Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.
-- T.S. Eliot, American-British Poet and Critic
Because I've already ran a marathon, does this mean I need to try an ultra...? : )
Monday, April 30, 2007
Reunion Party
Friday night, Jeff and his wife, Sara, hosted a Team BMC reunion party for all of us who went to the Saturday morning runs. It was great to see everyone again - yeah, I know it had only beem a week, but still.
We all sat around in the kitchen and discussed our battle stories and talked of our future plans while we ate lasagna and dessert. We all had different stories to tell - some good, some bad - but in the end we all crossed the finish line and that's what really matters. No one seems 100% sure on what the future will bring for running. Some are signed up for Chicago 2007, others will wait for Chicago 2008, while the rest of us try to find a fall marathon to BQ. I still haven't decided on one, but it's good to know that when I do, I'll have a group of people to train with.
And I'm finally done being sick! Yes! So tonight I start running again and seriously getting ready for the Run to Remember Half Marathon on May 27th. I think my training schedule has me doing 4 miles tonight, which I'm sure will feel great, considering that since April 16th, I've only run 3.5 miles. Ah! I hate saying that.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Popsicle Fun!
So I went to the doctor today and she said I don't have strep throat, but I do have laryngitis because of some kind of viral infection. I have to say this diagnosis was pretty obvious considering that I can only speak in small whispers. (I'm sure Dave is loving this!)
The good news is that I told the doctor popsicles make my throat feel better and she said I can eat as many as I want! Wahoo!! So I went to Stop & Shop and bought a container of Sherbet. I know that's not a popsicle, but it's cold and it will feel good and I already have huge box of popsicles in the freezer.
The bad news is that this puts my half marathon training on hold a bit. My doctor said I need lots of rest so that means no running. I will take her advice until I can't stand it any longer and sneak out for a run anyway. Shh... don't tell Dave!
The good news is that I told the doctor popsicles make my throat feel better and she said I can eat as many as I want! Wahoo!! So I went to Stop & Shop and bought a container of Sherbet. I know that's not a popsicle, but it's cold and it will feel good and I already have huge box of popsicles in the freezer.
The bad news is that this puts my half marathon training on hold a bit. My doctor said I need lots of rest so that means no running. I will take her advice until I can't stand it any longer and sneak out for a run anyway. Shh... don't tell Dave!
Monday, April 23, 2007
I'm Sick
I'm sick. I guess my immune system was down just enough after the marathon to pick up a cold. Last night I was running a temperature of 101, my body ached, I couldn't eat and my throat hurt really bad. I felt ... well ... I felt like I just ran a marathon!
I went to the store to get some medicine and started taking it last night. It's some kind of Tylenol cold daytime/nighttime stuff. I hope it works.
Today I'm down to a temperature of 99.5, but I still have the body aches and sore throat and this morning I decided to throw in some nausea on top of it. Hey, why not?! So I was forced to call in sick to work. I hate doing that. I've had a bad run of luck lately with missing work. When it rains it pours.
Dave called to check on me a little while ago, but I couldn't talk. I literally had no voice. He had me push buttons on the phone when I understood him. Ha! He's a real sweetheart.
Oh to top it all off... it's 80 degrees outside and all I want to do is run!!!
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Thank You...
As in any good book, I need to thank people that made my 2007 Boston Marathon possible...
Mom & Lou. Thank you for supporting this crazy endeavor and for your long trip out here. I really enjoyed the visit and I'm so happy you both could come out!
Amy. Thank you for taking an unpaid day off to watch me run the marathon. I really appreciate it. And thank you for everything else you've done for me over the past 6 months. I could never thank you enough.
Heather. Thanks for being my virtual training partner in the beginning. It was great getting those messages that you had ran and it motivated me to get out there and do the same or more than you. And thanks for joining me on that 10 mile run! It seemed so far...
Michael. Thanks for coming out to Boston to watch me run the marathon. I really appreciated you coming out and I hope you had fun. Massachusetts has a lot of good colleges so keep it in mind!
Dave. Thank you for always pushing me and never letting me give up even if it meant being a jerk. I need that sometimes. You motivated me to go the extra distance and for that I thank you. And I can't forget to thank you for all those Saturday's that I came home after the morning run and talked your ear off for hours on end. Even if you weren't listening - thank you!
Steve. I don't know that I ever would have run a marathon if you hadn't gotten me started with that first 5K last May. I can't believe I went from 5K to marathon in 11 months. Thanks for being my coach for this first marathon experience of many.
Sarah. I am so thankful that we have the same pace! Thank you for running with me all those Saturday mornings. I had so much fun chatting with you and I don't think I would have finished a lot of those runs without your support next to me. I hope we have many more runs and races in front of us!
Steph. Thanks for joining Sarah and I on the long runs! It was a pleasure to run with you and a great motivation to here about how you were running in your mom's memory. She was definitely out there watching you Monday and I'm sure she helped you through all those miles. Maybe that's why you could finish with a fracture in your foot!
The Boys: John, Jeff & Kevin. Thanks for being such a great group of guys to run with on Saturday! I had so much fun meeting you all and I hope that we will all get together in the future!
Tricia & Kathleen. Thank you for decorating my desk! I was so surprised when I got to work on Wednesday! It brought a huge smile to my face!
Boston Medical Center. I'd like to thank BMC because without them I never would have run a marathon. Thank you for accepting my application. Also, thank you for all the wonderful programs you have and all the great things you do for the community. Your motto, "exceptional care, without exception" should be adopted my everyone.
Boston Athletic Association. Thank you to the BAA for allowing charity runners to run in the Boston Marathon. I understand it is a highly debated topic amongst Boston Marathon runners - especially on the Runner's World message boards, but to allow us to run means millions of dollars for Boston charities.
All donors. Thank you to everyone who donated. This was an amazing experience for me and you all made it possible. You helped raise over $200,000 for Boston Medical Center!
My Legs, Brain & Heart. Thanks for getting me across the finish line.
If I didn't mention your name, I apologize and thank you!
Mom & Lou. Thank you for supporting this crazy endeavor and for your long trip out here. I really enjoyed the visit and I'm so happy you both could come out!
Amy. Thank you for taking an unpaid day off to watch me run the marathon. I really appreciate it. And thank you for everything else you've done for me over the past 6 months. I could never thank you enough.
Heather. Thanks for being my virtual training partner in the beginning. It was great getting those messages that you had ran and it motivated me to get out there and do the same or more than you. And thanks for joining me on that 10 mile run! It seemed so far...
Michael. Thanks for coming out to Boston to watch me run the marathon. I really appreciated you coming out and I hope you had fun. Massachusetts has a lot of good colleges so keep it in mind!
Dave. Thank you for always pushing me and never letting me give up even if it meant being a jerk. I need that sometimes. You motivated me to go the extra distance and for that I thank you. And I can't forget to thank you for all those Saturday's that I came home after the morning run and talked your ear off for hours on end. Even if you weren't listening - thank you!
Steve. I don't know that I ever would have run a marathon if you hadn't gotten me started with that first 5K last May. I can't believe I went from 5K to marathon in 11 months. Thanks for being my coach for this first marathon experience of many.
Sarah. I am so thankful that we have the same pace! Thank you for running with me all those Saturday mornings. I had so much fun chatting with you and I don't think I would have finished a lot of those runs without your support next to me. I hope we have many more runs and races in front of us!
Steph. Thanks for joining Sarah and I on the long runs! It was a pleasure to run with you and a great motivation to here about how you were running in your mom's memory. She was definitely out there watching you Monday and I'm sure she helped you through all those miles. Maybe that's why you could finish with a fracture in your foot!
The Boys: John, Jeff & Kevin. Thanks for being such a great group of guys to run with on Saturday! I had so much fun meeting you all and I hope that we will all get together in the future!
Tricia & Kathleen. Thank you for decorating my desk! I was so surprised when I got to work on Wednesday! It brought a huge smile to my face!
Boston Medical Center. I'd like to thank BMC because without them I never would have run a marathon. Thank you for accepting my application. Also, thank you for all the wonderful programs you have and all the great things you do for the community. Your motto, "exceptional care, without exception" should be adopted my everyone.
Boston Athletic Association. Thank you to the BAA for allowing charity runners to run in the Boston Marathon. I understand it is a highly debated topic amongst Boston Marathon runners - especially on the Runner's World message boards, but to allow us to run means millions of dollars for Boston charities.
All donors. Thank you to everyone who donated. This was an amazing experience for me and you all made it possible. You helped raise over $200,000 for Boston Medical Center!
My Legs, Brain & Heart. Thanks for getting me across the finish line.
If I didn't mention your name, I apologize and thank you!
I Finished!
It's been five days since I finished the 2007 Boston Marathon and I still can't believe it! I've looked up my results about a billion times, seen them printed in the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald, but I just still feel like I'm dreaming.
The weather predictions were not good, but by the end of the week most meteorologists were predicting a "break" in the Nor'easter. I think that break came just in time for my second wave start because it sure wasn't there as Team BMC was loading the buses! As we waited for the buses it was pouring rain. We were all dressed in many layers with our waterproof gear on the outside. I managed to stay fairly warm waiting for the bus, but the downside to dressing so warm was that the bus ride became very hot. I had to take off my bottom Under Armour layer on the bus so everyone got a little skin show! Hey, a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do.
We got to Hopkinton with just enough time to pee - thanks to the BAA for having a million plus port-a-johns, there was very little wait - head up to the tent, realize it was way too muddy and find the gym. It was great of Hopkinton to open the gymnasium for us. I honestly don't know how I would have kept my feet dry if they hadn't done that. We all changed quickly into our race shoes and clothes and headed out to drop off bags and get to the start. Because we arrived so late - we were the last people on the bus - we had little time to change and thus ended up not having to wait in the corrals. We basically just walked right up to the start line and started running.
For the first mile or so I just kept thinking, "I can't believe I am running the Boston Marathon!" It almost didn't seem real. Time and miles went by so fast. Before I knew it we were in Framingham running by the train station. The three of us girls (Sarah, Steph and myself) kept getting a little extra push from the crowd, but between the three of us we were able to keep each other paced very well.
I couldn't wait to see my family on Heartbreak Hill, but as it turns out I missed them! I was crushed! It definitely dampened my spirits not seeing them, but Sarah and Steph had lots of support that I fed off of and the crowd was always encouraging.
At the mile 23 water stop, Sarah and I lost Steph. We had no idea what to do because we didn't want to leave her, but as soon as I stopped my legs thought they were done and started cramping so I had to get going so Sarah and I had to push on without her. It was sad to be split up.
We hit the downhill going under the Mass Ave. overpass and my quads were screaming at me. At that point, I just kept saying outloud to myself, "mind over matter." I had read so much that "the wall" is a mental thing before it's physical so I had to push myself past that pain mentally. It worked and as Sarah and I turned onto Hereford I started to get choked up. I realized I couldn't do that because if I did I wouldn't be able to breathe! As we turned onto Boylston all the pain I felt in my legs disappeared! My legs felt fresh and new as if I had just started! Sarah and I sprinted - a.k.a. gave it our all - for the finish line. I could not believe what we were about to accomplish.
We crossed the mat together in 4:11:00. I had met two out of three of my goals. Goal #1: Finish. Goal #2: Finish in 4:15:00. Goal #3: Finish in 4:00:00. I was so happy! We hugged and congratulated one another as we headed off to get our medals, blankets and food.
I met my family at the family meeting area provided by the BAA. As soon as I saw my older sister, Amy, I just lost it and started crying! I don't even know why I was crying. I was not sad. I just had so much emotion and that's how it happened to come out. I hugged each of my family members as they held me and congrulated me. It felt so good to see them and they were all so happy.
Michael, my nephew, had to take off my shoes for me because I couldn't bend over. Dave had to put dry pants on me while I took off my wet shirts and put on a dry shirt and my Boston Marathon Jacket.
My family had to leave after the race so we had dinner and said our goodbyes. I was so happy they could come out for the weekend! There support really helped me get through those 26.2 miles.
Dave took me out for Dairy Freeze ice cream. I had a flurry with chocolate ice cream, cookie dough and heath bar. So good!
I went to bed that night at about 10:00pm. I woke up Tuesday at 7:00am, called my manager to tell him I couldn't walk and went back to sleep until noon.
Tuesday was the worst day for soreness. I couldn't walk. My knees, hips, quads and hamstrings all hurt really bad. I made out with only one blister on my right foot on the toe that the nail fell off of. By Wednesday I was back to work with only sore quads and hamstrings and by Thursday the soreness was virtually gone. I think it was the combination of meds/supplements I was taking: ibuprofen, glucosamine-chondroitin, protein, muscle cream and vitamin C.
I went out for my first run today of 3.5 miles. It felt good to be running again, but I am definitely not back to 100% yet. My inner thing/hip feels like it needs some WD-40. Do they make that for body parts?
I'm thinking of which fall marathon to sign up for, but I've got quite a few in mind. Hopefully I can take the 31 minutes off my time to qualify for the 2008 Boston Marathon.
The weather predictions were not good, but by the end of the week most meteorologists were predicting a "break" in the Nor'easter. I think that break came just in time for my second wave start because it sure wasn't there as Team BMC was loading the buses! As we waited for the buses it was pouring rain. We were all dressed in many layers with our waterproof gear on the outside. I managed to stay fairly warm waiting for the bus, but the downside to dressing so warm was that the bus ride became very hot. I had to take off my bottom Under Armour layer on the bus so everyone got a little skin show! Hey, a girl has got to do what a girl has got to do.
We got to Hopkinton with just enough time to pee - thanks to the BAA for having a million plus port-a-johns, there was very little wait - head up to the tent, realize it was way too muddy and find the gym. It was great of Hopkinton to open the gymnasium for us. I honestly don't know how I would have kept my feet dry if they hadn't done that. We all changed quickly into our race shoes and clothes and headed out to drop off bags and get to the start. Because we arrived so late - we were the last people on the bus - we had little time to change and thus ended up not having to wait in the corrals. We basically just walked right up to the start line and started running.
For the first mile or so I just kept thinking, "I can't believe I am running the Boston Marathon!" It almost didn't seem real. Time and miles went by so fast. Before I knew it we were in Framingham running by the train station. The three of us girls (Sarah, Steph and myself) kept getting a little extra push from the crowd, but between the three of us we were able to keep each other paced very well.
I couldn't wait to see my family on Heartbreak Hill, but as it turns out I missed them! I was crushed! It definitely dampened my spirits not seeing them, but Sarah and Steph had lots of support that I fed off of and the crowd was always encouraging.
At the mile 23 water stop, Sarah and I lost Steph. We had no idea what to do because we didn't want to leave her, but as soon as I stopped my legs thought they were done and started cramping so I had to get going so Sarah and I had to push on without her. It was sad to be split up.
We hit the downhill going under the Mass Ave. overpass and my quads were screaming at me. At that point, I just kept saying outloud to myself, "mind over matter." I had read so much that "the wall" is a mental thing before it's physical so I had to push myself past that pain mentally. It worked and as Sarah and I turned onto Hereford I started to get choked up. I realized I couldn't do that because if I did I wouldn't be able to breathe! As we turned onto Boylston all the pain I felt in my legs disappeared! My legs felt fresh and new as if I had just started! Sarah and I sprinted - a.k.a. gave it our all - for the finish line. I could not believe what we were about to accomplish.
We crossed the mat together in 4:11:00. I had met two out of three of my goals. Goal #1: Finish. Goal #2: Finish in 4:15:00. Goal #3: Finish in 4:00:00. I was so happy! We hugged and congratulated one another as we headed off to get our medals, blankets and food.
I met my family at the family meeting area provided by the BAA. As soon as I saw my older sister, Amy, I just lost it and started crying! I don't even know why I was crying. I was not sad. I just had so much emotion and that's how it happened to come out. I hugged each of my family members as they held me and congrulated me. It felt so good to see them and they were all so happy.
Michael, my nephew, had to take off my shoes for me because I couldn't bend over. Dave had to put dry pants on me while I took off my wet shirts and put on a dry shirt and my Boston Marathon Jacket.
My family had to leave after the race so we had dinner and said our goodbyes. I was so happy they could come out for the weekend! There support really helped me get through those 26.2 miles.
Dave took me out for Dairy Freeze ice cream. I had a flurry with chocolate ice cream, cookie dough and heath bar. So good!
I went to bed that night at about 10:00pm. I woke up Tuesday at 7:00am, called my manager to tell him I couldn't walk and went back to sleep until noon.
Tuesday was the worst day for soreness. I couldn't walk. My knees, hips, quads and hamstrings all hurt really bad. I made out with only one blister on my right foot on the toe that the nail fell off of. By Wednesday I was back to work with only sore quads and hamstrings and by Thursday the soreness was virtually gone. I think it was the combination of meds/supplements I was taking: ibuprofen, glucosamine-chondroitin, protein, muscle cream and vitamin C.
I went out for my first run today of 3.5 miles. It felt good to be running again, but I am definitely not back to 100% yet. My inner thing/hip feels like it needs some WD-40. Do they make that for body parts?
I'm thinking of which fall marathon to sign up for, but I've got quite a few in mind. Hopefully I can take the 31 minutes off my time to qualify for the 2008 Boston Marathon.
Monday, April 16, 2007
It's Here... Race Day!
It's here! Race day!! OH MY GOODNESS!! I never really thought today would come. I dreamt last night that I didn't get my finishers medal. What a dream for the night before!! Ah! I'm a mess this morning. So many nerves... so many thoughts going through my head. I should not be watching the news that's for sure! All they say is bad day for runners... couldn't be a worse day for this event... flood warnings... wind gusts up to 60 mph... AAAAHHH!!!!
All I can say is... the hard work is done, right? Today I'm just going for a little jog. Time for me to go get body-glide'd, vaseline'd and sport waxed up! Here I go...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
I Need to Freak Out Right Now
OH MY GOODNESS!! THE WEATHER IS GETTING CRAZY!! COMPLETE CRAZINESS & MADNESS AND WHAT IS GOING ON?!
Check out what WBZ TV reported today. Honestly. What... How... I mean... Can't... Ugh!
They won't cancel it. They just won't. I worked way to hard and trained way to long and stayed in on way to many Friday and Saturday nights to not do this! I will run. I will run this thing and I will run it well. I don't care if I get sick from the cold and wind and whatever else. I just don't care. Mother Nature is not going to ruin this for me!
5 days for the weather to completely change...
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
My Letter to Mother Nature
I should really be used to the weather in the Northeast by now. I grew up in Central New York and moved to Boston. The weather is crazy and unpredictable in both places! With that having said, I do have to make a complaint/wish/prayer... whatever you want to call it.
Dear Mother Nature,
I have checked weather.com and accuweather.com approximately 1,000 times in the past two days and I can't help but notice how very different these two forecasts are. Weather.com tells me a 30% chance of rain, east wind at 12 mph, cloudy and 50. Accuweather.com says 52, mainly cloudy and breezy. Just tell me, who am I supposed to believe?
If I may ask for any kind of weather for the rest of the year, I ask that April 16th be 50 and partly cloudy. Is there anything you can do?
Hoping for a little help,
Janette
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Why do you run Boston?
WBZ TV has put a great blog on their site with some motivational stories in it. Check it out!
Last Long Run
Today was my last long run before the marathon. The training plan was to go to Boston & run 8 miles on an out and back from Fitcorp. Many people on the team weren't going in because it was only 8 miles and no one really wanted to wake up early to do just 8 miles. Sarah and I were still planning to head in. That is until last night when I decided it would be a good idea to stay up until 2:30am. I watched The Prestige with Dave and then I just couldn't fall asleep. So at 6:30am today I sent Sarah a text letter her know I wasn't going to Boston today. She didn't seem to mind - hopefully she got some extra sleep too!
So today I went out solo after the weather warmed up a bit. It was around 45 and very sunny, but with a cold breeze that came up every so often. I probably could have worn shorts, but I went for pants and a light long sleeve shirt. The run was pretty good all in all. It was weird to do a long run without someone to chat with, but it was nice because it gave me a chance to think about the marathon, my form and just mentally prepare a little bit. I am going to give this a shot on each of my upcoming runs.
The fun part of today's run was that I passed this couple and then ended up with them following me for the next 3 or so miles. All I could think about was fending them off! I swear I kept telling myself it was a training run not a race, but I just couldn't help it. I ended up doing 9.63 miles according to the Garmin.
So that's it. Now it's time to just mentally prepare. All the physical work is done. The next 9 days are going to be all about mental preparation, cleaning up my place for my family, working out last minute plans for marathon weekend and last, but certainly not least relaxing!
Just 9 days left! And 6 days until my family gets here! Yay!
Weather Forecast (Boston) As Of Today
weather.com: Partly Cloudy, High 49, Low 40
accuweather.com: Windy & Rainy w/Snow in PM, High 45, Low 37
So today I went out solo after the weather warmed up a bit. It was around 45 and very sunny, but with a cold breeze that came up every so often. I probably could have worn shorts, but I went for pants and a light long sleeve shirt. The run was pretty good all in all. It was weird to do a long run without someone to chat with, but it was nice because it gave me a chance to think about the marathon, my form and just mentally prepare a little bit. I am going to give this a shot on each of my upcoming runs.
The fun part of today's run was that I passed this couple and then ended up with them following me for the next 3 or so miles. All I could think about was fending them off! I swear I kept telling myself it was a training run not a race, but I just couldn't help it. I ended up doing 9.63 miles according to the Garmin.
So that's it. Now it's time to just mentally prepare. All the physical work is done. The next 9 days are going to be all about mental preparation, cleaning up my place for my family, working out last minute plans for marathon weekend and last, but certainly not least relaxing!
Just 9 days left! And 6 days until my family gets here! Yay!
Weather Forecast (Boston) As Of Today
weather.com: Partly Cloudy, High 49, Low 40
accuweather.com: Windy & Rainy w/Snow in PM, High 45, Low 37
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Beginning of the Taper
It's that time of the training season. It's time to taper. Over the next two weeks mileage will significantly decrease. I've been told this will drive me into a time of craziness and irritability. It should be fun.
Saturday morning we took off for 12 miles. Just 12 miles. I must say, coming off 20 miles, 12 just seemed boring. It was a beautiful morning though. For the first time the birds were chirping and the sun was shining when I woke up. For some reason I sprung out of bed excited to run. On the way in though, I couldn't help thinking. This is just 12 miles. Do I really need to run this early in the morning? Yes, I do. Becuase I love training and I love running with my teammates.
You could tell Team BMC was quite relaxed this morning. Everyone was talking about how they really could have just rather stayed in bed this morning. Kevin even admitted to "going out for one drink" on Friday night and having that "one drink" turn into a few more than that. Around mile 5 he said, "I think I just smell like booze!" So I kidded with him telling him that that's all I could smell. Honestly, there was no smell, but he's such a good guy to joke with that I couldn't resist!
Sarah, Stephanie and I stayed pretty spread out with Stephanie setting the pace for us. She seemed to have the extra kick in her step that Sarah and I needed to follow. We were definitely quieter than our 20 mile run, but I think we were all still half asleep.
This run just felt really weird. I can't really describe it. It seemed almost unncessary, but long, but boring, but awakening. I know this doesn't make any sense. I can't imagine how I'll explain next week's 8 mile "long run." Some people said that won't be going to Fitcorp for it, but I really like waking up on Saturday's and going in to meet the team. Honestly, I'm really going to miss it and it makes me sad to know we just have two runs left together: 8 miles on Saturday and 26.2 miles on Marathon Monday.
Just 15 days to go... (and Sarah informed me that accuweather.com has a 15 day forecast so at least I'll have something to keep me busy during the taper.)
Saturday morning we took off for 12 miles. Just 12 miles. I must say, coming off 20 miles, 12 just seemed boring. It was a beautiful morning though. For the first time the birds were chirping and the sun was shining when I woke up. For some reason I sprung out of bed excited to run. On the way in though, I couldn't help thinking. This is just 12 miles. Do I really need to run this early in the morning? Yes, I do. Becuase I love training and I love running with my teammates.
You could tell Team BMC was quite relaxed this morning. Everyone was talking about how they really could have just rather stayed in bed this morning. Kevin even admitted to "going out for one drink" on Friday night and having that "one drink" turn into a few more than that. Around mile 5 he said, "I think I just smell like booze!" So I kidded with him telling him that that's all I could smell. Honestly, there was no smell, but he's such a good guy to joke with that I couldn't resist!
Sarah, Stephanie and I stayed pretty spread out with Stephanie setting the pace for us. She seemed to have the extra kick in her step that Sarah and I needed to follow. We were definitely quieter than our 20 mile run, but I think we were all still half asleep.
This run just felt really weird. I can't really describe it. It seemed almost unncessary, but long, but boring, but awakening. I know this doesn't make any sense. I can't imagine how I'll explain next week's 8 mile "long run." Some people said that won't be going to Fitcorp for it, but I really like waking up on Saturday's and going in to meet the team. Honestly, I'm really going to miss it and it makes me sad to know we just have two runs left together: 8 miles on Saturday and 26.2 miles on Marathon Monday.
Just 15 days to go... (and Sarah informed me that accuweather.com has a 15 day forecast so at least I'll have something to keep me busy during the taper.)
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