Training for a Blog...race jitters

By Diana Williams

Fear has set in. It permeates all our e-mails within the group. Have we trained enough? Will our hips and knees hold up? Will blisters pop? Will we make it to the finish line without walking? What were we thinking!!??   

Running coach Jimmy Lynch is sensing our jitters. His latest e-mail reminded us that 98 percent of the race is showing up. And at this point, we all know there is no turning back. Today, we received all our race gear. Our bibs with name and number and a chip that will attach to our running shoes. That chip will register our times, not just at the finish line, but at different spots along the 13.1-mile route. Later, we can log onto the New York Road Runners Web site and see how we did. Time doesn't really matter for most of us. We just want to cross the finish line in one piece. As Jimmy says, running is not in your feet, it's in your head. 

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[mike]

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