Who gets up at 4:30 a.m. and drives 45 minutes away to run 20 miles....that's right, Ido. I know it is the craziest thing and swore I would never do it, but it finally happened. I live by a bunch of great girls who run the marathon every year and they finally talked me into running it this year. So I have spent the last several monthsdragging my tired butt out of bed every morning to run what feels like an endless amount of miles. Luckily the company is great! This is a picture of us (minus Laura...she is the smart one who is sleeping) in the wee hours of the morning at the top of the course before we started my first 20 mile run. We really should have taken an after shot.
So training has not come without it's pains. I have had
major shin splints, a knee injury, massive blisters,
ankle and foot pains and the best one of all....lost 3
toenails. Yep, I'm looking pretty hot right now.
The amazing thing though is I have learned what
sounded so impossible (26.2 miles!) is something that
I can actually do.
This is a picture of what I live in these days...my running
shoes, garmin watch, i-pod and knee strap. Unfortunately
I can also be seen all over town in work-out clothes with a
salty sheen covering me
The marathon is this Saturday and several of my sweet
family and friends are coming down to cheer me on.
Wish me luck!!!
