Journal Entry About Visualization of Race

I step onto the indoor track's starting line. I prepared for this day. Long summer days, eighteen miles a day, six days a week: I am there.

During the race, I want to flow.
Every move I make is deliberate and under my control.
My start will get me in a position to advance and run my race. When the race gets tough, I need to double down.
All of my energy is invested in this race, this moment in time. When I am at the finish line, I turn to a sprinter...
I am close to death on the other side.
When things get tough,
I adapt to the people around me.
When they go, I go.
I need to stay present:
Focus on my breathing,
What the people around me are doing.
I am aware.