12 Hours And Counting

It's exactly 12 hours before the 5k race I've been blabbering about for months now begins.

I have to admit I'm feeling somewhat like I did the night before I took the LSAT; however, unlike the LSAT the results for tomorrow's race really have no significant implications on my life in the big scheme of things. Surely, the race results will not determine whether or not I get accepted to school. Nor will I have to run another race if I don't do as well as I need too want too. Yet, I'm just as anxious.

My approach to training for this race was similar to the way I approached prepping for the LSAT. Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!

However, unlike the LSAT, my times for my runs have been fairly consistent and within a smaller span (within a 5 - 7 minute range). My LSAT practice test scores... more like a 30- point range. I think it's fair to say that I know pretty much how only it will take me to complete 3.1 miles tomorrow.

I'm not impressed with the amount of time it takes me to complete 3.1 miles. I'd like for it to be lower than it will most likely fall, but that's due to the fact that I always like to make a rock star showing straight out of the gate - even though I realize that it might take a few tries to get the results I want. (This is also similar to my initial LSAT results.)

Tonight, instead of checking to make sure all the tips my No. 2 HB pencils are as sharp as they can be and that I comply with all the regulations that have been set out for me, I am making sure my running attire is clean and in a place I can find them as easily as possible; it will be, after all, the crack-ass of dawn when I have to get up. Instead of figuring out which college campus I have to find parking at, directions on how to get to the race site have been obtained. This time, electronic devices are not prohibit which make me happy to hear because I couldn't imagine not running without music playing.

Tomorrow, instead of testing my cognitive abilities, I am testing my physical abilities.

As I think more and more about the two, I find the link that would not be obvious to anyone but me . . . Both the LSAT and running this 5k race are both things that I have talked about doing for many years - somewhere around the 10 year mark to be more specific. Things I only dared to dream of doing, but never dared to actually take action. Both are things I'd label as "one of my silly ideas."

However, I eventually dared to take action, and stopped thinking of them as "silly ideas." It's kind of a strange feeling when you begin to make these things reality. It's also a bit scary because you don't know how they are going to turn out.

The nice thing about both of these things is that if I don't end up at law school my life will go on; it won't be the end of my world. To that accord, even if my time tomorrow isn't super impressive I can still say I completed the race, which is something I have never done before, and something a lot of people never attempt.

Additionally, this won't be the last race I participate in . . . there are many more to come.

Until later . . .