Friday, February 4, 2011

Channeling Greatness

In just 36 hours I will be standing at the starting line of the Surf City Marathon.

This is how I prepared:

I channeled Janae 
That Hungry Runner Girl loves her Skittles and Beta Alanine. 
She is shooting for a sub 3 hour marathon in Boston (I am shooting for the finish line.)  

I meditated
to become one with EMZ.  That girl has some mojo! 

I wore my SUAR sticker
I think my ass is the only place Beth would want it, anyway. :)

I ate
...and I ate
...and I ate some more.

I am pretty certain that the weight I mysteriously lost during training was all gained back this week.  Oh well.  A girl's gotta eat!

I want to say THANK YOU so much to all of you for your e-mails, comments and cards.  You have given me so much encouragement and confidence.  
T-h-a-n-k Y-o-u from the bottom of my heart.



And thank you EMZ for this awesome T-Shirt! 

51 comments:

  1. I am so excited for all of you running this race!!! And I wish I was. . . next year i'm there :D

    You are all gonna rock it so hard!!!

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  2. Best wishes to you! I know you must be feeling very excited and nervous all at the same time! Enjoy yourself! I hope you reach your goals.

    I'm here on Tybee Island with a belly full of pasta. Our hotel is directly across the street from the starting line, which is pretty cool.

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  3. So exciting! Can't wait to hear about the ass-kicking you're going to do at the marathon.

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  4. Good luck I'm sure you will rock it! Can't wait to hear about it!

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  5. awesome prep work. youre gonna rock it!!!

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  6. hahahah! Love the lead up to the race! Wishing you the best always Kate!

    You deserve it--you've put in the time and training to enjoy the day!

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  7. OH you have no idea how much I love this!!! Can't wait to stalk you and just hope you won't be poopin skittles on the sticker. Good luck luck luck.

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  8. Hahaha this great!! You'll do AWESOME. Can't wait to hear about it!!! Good luck!!

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  9. Girl you are GORGEOUS!! Good luck in your race, you are going to kick ass aka all of that yummy deliciousness fuel of yours will be put to good use:)

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  10. Your prep work is HILARIOUS.

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  11. Looks like you are prepping well, I would wish you luck but luck is for the unprepared. You will rock it!

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  12. ok you look like you are doing a lot better!
    that is great!
    all the best to you for the race!
    looking forward to read about it!!!

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  13. you are going to do great! This is your weekend!!!!! Can't wait to hear all about it!

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  14. With all of that fabulous preparation, you probably don't need this - but good luck with your marathon!!! Can't wait to hear how it went.

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  15. Good luck on your race! You got your fuel! haha

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  16. Good luck, good luck, good luck! I'm so excited for you, you're embarking on a great adventure. Enjoy the journey, and remember this is only the beginnng. You're a great runner and you will accomplish great things (running and life :-)

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  17. That race looks awesome. Flat, seaside course, only 2,000 marathoners, beautiful views over the Pacific. Man, I wish I could run it. With all that EMZ and SUAR mojo that has invaded your inner being, maybe you can run with me :-)

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  18. Your ass looks hot with that sticker! I'm sure without the sticker too. You go girlieo! So excited for you.

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  19. Hey Kate!!! So glad we found each other... ;) Hopefully we'll meet this weekend! Love the basic disciplines of marathon prep... you got it down! :)

    Good luck friend!

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  20. I can't wait to hear about the race. So many bloggers and my professor are doing it too! I'm regretting waiting so long to sign up :(

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  21. Lets do this...looking forward to meeting you.

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  22. Good Luck! Good Luck! Good LUCK!!!! You're going to rock it. I seriously can't wait to hear the details. You'll kill it! xoxoxo

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  23. great good luck this weekend - have a wonderful wonderful time!

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  24. GOOD LUCK!! can't wait to read all about you rocking your first marathon! drink it in, there's nothing like your first mary : )

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  25. Wish I could join you, but just a couple more months until S2S!

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  26. Kate!!!! GOOD LUCK!!! Can't wait to read about it! Run strong girl!

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  27. This has been a LONG TIME COMING for you lady!! You are going to rock and roll, and I bet you surprise yourself. ;) Can't wait to hear about it!

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  28. Yum skittles. Good luck this weekend! Hope you have a great time and run well!

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  29. Best of luck in the race! Give Chris K. a smack on the ass when you 'chick' him.

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  30. Good luck in the race! Pizza and cookies are always my pre race go-to carbs :)

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  31. Good luck and have FUN!!!! I can't wait to hear all about the FUN you have and the FUN people you're racing with :-)

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  32. HA!!! Love this post! You are definitely channeling some greatness there... it doesn't get much greater than Janae, Beth, and Emz!

    I can't wait to see how much ass you kick tomorrow. GOOD LUCK!

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  33. That is going to be an amazing race! Have fun and enjoy the views!

    Skittles - ugh...I love them, but they hate me!

    Good luck!

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  34. You are going to do great out there! Have fun!

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  35. Good luck girl!! I'm sure you'll rock it! :)

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  36. AHHHHH!!!! YOU MADE MY DAY!!! Skittles and B.A. you are going to kick trash. Now I just need your gorgeousness. Seriously, you should model. I am so happy you are doing better and I am going to be wondering about you all day tomorrow...is there a way to follow you through your bib number? Could I request a special little email at some point??? I am THRILLED FOR YOU!!! LOVE YA!!!! You are going to do amazing~

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  37. Look at all that delicious food! I hope you were channeling ME while eating!

    All joking aside, YOU are such an inspiration to me. I have feeling that sometime during those 26.2 miles the motivation you're channeling is going to come from within you and you will feel as moved by what you're doing as I am and as your other readers are. I know you're going to kick some asphalt and finish with a huge smile on your face. I'm thinking of you this weekend...rock it.

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  38. Run, Kate, Run! :) Can't wait to hear all about it. Enjoy every single step of your race!

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  39. KATE!! Have FUN and good luck!!

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  40. I can't wait for a recap! I hope it was a fantastic race!

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  41. SWEET! Nice job on your marathon!! Great job!

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  42. Hey girlie!!
    I hope your run went AMAZINGLY!!!
    xoxo!

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  43. Sweet post. There is a lot of inspiration out there. Wonder what the reaction would be if you actually wore your SUAR sticker like that for the race.

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  44. Yeah yeah yeah!!!! I hope it went well!!!!

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  45. HOpe it went well - can't WAIT to read your report. HUGS!

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  46. How
    Did
    I
    Miss
    This?!?!

    Kate: 1 / Emz : big fat 0

    You are killing that shirt. I may never wear mine again.

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