Race for the Cure

So I've entered a marathon. Sorry if that made you fall off your chair. It's the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure (for breast cancer). When I signed up for the marathon, I had 8 weeks to get in shape to do 5K (or just over 3 miles). The thing is, the marathon is tomorrow and 8 weeks have passed and I haven't walked more than half a mile to get ready for this thing. H..O..L..Y CRAP! Needless to say, I am nervous as HELL! I really hope I don't collapse or something crazy. My leader at Weight Watchers said her young daughter wanted to enter the marathon but she didn't know what to do with her because my leader was planning on running the race. I offered to walk with her daughter and she accepted. I'm actually really glad to have someone to walk with, I'm hoping it will make the time go by faster. I bought a Klean Kanteen with a shoulder strap and everything so that I will have water without having to carry a stupid bottle. I'm not really sure what I should wear though. I only have jeans and t-shirts. I was thinking of checking out Walmart to see if they have any work out pants and shirts I could wear - but, Oh God, nothing spandex.

I'm trying to tell myself not to worry about tomorrow - and by this time tomorrow I'll be finished with it all. It is exciting for me because this is something I have on my list of things to do in life, so I will get to cross it off the list. Most people would say, ok, 3 miles, big deal. But when you are as big as I am, walking up one flight of stairs can be daunting, let alone walking 3 miles. I hope one day I will think, Oh good, a 3 mile marathon, a nice warm up for my workout. I do want to be THAT person.

I guess that's all for now. I will try to post again this weekend after the marathon with how it went and the final verdict on it all.