Let’s try this again…final 1/2 marathon thoughts

You have trained, visualized, rested, carb loaded, super hydrated, pee’d non-stop for the last 2 days, it is go time!

Here are my last few words of wisdom as you approach the start line…go with what you know, NOTHING new on race day (this means routine, food before or during, runners, pace, did I say food?). Find a toilet (it may not be friendly) 30 minutes before the start of the race, do your thing and then you are done. 15 minutes before the start of the race say your goodbyes, your I love you mans, and excuse yourself from your group (I like to use “see you at the finish line”), it’s business time. 10 minutes before the start of the race start your warm up (I am not saying join the aerobic warm-up provided by the super perky, woohooing fitness instructor who has never run a kilometer in her life, but do a light run to warm up your muscles and bring up your heart rate). It’s time to line up…trust me, you don’t have to pee. Try not to get swept up in the speed of the group when you start, if you are panting like a dog (not barking like a dog, that was for you Conny) you have gone out too fast. Enjoy the next couple of hours, take it all in, thank the volunteers who stop traffic for you. Don’t drink gatorade at the water stations if you don’t usually drink gatorade (I go back to NOTHING new on race day). As you approach the finish line think about your finish line photo (chin up, chest out, shirt down), smile, wave, throw up the horns!

Good luck everyone, see you at the finish line. Xoxo