I finally took the disposable cameras to get developed, got them scanned and now you can view them online.
I wanted to take a camera with me hoping to take some photos along the race. I came out with a pretty creative solution the night before but I have realized that running, even at a relative slow pace, and photography do not mix well. So when you see a camera with a belt clip attached to it using duct tape, now you know the story behind it.
It is done! I really wanted to post this entry yesterday but didn’t really have time to sit down and think much about what I wanted to blog about the race. Thoughts are still going through my head and I continue to look back into the experience but know that it really is an emotional experience. These are some quick-facts but if you want to get all of the details use the continue
link below. We took some photos during race day but we used a disposable camera and need to develop the film. I will upload them as soon as they are available.
It has not rained in Phoenix in 80+ days and look at the forecast for Sunday morning. The only reason it is going to rain Sunday morning is because 30,000 people will be out on the streets exactly at that time.
Our last long-run was this last Saturday and it was a short 8 mile run just to get out there one last time before race-day. This week’s training is down to a minimum and getting rest is more important. We made plans to have a nice pasta dinner next Saturday with Glen & Co. and probably some friends of ours. We are making our final plans to get to the start line with plenty of time to relax, stretch, and get a little bite to eat before heading over to our starting corral. Things are going to be slow with regards to training but will get a little crazy once the end of the week gets here. We’ll pick up our numbers either friday or saturday at the event’s expo which I will take some pictures and post them online.
Not that it matters much but for the sake of keeping a complete record, our time for Saturday’s 8 miles was 1:03:08 or 7:53 pace.
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!