Jumping Jolly Fish!

I woke up at four this morning and my brain went, "Oh Sh*t! I have to run a marathon in a week!". Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep after that. I finally got out of bed and pulled myself together and left for my last team run before the marathon.

It was gorgeous out this morning. It was cool without being too cool and even though it started out a little dark, it meant we only ran into the sun for about 20 minutes. I started out at a decent pace. I made friends with a girl who is doing the KC half. She is running with a bunch of her friends. So we chatted to the first water stop which was her turn around point and then wished each other luck and took off in separate directions.

I don't know what happened, but when I say I took off, I mean I took off. I was running 10 minute miles which is almost 2 minutes faster than my normal time. I ran out to the second water stop, stopped to thank one of our coaches for doing so much for us throughout training, and then took off again. I got back to the first water stop in no time. I was feeling really good. So I said thank you to our volunteer because he has been there almost every morning with us to provide the water stop and he is a really great guy.

Again I took off. But this time I stopped when crossing one of the bridges because I heard splashing and when I looked over this HUGE fish was jumping vertically out of the water and then going straight back in. I'm not really sure what it was doing, but I couldn't stop watching. So that took about a minute or so. I ran the rest of the way back to my car and felt great the whole time! It was refreshing after the 8 being so dissapointing. I really hope this doesn't mean the marathon won't go well. But I'm not going to think that way. I'm sure it will go well.

I can't believe there is only one week left! I'm glad today went well, and I am looking forward to the big day!

Daydreams

This morning's run was quick, easy, and enjoyable. I was halfway through before I realized that I hadn't been paying any attention to my surroundings. While it was wonderful to just dive into my thoughts and forget everything else around me and enjoy the rhythm that my run had become, I realized that it was very unsafe of me.

Fortunately the run went smoothly, and as far as I know, nothing bad happened. This weekend is my last weekend run before the BIG RUN!! I am really looking forward to the marathon. Today I picked up my tickets and jersey and other stuff for the marathon. It is right around the corner!

Thank you all again for following along!

Cold air = hot showers

I made the mistake of not checking the weather before leaving the condo this morning. It was COLD outside. But I was already out so I decided just to suffer through.

My run started out fast because I was so cold. But I quickly realized that wasn't going to last long because it was hard to breath in the cold. Next time I will wear more clothing because my arms and fingers slowly got more and more stiff to the point where I almost couldn't move them by the time I got back.

On the upside, my path in my park is back open and the main road I run on is almost finish of construction. It looks like I am going to get my running route completely back soon! And when I got back I took a scalding hot shower and it felt incredible. I miss the way hot showers make me feel when it is summer and miserable out.

Sunday Sarah and I did not go boot-blocking. But Sarah, I assume because she felt bad that I was so close and we didn't get to go, donated the last $50.17 that I needed to reach my goal. It was completely unnecessary and incredibly sweet of her. So a big thank you to Sarah. I am officially at my goal. If you have not given and would still like to give, please give to Sarah. She is still working towards her goal. Thank you for reading and sharing with me.