And We're Back....Kindda

Weeks 9-12 of training have been, well, not very inspiring, thus the lack of updates.

Injuries.
Illness.
Nasty weather.

Lots of other excuses as well, but I'm not even going to list them here because at the end of the day they were just that- excuses. This weekend we finally got to the point that although we finished a few miles short of our goal, for the first time in weeks we knew we could have gone the extra miles if we hadn't been tempted by a ride.

Yeah, a ride.

Running several miles with cramping legs and a blister larger than a 2E coin on my foot, I had no shame taking them up on the offer. Speed Racer was still rather speedy, but didn't want to destroy us for the rest of the week...

So. What's the change?

Maybe it was the sunny weather?
Or maybe it was the support of those we passed? Our fan club was out there in epic numbers...so much so that we started counting their support. I think 21 acknowlegements as our final count? That of course is excluding honking car horns because we're never sure if they're for us, the "working lady" we're running past, or just because there is an Italian behind the wheel of the passing car.

Whatever it is...we need to take this momentum and go with it. 7 April is race day and we need to be ready! I mean, this is our last marathon (for the forseeable future) after all.