An easy 3.25 miles this morning just running around the block. I wore my race shoes just to reassure myself that they feel comfortable. They are new and the only race I've worn them for was the 5K last week. They felt good. They are the same model (Saucony Tangent) that I've worn in marathons for the last four years so I think they'll be fine.
Well, I think I may be done running until the marathon on Saturday morning. I've only run 17.5 easy miles over the past four days (5.5, 4.7, 4.1, 3.25). My legs are feeling pretty good. With the 26.2 on Saturday I should be at 43+ for the week. That seems about right for me. I guess now I need to shift my focus to loading a few carbs over the next couple of days.
I just wish I could get a few pressing tasks at work done so I could relax a little more. I've been working extra hours whenever it doesn't conflict with family and other responsibilities. I should be able to get in quite a few extra hours next week, so I guess I can relax a bit the next couple of days before the marathon.
Next week my wife is taking the younger kids (and a friend) on a road trip to visit her sister in Arizona during spring break, and then bring her sister back up to attend her son's graduation from BYU. I think Karen would like me to be there to do the driving, but otherwise I'd kind of be in the way and a bit of a wet blanket on this "all girl" road trip party. Our old 1992 Suburban isn't up for these road trips anymore so we're renting a mini-van for them. That should make it nicer. I also got Karen a GPS navigation system (she's been wanting one for a while) as an early birthday present. That should give her some extra confidence while driving.
What I'd really like is for things to fall together at work so that I can take some time off next week and clean out the basement. Every time I try to do it my family won't let me get rid of old stuff, stuff they haven't seen or used or even thought about for many years. I keep telling Karen that I'm going to send them all on a trip so I can take care of it. If it weren't for pressing issues at work, this could be my chance.
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