It's Been a While!!

Ok, so I'm not going to win a prolific blogger award. Two months--and a LOT of miles--have passed since my last entry here. I'll post regularly between now and Race Day!

Let's recap the past two months:
The seasons have changed, the flood has abated, I'm still plugging away at the Hal H. training schedule, and there haven't been any real injuries (having no injuries is different from having no pain.......plenty of pain!)

As with my previous 3 marathons, my lower body is aching. Most days, it feels as though someone buried shards of glass in my thighs. It hurts, but at least that keeps my mind off of my inflamed hip and knee joints! :-) I wobble for about the first 1/2 mile of any run these days, and a pace eventually sets in. These are the toughest days of training. The final 20-miler looms next weekend, and then it is time to taper. I love the word "taper." I also love the idea of my legs, joints, and feet feeling good after some wind-down leading up to the race! For all of you who are running any of the races on the 21st/22nd, the starting line is coming into view. Sure, we've all missed a few training days here and there....but that's a part of this too! Talk to you again soon--
Drew