The night before

Its the night before race day and Im feeling super stoked!!
8 weeks of training all come to a point tomorrow morning at 7am. Im really looking forward to accomplishing this goal! Ive been saying I was gonna do a half marathon for years but never followed through. I was always so good at finding excuses or distractions. Not this time!! Nothing was going to stop me this time around.

Its been a big week for accomplishments and there are still more to come as we approach June 1.

Im very proud and happy to say that the monster project ive been working on for six years, finally went live this week. its such a huge accomplishment and releif to have it out the door. I still have a mountain of work to dig through because of all the delays on the rest of my usual work but now I can dedicate the time needed to be a great boss again for my design team.

Im really looking forward to finding the time to build some person goals I can acheive for my career now that Im over this huge milestone. Im looking forward to connecting with my team on a deeper level to understand more of what they need from me as thier leader. I'll be looking for ways to make our group stronger and more efficient in all the work we do.

Another big win for this week has been paying the last payment off one whole credit card. This has been one of hardes parts of the 90 day challenge to  accomplish. I have a bit of work to do on the other card but its defintly manageable and now possible with my new mindful spending practices. By the end of the summer i will be in good shape and will have even got some travel in :) Less debt equals less anxiety. WIN WIN WIN!!

Im feeling quite accomplished also this week in my attempts to connect with humans. Ive had a couple of really great coffee dates and some really nice chats with neighbours and friends while passing on the streets. I feel the anxiety come and go but Its a huge step to recognize it, face it head on and not run away or avoid the social opportunities. I feel as though now that my stress levels should be lowered greatly, my lingering anxiety around people will continue to subside. This will always be a work in  progress for me .

But lets get back in to more exciting topics... like tomorrow.. RACE DAY!!

Ive trained diligently for weeks, stuck to a stict diet and treated my body well after putting it through some vigorous torture.
My knee has had some tough days and im hoping that with all the stretching, taping and suppliments Ive been taking, it stays strong through the race. I know im going to have to push myself to make the time I want (1 hour 42 mins). The time goal is aggressive for my first run, I know. But I feel like its acheivealbe with the shape im in mentally and physically.  There are going to be factors that could negatively affect my time that Im unaware of as Ive never done this before so hope I wont be too hard om myslef if I come in slower. This is going to be a great experience either way.

Ive been eatng like a champ for the past few days, resting lots but also keeping the blood flowing with gentle walks and runs and lots of stretching.
Ive got all my gear laid out and my race day bag packed with back up clothes and post race drinks and snacks. Tomorrow Ill be waking up early (4am ish) so I can stretch and meditate. This is key to my success tomorrow. Ive had some beautiful visualizations this week while meditating about the race and how its going to feel at certain milestones along the course. Im really looking forward to seeing my freinds and family there, cheering me on at the start and finish lines. I am so grateful for their support! Im a very lucky girl !

There is literally nothing left I can do to prepare other than go to bed early and wake up focussed on the challange ahead!

Ciao for now! Next post I'll have the race results and be just a few days away from completing this crazy 90 day challenge. Im already feeling quite proud of what Ive done here. So many life changing habits have been formed that Im excited to build on. I cant wait to continue onwards and add to the achievment list post June 1.

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