My last long run before the taper will take place this coming Sunday (Dec 21). I plan to use this run as a full dress rehearsal: from clothes to gels to shoes, from timing to wake-up time to start-time, etc. Weather permitting, I will wear what I plan to wear at Disney (if it is at all possible to predict what the weather will do).
I skipped today's 5 mile run, to give myself 2 days rest, just like I have planned for the marathon. I plan on going shopping for a few hours on Saturday to mimic what I will do at Disney--as I plan to join the family in the Disney Parks for half a day on Saturday then head back to the hotel. I am excited about the next few weeks. The nagging injuries I have suffered over the past few months have disappeared, my shoes are breaking in nice. [By the way, I took the insole from my Beasts and put it in my Mizuno Renegades. Brooks has a superior insole, while the Mizunos feel better on my feet during long runs. The result = nice! Feels much better.]
I'll have a full report after the Sunday run.
I have signed up for a free phone-in line (the number is listed on the right hand column) and plan to call in along the marathon route as a way of recording parts of the race for the podcast. I also can call "twitterphone" to give updates on twitter.
I hope you are all having a great Holiday season. I wish it would snow here in Alabama. Some of my friends in the northwest and northeast, as well as the midwest, have had more snow than they want, I am afraid. Send a few inches my way, if you please.
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Hey, thanks for the vote of confidence, and thanks for alerting Charlie to my inquiries. It's been incredibly challenging trying to train here in these parts. As for the fuel I think I"ll carry my own so there is no funny business with the different brands. I haven't kept my training consistent but at least I can keep the fuel the same!
You a smartie to switch the insoles! And to do the dress rehearsal. I can't wait to hear all about it!
Best of luck on your Disney training. I too am preparing for my first marathon ever, also the Disney marathon. Reading your blog and listening to your the extra mile posts sounded a lot like me. I am anxiously awaiting the race, but am also looking forward to it. I did a 1/2 marathon in Orlando two weekends ago and went out too fast. Have been working on keeping an even pace since then.
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