Let's start with the good news. I was out of town eating out all weekend and I actually lost 2 pounds down to 150 which is the lightest I have ever been for a marathon. Also, I ran this morning and the part of my calf that was hurting all week felt 100%!!! Yea! The bad news though, unfortunately is that a different part of that same calf strained a bit this morning 3 miles into my run. Taking no chances, I stopped immediately and walked in the last mile of my run. It is much less of a strain than what I did last week, so I think I should be fine by race day. I just would really like to get in a few running miles before the race. This has been the weirdest taper ever. Especially after what I think has been one of my very best, healthiest training cycles up until I started the taper.
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