Notes Along the Way - Week 20

Plans are settling. Things feel manageable when they're organized.

The what-ifs are still there — they live in the periphery now, which is where they belong. I've learned a lot this past year. Mechanically. Training-wise. Will it be enough? I can't say. But I feel prepared for a responsible start, and that's enough for today.

The work is pulling back now. Recovery matters as much as anything else at this point.

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Unbound is not a runaway train.

I can choose my perspective this week. I want to feel calm. Smooth. Comfortable. I want to feel happy and a little amazed that my life brought me here — to this race, this moment, this version of myself.

I have more control over my perception than I usually remember. 

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This is going to be fun.

And when it's over, life goes on. That's not a small thing. That might be the whole thing.