crunch time

Two weeks from today I will (hopefully) have completed my first MARATHON. 

CRAZY. 

I am starting to get very nervous/excited. I'm ready for it to be over...all this running is starting to take a toll on my body and I'm ready for a rest. I do enjoy my toned calves and hope I can keep working out, but knock the 25+ miles a week to somewhere around 10. All the snow we've been getting the past week is making it hard to run outside, and 10 miles on the treadmill is pure torture. 

We leave a week from Friday and fly to Orlando. The Marathon is Sunday and hopefully I'll be up and ready to hit the Disney Magic Kingdom on Tuesday with the whole family. We are looking forward to warmer weather and a fun little vaca. 

...As long as I don't die during the race. 

I'm really proud of myself and the dedication I've had in training. It's been a great help following the same training schedule as my Mom. It was fun being in Iowa for a few weeks this summer and fall and being able to run together, so I hope we can stick together though-out the race. PLUS we need to take pictures of each other with the disney characters along the way! SO FUN. I don't have a specific time goal, but I would like to finish under 5 hours and stay around a 10:30 mile. Hopefully no problems arise. I keep pretty positive, but 26 miles is a freaking long way to run! Ha!

I'm excited to shed the hat, scarf, long sleeve tee, hoodie, leggings, pants, and gloves. 

I'm ready to run in shorts again...

See you in a few days Florida.