Heading out in a few minutes to pick up our race day packets! ! ! It's been raining in Richmond since Tuesday (about 6-9 inches total) and its finally starting to slow down a bit. Word is there may be a detour down by the river due to flooding- should be interesting. I think the only other way to get from the Huegenot bridge to Forest Hill without going down by the river is by running a whole lot of hills. I don't know which would be better, our feet getting wet or running 3-4 straight miles of hills 10 miles into the race. Anyways- we're very excited that the marathon has finally arrived and can't wait to get started tomorrow morning. Here's to hoping our training paid off! We'll blog about the race after we're done- assuming we have the energy!
11.13.2009
11.01.2009
Less than 2 weeks away!
Well- last weekend Nathan and I completed our last "long" run before the big day. It is amazing how much our perception of "long" has changed throughout this process. We ran a comfortable 20miles 10.25.09 and finished in just over 3hrs. Overall the run was fairly painless - I think Nathan seemed to enjoy it more than I did. Because he is our "hill expert" he decided we should run part of our normal route backwards and end with a few (keyword) hills. Needless to say, the end was not as painless for me - I did feel like my legs would just stop working at any minute, but Nathan kept us going and we charged up the last hills before heading home.
We are now in the home stretch to race day! We have (both) now suffered knee issues, cortisone shots, blisters, and many aches, but I think it will be worth it! This past week we kinda slacked off on our running schedule and now will be running every day this upcoming week; however they will be much shorter runs, (only 1 12miler, 4mi, & 3mi) :)!
We are starting to prepare for race day with food considerations, planning party stops etc. I have signed text messaging alerts/emails up for family. You will be able to track us as we're running throughout the course!
Keep checking our blog for race day pics, etc!
We are now in the home stretch to race day! We have (both) now suffered knee issues, cortisone shots, blisters, and many aches, but I think it will be worth it! This past week we kinda slacked off on our running schedule and now will be running every day this upcoming week; however they will be much shorter runs, (only 1 12miler, 4mi, & 3mi) :)!
We are starting to prepare for race day with food considerations, planning party stops etc. I have signed text messaging alerts/emails up for family. You will be able to track us as we're running throughout the course!
Keep checking our blog for race day pics, etc!
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