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\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

This weekend, I’m running back-to-back half marathons: The Lincoln Presidential Half Marathon on Saturday followed by Go! St. Louis on Sunday.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure how I got roped into this.\u00a0 I blame my friends.\u00a0 The trip will be a blast, but I am dreading the running.\u00a0 I did not think it was a good idea when I registered and I still think it’s kind of a terrible idea.\u00a0 The joke has been that the trip will be fun, then we will run, then it will be fun again, then more running, then some fun.<\/p>\n

But on Twitter, yesterday, Courtney<\/a> put it into perspective.<\/p>\n

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@elbowglitter<\/a> not “have to”…”get to” \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\u2014 Courtney D (@EatPrayRunDC) April 2, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n

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She makes a good point.\u00a0 I’m especially lucky that I get to run these two races.\u00a0 I can afford to make the trip.\u00a0 I can take Friday and Monday off of work with no trouble.\u00a0 I have a body that will get me across two finish lines and I have the mental ability to power through the tough parts.<\/p>\n

I’m pretty lucky, all in all.<\/p>\n

I just need to remember this when I’m at mile 7 of the second race and I just want to quit and go eat toasted ravioli (because that’s what you do in St. Louis).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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