Today when I woke up, I could already tell that I had flipped the switch. Whereas last week, I felt nervous, this week I feel like I have my game face on. Those of you who know we well, know I can be a tad competitive at times. I have no off switch for sports. When I play something, I can't go less than 100% even if I want to. A common conversation around my house involves me coming home bruised and bloodied following a rec league basketball game. My wife will ask me what happened, and I will answer something about diving for a loose ball and crashing into the bleachers. She will then ask me why I do that, and I tell her it's not something I think about, I just react and do it. This seems to make zero sense to her, but to me it makes tons of sense. If they are keeping score, I want to win.
Now obviously I have no chance at winning a marathon. Winning in this case is simply finishing, but I can already tell every action I do and will do this week will go towards this. At the gym this morning, I felt like every single rep I did made me that much stronger and faster. Even my food, I'm not looking at it what tastes good, I'm simply looking at it as a fuel source. This exact mindset has always worked for me, and it gives me confidence in what I do. Losing or quitting is not an option. I know when I feel like this that I will run, walk, hop, limp, crawl, or any other way I can think of over the finish line on Saturday. I feel good, I feel ready, and after a month without a single beer, I feel ready to enjoy some adult beverages Saturday afternoon.
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