It is important to understand there are two things you can control in life - attitude and effort. After I heard her story, I knew how important it was to have a positive mindset stepping up to the start line, as well as far beyond the race. If you tell yourself you can’t do something, you simply will not be able to do it. There was still a part of me that was questioning if I was even going to finish, but those thoughts quickly diminished after listening to a Sports Neurologist speak about how much your thoughts impact you physically. When I arrived at the expo to pick up my runner packet the day before the marathon, so many emotions flooded through me, but the two biggest were nervousness and excitement. Being able to run one mile, slowly eased into being able to run 5 miles, 6 miles, until I was able to complete my longest training run of 13.1 miles, only half of what was to come in Chicago. However, eventually, the runs became easier.
I questioned whether I was good enough or in shape enough far too many times. It was full of many one-mile runs because I convinced myself I wasn’t capable of running more. The training process was full of ups and downs. I was approved to sign up through the Chicago Marathon, and I set sail from there. It started the moment I filled out the Dance Marathon the Marathon application. The race began far before the morning of October 9th. The least I could do to show them that I see their fight, was to run the Chicago Marathon.
They show up at the front lines of the battlefield to face this horrible enemy called cancer. Day after day, pediatric cancer kids show up. While 26.2 miles seems like a task far too challenging to complete, it was nothing compared to the battle our kiddos face every day.
Almost two months ago, the University of Iowa Dance Marathon granted me the amazing opportunity to participate in the Chicago Marathon.
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