70 Training Runs Down, 1 To Go!

CRAZY!!! 

Tomorrow morning I'm going to get up and run for less than 20 minutes!
It almost seems counterintuitive that I will be running such a small amount tomorrow then such a large amount Sunday....oh well!  ha ha

I can't believe the marathon is this weekend!  As I reflect on my training (I have all this time now since the taper has you running such short runs ha ha)  I think of it like a flashback montage of clips on a sitcom ha ha Each memory is from a different me.  Each run shaped/changed me in some way. 
The taper period has been interesting to me.  I've read a lot about tapering and I think I'm pretty typical, but still perplexed by this phenomenon.
 
Here's a quick list of things I've noticed during my taper:
(please keep in mind some of these are just who I am and how my brain works)
-I am finding I'm starting to get a little anxious-this is mostly because I've had an annoying cold for about 2 weeks now and I can't fully shake it and I'm worrying how it will effect my performance on race day.
-I'm very hard on myself.  Since I'm not running NEARLY as much as I was (and I've cut out the other things I did during training like lifting since these last two week are really about resting for the big day) I feel like I'm being lazy.  This thought couldn't be farther from the truth, but it's all relative to the mindset I've been in where I've been building, building building and now I'm slowing down.  My current runs are still more than a "typical" person is doing, but in my head I'm not doing anything and therefore I'm lazy and should be doing more.
-I'm am so completely excited I can't wait!
-I've mentioned that I only junk food once a week but I've had a hard time recently..mostly because I'm of 2 minds 1) I'm training for a marathon I can eat whatever I want 2) I'm tapering and barely running-this is not the time to be eating junk, you can't burn it off as quickly AND I don't need crap in my body right now. (It also doesn't help that I lack willpower and while some eat A cookie I eat A BAG of cookies ha ha)
-I'm exhausted all the time.
-I get annoyed and overwhelmed very easily.
-My focus is off.
-I'm not hungry (could be partial because of my cold).
Yes, most of that was negative, but it's a part of the process and I think a lot of that will go away when I actually step on that plane to Chicago where I will REALLY start to see my hard work and dedication pay off. 

With 1 training run to go I can say this journey has taken me place I never imagined!