the day before

Hard to put into words how I am feeling 23.5 hours before the Cleveland Marathon.  Part excited, part anxious, part total freak out.   I'm trying to find the fun and ignore all the what if's.
What if the weather is bad?  The weather is going to be warm & humid with a chance of rain, possibly heavy.
What if I can't keep my pace? 8:30 is the number that keeps rolling through my brain.  Can I maintain an 8:30 pace & increase it at the half?
What if Boston doesn't happen?  Can I not only qualify for Boston, but do it enough under the qualifying time to actually get to register for the race?

This time tomorrow I will be running the streets of Cleveland & I will do my best & I will be proud of that.