Weeks of training complete: 21 weeks, 1 day
Miles run: 342.75
Goal: $5,000
Tonight, I lived the perfect allegory for what my life has become. I closed the gym. It was mean, alone, in the pool. Me, alone, on the treadmill. As the minute hand creeped towards closing time, I grabbed some paper towels, wiped down the equipment I used and left a silent gym for a silent parking lot on a silent Monday night.
This, is what it's all come down, too, I guess - this quest. A part-time job, it is now. I will train for close to 18 hours this week. My schedule looks like this:
Today: Swim 2.175 miles, Run 6.5 miles (2 hours, 20 minutes)
It's very late and I need to go wind down, but it's been so long since I reported to y'all what's happening, I just had to weight in quickly and say hello.
My grandma stepped up with an absolutely huge contribution, bringing the total raised to $1,500 - we're actually making some nice progress on the goal now. And I cannot thank her enough. Her contribution specifically pushed me out to get my workout done tonight. I thought of her and her willingness to give (and the fact that she's coming to see me race - I'm so excited!) and I knew I had to go out there and put in the hours to make sure I succeed for all those coming out for the big day, which, by the way, is only 10 weeks and 6 days away.
I promise a more in-depth post tomorrow.
Good night,
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