Marathon

    The marathon was not a success in the strickest sense of the word. I was fighting the start of a cold the previous week, so I did not run much. Then as I got out of the RV to get my race packet, I hit my knee on the door. The first 13 miles felt great. My knee started hurting at mile 16. I ran 1 more mile then made the agonizing decision to start walking. After walking the next 2 miles to the middle where my family was waiting to see me pass, I knew that I could not walk 8 more miles. I also did not want to permanently injure myself. I am glad that I tried it though. The road to the marathon was exciting and challenging, and I look at that big picture when I say "Running Towards a Marathon".

Blisters with 6 days until the marathon :(

    Well I ran a great 6 miles on Monday 9/5 then started to feel like I am getting a cold. I took off the rest of the week. Feeling a little better, I decided to do 90 minutes of walk/ running on Sunday. A little over an hour in, I began to feel like I was getting blisters on the back of both feet. Same socks, same sneakers that I always wear so I don't know why. Maybe because I was walking part of the way. Of course, I forgot my cell phone, so I took my shoes off and walked the 2 miles home. It was horrible. Now the bottom of my feet hurt as well. Not sure what I will run this week. Marathon in 6 days!!

The end is in sight!

   After my long run last weekend, I started off with 4 miles on Monday. Then I ran 2 on Tuesday, but I was so busy that I did not run again until Sunday. I ran only 2 miles for a total of 8 all week. That is probably too big of a taper! With 2 weeks to go, I will try to stay on schedule and stay healthy :)