Panic Station

Today I had ane of those "oh s**t" moments, where I idea that the Boston Marathon was side past times side weekend too I was worried that I hadn't fifty-fifty picked out my throwaway sweatshirt yet. I also haven't ordered some other pouch for my running belt (my electrical flow ane is falling apart). I thought, "darn it, right away I am going to create got to pay for 2 twenty-four hours transportation on Amazon".

Then I realized, non entirely is the marathon non side past times side weekend, it's non fifty-fifty the weekend afterwards that OR the ane afterwards that. It's 3 weeks too 3 days away. Cue the panic.

I similar to innovation ahead. I lay out all my clothing too things a calendar week beforehand too cheque them off my listing (literally). Then I cheque to brand certain I did non missy anything on the list. Then I cheque my purse again. I create got institute that this saves me running to a greater extent than or less at the final infinitesimal wondering what I create got forgotten. It also saves me forgetting things similar my toothbrush or my contacts. I abhor feeling unprepared. I abhor it. I experience a lot ameliorate when I create got a prissy tidy listing too everything is all checked off.

However, I create got this feeling that I am forgetting something, that I volition forget something, or that I haven't trained plenty (cue the laughter from all my non running function friends who intend I am crazy when I run half dozen miles even!). I know, its the taper madness, simply really? I am non fifty-fifty done alongside my high mileage calendar week yet! However, this calendar week does grade the terminate of the high mileage. This calendar week is my highest yet, too therefore comes the dreaded taper.

What volition I create alongside myself when I am non running for several dozen  hours a week? Maybe I volition accept upward the harp, or genuinely read a mass this month. Probably I volition pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension at the gym, too past times the fourth dimension taper is over, my arms volition hold off similar this. You know, since I am supposed to hold out resting my legs.

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**title inspired past times this song

Is anyone you lot know running the Boston Marathon? Are you lot running the Boston Marathon? 

When you lot are leaving for a trip, create you lot pack beforehand? Have you lot always felt similar you lot are unprepared for something fifty-fifty when you lot were genuinely ready?