the 42.195km road: Day 166

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Day 166 - 1 Day To Go

Final day preparations. I woke up at 5am to try out the routine, had some water, some food, then went for a half hour run at 7:30am. It was foggy and a bit miserable out. I was also sweating a lot by the time I got back to my condo. Not sure whether I should be going with the long sleeve or short sleeve shirt tomorrow. It will be about 5 or 6 degrees cooler, and windier.

I picked up the race kit at the Runner's Expo. Based on my experience the past two years (I was at the Expo to pick up my kits for 5km runs) I figured it would be a long wait. It was at a new location and it turned out to be a real easy pick up. I spent a bit of time walking around looking at the different booths but there really wasn't anything that was of interest.

All day I've been drinking, eating and more drinking (lots of water with some Gatorade). I am currently well hydrated, I've got my running gear laid out for tomorrow morning and just about everything is set. It will be an early night. No nap today and a 5am start this morning means I'm pretty tired now.

Week 24
5 runs
48.4km
4 hours 21 minute

Pledges: $2,285

1 comment:

Nick V.May 14, 2011 at 9:08 PM
Good luck tomorrow Colin! I hope the weather cooperates.
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Welcome Message

Hello all!

So! I’ve signed up to run the Mississauga Marathon in May 2011 – my first ever attempt at 42km. Although one of my goals is to just finish the marathon, I have other loftier goals. When I cross the finish line I want to feel like I've pushed myself as far as my body will allow me to go.

Although this may sound strange, my motivation for my first marathon is all of you – and a lot of others who aren’t on this e-mail list.

Over the past few years I’ve come to realise that although there are a lot of good times, sometimes the tough times can be overwhelming. During a conversation with my mom a few days before she died, she told me “There are a lot of other people who have it a lot worse than us.”

Over the past few months alone I know of 5 separate cases of people who are going through tough times because of Cancer or the threat of Cancer. But there are even others who are dealing with other health issues, family problems, battling loneliness, etc.

I felt that running a marathon only for myself, or dedicating it to one person would not be as productive as running for all my friends and family – those that are going through tough times now and those that may have the misfortune of having tough times ahead. I’d like this run to be a positive experience for everyone who’d like it to be.

I’m hoping you’ll support me – and you can show your support in a couple of ways. I’ve started a blog that is chronicling my training as I prepare for the marathon so I’d love it if you would join and check in on my progress over the next 22 weeks.

Also - if you’re willing, I’d like you to show your support by pledging. My charity of choice is the Credit Valley Hospital Foundation. It’s where my dad spent a lot of hours and where my mom spent her final few hours – the doctors, nurses were always helpful, sincere, respectful, etc. and I really have nothing but positive thoughts on how we were treated at Credit Valley.

However – there are several different charities linked to the Mississauga Marathon that you can support and I encourage you to support any that speaks to you more than another. I have no intention of making this an annual request, and because I want this to mean more than just “raising money” – I’ll put down $200 of my own money once I hit $400 of pledges (by people not related to me). If I’m asking you to donate, I should be expected to as well.

Thanks!

Colin

the 42.195km road

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Day 166 - 1 Day To Go

1 comment:

Followers

Total Pageviews