Just under 9 days until my 2nd marathon! I ran 4 miles outside WITHOUT my Garmin, for the first time in a long time. I felt a little naked without it (you didn’t actually think I ran NAKED, right?) but it also felt kind of nice to not constantly be checking my pace or mileage. I ran probably slightly over 4 miles, and definitely under a 10 minute per mile pace, other than a couple of uphill walk-breaks. It was the perfect temperature out, partly cloudy with a cool breeze blowing.
Right now the weather for May 21 keeps flip flopping between rain and mostly cloudy, and partly sunny. So who knows what I’m in for. Hopefully the high temp of 67 will hold out though, so it doesn’t get too hot by the end. I’ve lucked out with all of my runs this past month and have had really nice, cool weather. Let’s hope we don’t get a sudden heat wave this next week!
One week from tomorrow I will be going to pick up my race packet! My training is almost finished 
I have 8 miles planned tomorrow, and then probably an easy 3 or 4 on Sunday. I am itching to get out on my bike, but I have our spring ice show this Friday and Saturday night, and we’re going to be working in our yard and garden all weekend long, so I’m not sure I’ll be able to ride very much. But once my marathon is over, I am going to be taking a lot of bike rides. My university job ends on June 2, and I’m off until August, so I will have two months of freedom once more! I can’t wait. I will still be teaching skating, but only for a couple of hours a day, and truthfully, that job doesn’t usually feel like “work”. Once I’m done with the skating show, my marathon, and my job at Weber State, life will be so much more relaxing. I am really looking forward to those lazy summer days.
