Pre-Race jitters

I've been having lots of pre-race jitters. Mostly to get to the race already and surround myself with that unbelievably awesome vibe that will carry me through 13.1 miles. Then I know those jitters will mold into something else as the race begins, through the first few miles/halfway point, etc. You would think this is my first half marathon when it's really my 2nd! To help me think a little more clearly, keep me motivated, and my chin up, I went to the internet to find some quotes. 


Here are a few that definitely meant a little something to me: 


"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." 
~ John Bingham


"Running is not, as it so often seems, only about what you did in your last race or about how many miles you ran last week. It is, in a much more important way, about community, about appreciating all the miles run by other runners, too." 
~Richard O'Brien


"I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart." 
~Mike Fanelli


"To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you." 


"If you can dream it, you can do it." 
~Walt Disney


In just a matter of hours, I'll be one of thousands all there with the same fears, the same hopes and the same dreams--and together we will be able to achieve them all. Let's do this!!