T-minus seven days

Actually, it's less than seven days from this moment, as the marathon starts at 6 a.m. MDT. Be that as it may, the proverbial hay is in the barn. I'm in full taper mode, though in looking at my training log it could be argued that I started tapering weeks ago. The training plan called for roughly 472 miles of running (in 12 weeks, including speedwork and warmups and cooldowns for same), and I'll finish next week something like 100 miles short of that. On the plus side, it means I can use my current running shoes for another month or so.

Saturday's 10-mile run was the best I've had in a couple of weeks, so I'll have some momentum heading down to the Loo. Granted, I'm running another 16.2 miles but I'll remember that 10-miler when things get rough. Perhaps I'm getting used to the training, or the altitude, or I'm just getting tougher. Who knows? We'll find out Sunday.

Here ends one of the most boring blog posts in human history...