shape", "I'm not quite in the shape I would like to be", or "I'm not in good shape at all".
Just what type of shape am I in right now, Insanity. Insanity because that will be what it takes to make it to the finish line at the Olympic Oval.
