It's hard to believe the race is finally here. I have been preparing for this all summer, methodically following the Galloway plan. I only modified it slightly at the end because my left leg has been bothering me. Instead of doing two long runs after my marathon before the marathon, I did one long run. So I was aggressive in my tapering, but I am hoping for the best.
Yesterday at the Marathon Expo was fun. It was the middle of the day on Friday so the Expo was not crowded and it was easy to walk around and see stuff. I picked up some new sneakers on sale, one of those stick things for massaging tired muscles, and a carrying case for my Iphone.
So tonight I had lasagna and a salad from Ozzies at Fairfax Corner. Yum. I also had two guilt-free rolls before the salad even came out. Galloway's book said to not eat too much the night before, so I only ate half of my lasagna. I hydrated all day and took Advil in the morning and at night.
The weather forecast is for 31 degrees at the start at 44 degrees when I finish, a projected 6 hours later. Anyway you slice it that calls for pants. I have not done any long runs in pants so I am a little worried about chaffing...good thing I picked up some "Glide" at the Expo too!
The hardest part of the race tomorrow will be force feeding myself breakfast and then getting to the starting line. I'll be taking the orange line and then switching to the blue line to get to the start. With 30,000 participants having to go through security it will take awhile to get to the start. Oy. Just thinking about that freaks me out!How many port-o-johns do 30,000 people need?
I am so excited that I have gotten to this point. Tomorrow is going to be a blast!!!
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