It's almost D-Day...

I can't believe it's almost here. By this time tomorrow, I will be a marathoner. I will have completed the NYC marathon, thus popping my "marathon cherry."

How am I feeling? Well, you name it, I'm feeling it. I'm incredibly excited, unbelievably anxious, a bit scared, a bit sad that my family can't be there, but very happy that my babysitting families will be on the route, and just overall in disbelief that this is actually happening! I have to say that already, this has been a life changing experience. I can only imagine what tomorrow will bring.

This week has been quite an eventful one! It seems unreal to me that less than a week ago, I was still performing at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. In one week, I have completed my favorite professional acting gig, packed up all of my belongings, said goodbye to friends, moved away from my boyfriend (without knowing when we will be in the same city again), moved back to New York, and prepared to run a marathon. Needless to say, I've been rather emotional this week! I've cried both happy and sad tears more times that I can count. In a strange way though, I'm grateful that all this has happened at one time. It has reminded me how human I am, how strong I am, and helped make me so conscious of all of the emotion that comes with running a marathon. I love that I teared up with excitement when I walked into the marathon expo to get my number. I love that I tear up with a bittersweet recognition that my boyfriend and my parents aren't here. I love that the sheer smell of city air gets me excited to run right now! I have to say - I wouldn't trade this emotional ride for the world.

Now, as I sit and type this, I'm only 14 hours away from the start of my race. All of my hard work, the races I ran, the long training runs, the discipline - is going to be put to the test tomorrow. And it's going to be worth it!

I promise a full update within 48 hours after the marathon. Thank you to everyone who has been following this blog. Thank you for your support, your encouragement, your advice, and for celebrating with me along the way! This has been an incredibly journey - and I cannot wait for it all to come to fruition tomorrow.

Signed,
Your-about-to-lose-her-marathon-virginity-runner,
Kelly