As I write this there are 6 days 13 hours 13 minutes and 9 seconds until the marathon.  Less as you read this very post.  Wish me luck, I’m going to need it.

 

I haven’t run at all since the 5 miles I did last Sunday and in general I’ve been laying off doing much of anything too physical.  I’ll just keep stretching and keep doing nothing until the marathon if I have to.  I’ll definitely run the race regardless of how it feels.  I haven’t been doing this since October to have to quit.  It hurt for 18 miles last time, I guess hurting for another 8 won’t be too bad.  One bummer is that I bought a new pair of shoes to race in (and to have afterwards as mine are pretty much run out), but it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to put enough miles on them to break them in before the marathon.  So I’ll probably stick with my old worn out ones.  They may not have much cushion left, but they fit my feet and I know they don’t give me major blisters or rub in a bad spot.