25 - The Night Before | My First Marathon Finally Became Real

I thought the night before my first marathon would feel terrifying.
Instead… it felt quiet.

In Episode 25 of Field Notes from The Proving, I talk about driving to Norfolk, Virginia for the Shamrock Marathon, walking into the massive race expo for the first time, crying on the phone because I couldn’t believe I’d actually made it there, picking up my bib, buying race gear, laying out my clothes, eating dinner with my husband, and realizing something unexpected:

The night before wasn’t about pace.
It wasn’t about performance.
It wasn’t even about proving anything.

It was about one question:

Did I do enough to finish?

This episode is about the strange calm before a life-changing moment — when months of discipline finally become real.

Field Notes from The Proving are short reflections from inside the process of building a life that’s earned. Not perfected. Earned.

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