THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

8:39 AP.  Very relaxing.  Then I got home.  My phone rang and the doctor's nurse told me Vanessa had e-coli, thus the urinary tract infection, thus all the fevers and illness.  Then the phone rang again and my husband told me he is laid off effective NOW.  This could very well be the taper week from hell.

Dress rehearsal.  Loved the cool morning temps at 46 degrees!  I so NEED those temps for a good marathon Sunday but the forecast has 56 as the overnight low with temps reaching 79 that day.  I ran fast and smooth in the coolness.  It makes everything easier.  2 mile warm up 8:15, 8:18, 3 at MP no peaking at the watch 7:10, 6:59, 6:55,  I tried to run what felt like the conservative end of MP so it's gotta be the temps because these 3 miles were a breeze.  Cool down 7:43.  Maybe I can pretend it's 40 degrees that day.  David is busy today going to a job fair and applying everywhere he can think of.  If he doesn't get something quick then I have to find a different job that offers health insurance--my small company does not, although the job pays well.  Private insurance and COBRA are sickeningly expensive.

8:45 AP.  A very relaxed pace on the rolling dirt roads.  I was contacted by a reporter from Wichita Eagle to be interviewed about the upcoming marathon.  Haha I had fun with that.  So far no phantom taper pains just butterflies in my stomach when I think about it.

Here is the course video of my upcoming marathon.  I have it memorized until about mile 5 so far.  I am still confused about the rest but it sounds like they are going to have a lot of folks out there pointing us the right way.

http://www.examiner.com/running-in-wichita/prairie-fire-wichita-marathon-course-review-video

I have patches of hives in random places--one cheek, my chin, both quads, both ankles, a few patches on my back, and my armpits.  I have no idea what caused them but they itch like crazy.  I finally broke down and took a wopping 12.5mg of benadryl last night which made me sleep soundly for 8 hours.  I still have the hives but this close to the marathon don't dare put anymore of that stuff in my system--benadryl is basically a tranquilizer for me.

David's work called him back and have a place for him in another department.  It's not much money but we get to keep the insurance so it'll hold us!  We are happy. I will run 5 or 6 this evening at a pedestrian pace, then off tomorrow, 2 or 3 miles Satuday to keep the cobwebs off and showtime Sunday! Temps will be a little warm with a low of 56 and a high of 82. 

4 pushing the stroller at 8:50 pace, then 1.12 with Vanessa at 18:00 pace.  These hives itch like crazy, but I am not taking any more benadryl this close to the race.  Nervous!

http://www.kansas.com/2010/10/08/1532359/some-runners-to-watch-for-on-sunday.html?storylink=fbuser

Here is the link for my 2 seconds of fame!

The plan was 2 easy miles.  Got up and took the kids to race the 1 mile at our local fall festival, including my 3 year old.  She took off at the gun but after seeeing all the other people going the other way(out and back course) she freaked out.  We barely made it to the turnaround and she refused to move because she wanted to be on my shoulder.  Well, 31 pounds on my shoulders is quite heavy and even at a slow jog I was huffing and puffing but she wouldn't let me walk.  We finally made it within view of the finish line and put her down and then David coaxed her across the line.  Better luck next year! I figured that was enough exertion for me today.  I am so nervous.