Things I know but seem to forget

I feel better.
 Hugely better.  Because I am running.
 I am energetic when I get home- able to concentrate and more able to deal with stress.
Because I am running.
Instead of saying I don't want to- I don't feel like it- I'm too tired. I am saying I will feel better after I run and it is sooo true.
I am not running fast and I am just starting my 10 k base. At the pace I am going now it will take me 7 hours to finish the Marathon but I really don't give a crap. It doesnt matter how fast I do it just that I do it. I'm pretty excited.
I asked myself yesterday"if I won the lottery would I still do the Marathon?" and I asnswered YES!
 It's not so much about the trip but about the experience and the Marathon is the experence. When my feet hit the ground I will be running through history. So many feet that hit the ground before me, the blood, sweat and tears of those men and women who travelled the same route. The one who ran that path the first time. I wonder how long it took him, I wonder what he was thinking and feeling while he pushed himself to his phyical limits for something he believed in. And I have the opportunity to follow his path for something I believe in.
The Arthritis Society does so much for people who live their lives in constant physical pain. I believe in this cause, I believe in the work they do to ease the pain of those who suffer and I believe in myself. An amazing opportunity. Hey if you are reading this why don't you donate- help me make a difference. Do it for someone you know and/or love. Do it today. http://arthritis.akaraisin.com/p/peggiemay.aspx