I hate typing mileage in the "Easy Miles" box after a day like today. There was absolutely nothing easy about it. Struggle from start to finish. Humid, sunny, not much breeze, and I didn't feel good to start with. Just a miserable/sucktastic morning. But it's done, it's in the books, and it's TAPER TIME!!! In three weeks I'll be in Logan, and hopefully I'll be off the course and scrambling to find a computer to get registered for Boston by now. But I'm also aware that I could have a bad day on the 17th, just like I had one today. Part of what goes with this obsessive pursuit, especially for us silverbacks who don't recover like we once did. Hopefully 20 days of taper is enough and the legs will be fresh on the 17th (cross fingers, knock on wood, etc.). Yeah, it's silly, but I'm just grateful to have a diversion in my life. And as of next Saturday, I'll have two: Razorback football season begins. T's driving down from Fedvul some time today, don't know when. I'm willing to bet (it's 12:10 p.m. now) he's not even awake yet. | 