THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

I feel terrible.  Runny nose, exhausted.  David is having problems with his back and couldn't get off the couch all weekend.  Between schoolwork, chasing children, trying to clean the house, work, and going to visit relatives from out of town I am about to drop.  After a whopping 5 hours of fitful sleep I got the kids off to school,  took my husband to the doctor, picked my cousin and his wife up for brunch and spent time with them, then dropped them off and settled in my daughter before getting dressed and dragging to work.  Any point in squeezing a run in when I am exhausted and sick and 6 days away from a marathon? Nah.  Off to work and hope I don't collapse.

8:18 average pace early in the morning this am.  felt pretty good,  mostly just lots of little phantom pains but I survived.  Runny nose is gone.  Aside from being tired, I actually feel okay.  Will be aiming for lots of sleep tonight and just however many slow miles tomorrow feels nice.

8:38 average pace.  Felt pretty good, aside from all the phantom twinges and tweaks I am experiencing 24-7.  Hip and foot are doing well.  So, on Sunday it is supposed to start at 35 degrees and end up in the 60's.  What DO you wear? Shorts and a parka?

8:17 average pace.  Dress rehearsal day.  What a get-up.  Black shorts, aqua tank top, arm warmers made by cutting the feet out of my husband's old issue green army socks, pink headband-earwarmer thing, and pink gloves. It is the ultimate mismatch but everything is comfortable and non-chafing and the arm warmers worked fantastic-thanks for the idea Allie!  Warmed up a few miles than practiced running 8:00 pace since this is target pace for the first portion of the race.  Hit 3 miles right on the nose--8:01,8:02,7:59.  It felt easy so I guess that is good.  I am going to think of the race as 4 5-mile segments followed by a 10k race.  So 3 5 mile runs and then a 5 mile warm-up for the 10k race.  Hip and foot held up well.  Hope they continue to hold up well through 26.2 miles.  I suspect that hard asphalt will have my foot angry by the end but hopefully it is tolerable.

No run today.  Less than 48 hours out and I have butterflies in my stomach!  It was nice to sleep in and eat breakfast with my family.  The kids don't have school today so we are all  hanging out and being bums!  Working on making sure I am well hydrated!   Hip and foot aren't really complaining at all.  Awesome.  Will do a few slow miles tomorrow to knock off the cobwebs and then off to bed early before the BIG DAY.  

8:52 average pace. Definitely feeling pretty nervous about tomorrow. Will try and take it easy and nap today. foot and hip are as good as they get--not perfect, but calmed down to a very dull ache which is better than it has been in months.