Planting Seeds for Good Thoughts

That was the theme and the goal for today's run. We put in 11 miles this morning and started at the Shriner's Children's Hospital. We then ran past St. Thomas and down Summit Avenue to Dale Street. This is the final stretch of the marathon course and for us it was important to run this stretch while feeling good. The idea is to have good thoughts tucked away for marathon day. Numerous people have told us that the 50% pf the marathon is the final 6 miles and 385 yards. Summit Avenue is in that final push. The temperature was good and I think we accomplished what we set out to do this morning.

For me, it was the easiest 10+ run that we have had to this point. I can't say the say for Kelly. Her IT band and knees were pretty sore today. Hopefully things improve to make the marathon more enjoyable.

I am looking forward to this week as we take it easy. It will be a week to get some time back for ourselves that was normally dedicated to training. One of the big keys will be to eat healthy, stay off of our feet, and load up on carbs. The other key will be to get a lot of sleep, which shouldn't be a problem for either of us