All Good Goals come to an end.....

I am finally sitting down and actually thinking about this 

marathon thing that is happening in two days.

At least that is what the "Ticker" says...

it must be true.

Since the moment we walked in the house 

from our trip on Wed. evening,

the kids and I have been working our brains out trying to get 

Christmas put away, the house and yard ready for our company,

and so forth, 

there has not been much time to dwell on the fact that

this long awaited goal of mine is here.

For as much as I have been saying I will be glad when this 

26.2 miles is past me.

That I will be happy when I can check this off my list.

I am sure crying my eyes out right now.

I can't believe it is over.

I will miss having this guy on my mind.

In the back of my mind almost all of the time.

Every day, at least a small portion driving me towards getting 

myself physically prepared.

Toughening up my mental stores.

I can't count the times I listened to "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera,

My Go To song.

My kick in the pants....

My 2nd or

 3rd wind

...Give a listen.

I have happy, happy memories of running lots and lots 

of miles with my ladies.

With my sister.

With my thoughts.

Something I am ultra excited for is the music I have for Sundays run.

My brother in law, Golden, hooked me up with 9.9 hours,

or 153 sweet running tunes!!!

Wowsa!

I. AM. LOVING. LIFE.

Can you say Motivational?

Most of the artists are new to me, 

Flamingo,

The Killers,

Brandon Flowers,

Goldfrapp,

Oh Land,

The Shins,

Yeah Yeah Yeahs,

Scissor Sisters,

but don't think he stocked it without any classics,

oh NOOOOO....

Queen, Thompson Twins, 

Kylie Minogue, Erasure, 

to name a few.

nine.nine hours!!

Yeah you heard me right.

.........................

One last thing to think about for this marathon.

One of the coolest things I read in regard to motivation

was from a runner who dedicated each of her 26 miles to a certain

person in her life.

She said it helped her stay strong through the end because she 

didn't want to let anyone down by walking on their mile.

Pretty Cool.

Now I don't make any promises....

and mine is not exactly the same as hers,

but I loved the idea.

I plan on having this list somewhere on my body during the run...

on my arms, or written on my legs, 

tucked in my little bag.

Just somewhere so I can refer to it.

If you are on the list.....I will be thinking about you this Sunday.

Remembering great things about you.

Thinking of the times you have inspired me.

Thank you in advance for motivating me to do my best.

Here is my list:

Mile 1. Gratitude for my able knees

Mile 2. " my agile ankles

Mile 3. " sturdy hips

Mile 4. " my strong feet

Mile 5. " well oiled legs

Mile 6. " my cooperative bowels

Mile 7. McCauley 

Mile 8. Great running music

Mile 9. Satellite Beach Florida

Mile 10. My Ladies from Our Club

Mile 11. Lawson

Mile 12. My Parents

Mile 13. Ryker

Mile 14. Ethan

Mile 15. Chuck

Mile 16. Jason

Mile 17. Ker

Mile 18. Mel

Mile 19. Kevin

Mile 20. My Ward Family & Gospel 

Mile 21. My Primary kids

Mile 22. My work out girls and running mates

Mile 23. Tina

Mile 24. HB

Mile 25. Amy

Mile 26. Myself

Talk to you on the flip side.
..........................
oooppps....nope.
That is not my list.
I just got into the tub, which got me thinking and remembering about
a million people I left off my list.
That list is too generic...
I can do better than that.

DO OVER.
1. Gratitude for my ability to run.
2. Cooperative bowels.
3. Thanks for the thrill of great running music.
4. My runs in Satellite Beach, FL, on the beach, causeway to causeway, taking in the beauty.
5. Melissa Wilson for introducing me to couponing,
and for being an inspiring runner.
6. That girl I always see running that looks like she is flying, and just
springing along.  She is always on the East side of South Patrick when I see her.
She ran through her pregnancy and was right back out there.
7. McCauley...cuz she is 7 now and is so wonderful.
8. Ever person that supported me with my Thyroid Cancer fund raiser.
 Thank you!! You made
my day with every little purchase or donation during my random 3 day sale.
9. My Wonderful Parents who have gotten even better with age.
10. That guy from the running movie T made us go to.  He was pretty old
but he ran 75 marathons in 75 days.
He survived.
If he can do that, I can run one measly marathon.
11. Lawson, he is 11, and is an awesome kid! Love his personality.
12. My little bro Chuck - for teaching me a lesson on obedience while on his
mission to the Philippines.
13. Ryker, because I love him. He is patient and is his own man.
14. Ethan, he is taller than me now.  I look up to him in more ways than one.
15. My older brother Jason, for the time when we were teenagers and I walked in
on him kneeling by his bed praying.
16. For Mel, my sister in law and friend, who is kind, thoughtful,
low key, and enjoyable to be around,
and who likes to read like me,
and is a runner.
17. Ker, my little sister, who is a great mummy, great hair dresser,
and a super great person, married to an equally great man....
who can really rassle up the running hits!!!
18. My Primary children.
19. The love of my life, Kevin....19 years and counting baby.
This is our year!!
20. All those runners I am going to pass at Disney, and the ones that pass me.
The ones that I can see are in pain and struggling to finish.
21. My knees - hang in there fellas.
22. My friends and support system.  My family away from home.
You know who you are.
23. Tina for convincing us to run this in the first place!
For never giving up....even when she probably should have.
24. My sister HB, for running the first marathon in our family
by herself in Hawii....dedicated to my Grandma Strong....
and for being my trusty blogging partner.
25. My sister Amy...who trained in the cold, in the snow, on the hills, late at night,
early in the morning, fitting it in w/ 3 small children and her hubby, working part time,
 running alone with no partners,
no Team in Training, except for the few times we ran together.
I am very proud of you!
26. Myself....whoohoo!!

Ok....that is my real list.
Printing it now.
Good night.