goofeygirl
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- Aug 5, 2012
I am mentally prepping my mind for the full...because I have never done a full marathon before...and I doing the Goofy too. I have looked at the course map for the full and am mentally breaking it down like this:
mile 13 (because up till this point it would another half anyway)
Will be in AK and during this my mind might be thinking...OMG I am only HALFWAY through this!
I will be enjoying the short view of AK and when I exit I am thinking of mile 17which is less than 3miles away. Mile 17 is the start of the entrance to Sports Complex...and something wonderful happens at mile 20...but focus on mile 17 because its only less than 3miles from where I am at this point.
Mile 17 is the begining of the entrance to the sports complex...it gets better because mile 19 - 20 is highlighted, so I only have 2 miles before I get to mile 19...2 miles only.
Leaving mile 20 should feel invigorating I hope...but thats over so lets focus on the fantastic mile 22 which is only two more miles and that is the begining of entering Hollywood studios...only two miles until something great...
Leaving HS now at after mile 23 and LESS than two miles until Epcot entrance...less than two miles until the begining of the end.
Mile 25 is Epcot...the hardest and more rewarding part I can only imagine...probably feeling pain and wondering why they seemed to have moved that finish line further back...and that last 1.1 mile will really be like 5 miles...but the crowds...that has got to be a pusher! I know because I was part of that crowd last year and the runners would shout out a 'thanks' for the last bit of help. Its pretty much over by then...
Thats the mental plan.
mile 13 (because up till this point it would another half anyway)
Will be in AK and during this my mind might be thinking...OMG I am only HALFWAY through this!
I will be enjoying the short view of AK and when I exit I am thinking of mile 17which is less than 3miles away. Mile 17 is the start of the entrance to Sports Complex...and something wonderful happens at mile 20...but focus on mile 17 because its only less than 3miles from where I am at this point.
Mile 17 is the begining of the entrance to the sports complex...it gets better because mile 19 - 20 is highlighted, so I only have 2 miles before I get to mile 19...2 miles only.
Leaving mile 20 should feel invigorating I hope...but thats over so lets focus on the fantastic mile 22 which is only two more miles and that is the begining of entering Hollywood studios...only two miles until something great...
Leaving HS now at after mile 23 and LESS than two miles until Epcot entrance...less than two miles until the begining of the end.
Mile 25 is Epcot...the hardest and more rewarding part I can only imagine...probably feeling pain and wondering why they seemed to have moved that finish line further back...and that last 1.1 mile will really be like 5 miles...but the crowds...that has got to be a pusher! I know because I was part of that crowd last year and the runners would shout out a 'thanks' for the last bit of help. Its pretty much over by then...
Thats the mental plan.