Sunday, November 25, 2007

Preparation H!

No, I am NOT talking about that cream that comes in a little tube. I am talking about Operation Preparation Honolulu 2007!

For the last several months, day after day, I have dragged myself out of bed, run alongside cars driving at high speeds, risked rolling a few ankles late at night on the dark roads where dead toads and fruit lie, waiting to take me down at their expense, and running around this island exploring beaches and jungles all for this one day. All those miles logged, all those days I came home dripping wet from the sweat and humidity (or sometimes dripping wet from getting caught in a tropical rainstorm...) were all in preparation for the big Kahuna...the 26.2 miler!

Two weeks from this day, I will have (hopefully!) completed my third marathon. Even as I write about it now, I feel the butterflies frantically fluttering around in my stomach. Did I train enough? Did I train WELL enough? Am I going to finish? Will I get hurt? Or will I do better than the last two races? I guess I won't know until that day comes, when I will have to wake up at 3am to be at the bus station before 4am, to reach the starting line when at 5am Hawaii time, the gun will go off. And for the next four + hours, I will be pushing myself to keep going, one step at a time.

My friend and roommate Sherry will be going with me...Kim and I have had some differences and so it will be good to have someone there who is supportive of me and of my efforts. We will fly into Honolulu on Saturday, December 8th and stay with our friends who work at the Del Sol store in Waikiki. I am very excited to have this opportunity to do this race...as nervous as I am I am grateful I get to participate and I want to thank Mom and Dad for supporting me and giving this to me as my Christmas gift. I want to thank the rest of you for always cheering me on...even when you tell me you think I'm crazy, I take that as a compliment. :)

So...two weeks and counting! Here are a few pics of my last two races...looking forward to adding on another one! If I remember right, I was cruising around the website for the marathon and it said on race day, you can track the time of any runner from their website: http://www.honolulumarathon.com/. Not sure where the link is...but all you have to do is type in my name and it'll update my current time, I think. :) Aloha, and mahalo for all your love and support! Miss you all lots and lots!



Towards the end of the Top of Utah Marathon. September 17, 2005.


Morning of the Salt Lake City Marathon. June 3, 2006.

6 comments:

Darcey said...

You crazy, woman!

I like your pic at the bottom. Oh, cute!

Savannah AND Abigail said...

Go Carrie Go, You can do it. In the words of Mr. Bean (from Rat Race) "Its a Race Its a Race" so make it a good race!!!! Love your GUTS even though the 26.2 makes me think your NUTS!

Carrie said...

Awww! Spanks guys!! :)

Marti said...

No one here has any doubts about you, girl. You rock and can roll, uh, run with the best of them. We are with you all the way!

Anonymous said...

nice stone art

Darcey said...

Yes, that really is some very nice stone art.

I can't believe you're gonna wake up at like 3am just to kill yourself for a few hours. Let me do a therapy referral for you... I'm good at filling those out.