A quick little entry to record the last couple of runs. Saturday (12/31) we had a 14 mile outing since we’ve started tapering in preparation for the race. Our time was 1:49:14 for a pace of 7:49 minutes per mile. Glen and I ran the whole distance together which was nice to do once again after the holiday break I took. It is nice to have someone to talk to when you are out there. Today’s run was my last hard midweek run since I will start slowing down as well over the next few days. I had never done our 6+ mile loop under 43 minutes and tonight was the night I changed that. I ran the greenbelt loop in 42+ minutes (I don’t have my stopwatch with me right now) which is my fastest time yet on this route. Certainly not professional pace but I am glad to see progress, even on these shorter runs, over the last few months since we started our training

On news regarding the actual race, the afternoon concert and festivities will be headlined by Collective Soul. I am a little disappointed that being the PF Changs Rock N Roll marathon this is the best act they could organize. I liked Collective Soul but I will be honest when I say that I have not kept up with their work over the last few years. We are also planning a group dinner for the evening before the race. Glen, myself and some of our friends and family (Glen’s mom will be in town) will be going out to dinner get our carbs in and certainly talk about the time we have put in getting here.

I know that I usually don’t say much about Sarah’s progress but I am very impressed with her dedication to her training. As everything thing she does, she has embraced the race and sometimes (ok, a few times!) she is the one that talks me into going for our runs. She will do great!