Just Imagine that you are running the final 4.2 miles of your next marathon. Your legs are getting heavy, and your body is tiring. Up until now, you have hit each mile basically on pace for Boston Qualification. All you need to do is push past the pain and keep on running the same steady marathon pace that your body knows too well. Can you do it? Can you keep the pace and hit your long sought after BQ?
My playlist was already there when I set foot on the treadmill today. The songs – selected for that perfect amount of motivation to get me through – were helping to paint the picture of those final miles at CIM. I’ve been here twice before. I have known pain and suffering at this point. I have had to drag my weary body down this same path with the disappointment of knowing that there was no way that I would hit my BQ. Today, I will change that picture in my mind and run the course for a successful finish.