The Final Countdown.

Oh, We're heading for Venus (Venus)
And still we stand tall
Cause maybe they've seen us
And welcome us all, yeah
With so many light years to go
And things to be found (to be found)
I'm sure that we'll all miss her so

It's the final countdown...

I crack up every time that I hear that song. A montage of Gob Bluth's (Arrested Development) cheesy magic tricks, sorry, "illusions" cycle through my head like I'm flipping channels trying to find something to watch. I absolutely love Arrested Development (original series and not the reborn Netflix version). I digress.

It is the final countdown. 4 days until race day. I have so many mixed emotions right now. Nervousness, anxiety, joy and sadness.  Each one waiting for the right moment to hit like a Mack truck.

It has been a very long week this week waiting for race day. The local news coverage of what happened one year ago at the Marathon really hit me harder than I thought it would. I think that that is because I have a greater understanding of what the Boston Marathon means now not only to myself but the other runners, their families and the City of Boston. Very emotional  stuff.

This week has also been very long due to the fact that I'm tapering. It was much more difficult this time around as I'm really sticking to it. When I trained last year for the marathon in Hampton, NH, I didn't focus to much on tapering and I it caught up with me. I was just winding down a very active race season and didn't feel that I needed to follow the program that closely.  Lesson learned.  I was able to get my final training run (5 miles) in tonight though so that helped with putting my sanity back in check.  It was pretty darn cold out there with the wind whipping and a temperature of 32. I guess it didn't help that I was running in shorts.

I have the B.A.A. 5K race on Saturday along with bib pickup for the marathon at the race expo. Exciting weekend of running activities. It is kind of sad though to think that it is all coming to an end. This thing that has taken over my life since December.  Controlling so many aspects of what I do and don't do. It's a love hate relationship.  More of a love thing though. 

Now, I have to go and pop in the first season of Arrested Development and laugh my @ss off!  Love those crazy Bluth's! 

It's the final countdown
We're leaving together
The final countdown
We'll all miss her so
It's the final countdown (final countdown)
Oh, it's the final countdown.

Until next time, keep on runnin'!