T-4 days

Yep, that's right...only 4 more days til our half marathon. Are we ready? I hope so!

I had been training pretty well up until last week. Thursday I started getting a sore throat and Friday I felt like full-blown crap. I couldn't decide if I was getting the flu or strep throat. My throat was killing me, I was tired and achy all weekend. I got no training in. Luckily Tuesday I woke up and was over it all...

I went for what I thought would be a nice short 3.5 mile run just to "keep at it." The whole time I just kept thinking, "man, this is tough." I kept pushing until the finish. My muscles felt good but my lungs were hurting. Come to find out I had run my fastest pace yet...8:44/mile! That's why it felt so rough...I was pushing it without even knowing it. That's a great feeling. I've sped up my natural pace without even realizing it. Needless to say, that was only 3.5 miles and I won't be keeping that pace for my 13.1 this Sunday.

So I figured I would run just one more time this week, just to keep up a little maintenance. Well, today my knee has a "twinge" to it. It hurts on the outside of my knee. It isn't an ache, dull, sharp or stabbing pain...it's just an annoyance that makes me worry. I've popped some ibuprofen and will be icing it tonight. I just hope its a fluke and will go away by Sunday. I'm really kinda hoping that everything falls in place like it should.

The hubs is good to go and ready for the race!

And, I must add, the forecast is calling for 82 degrees and a 40% chance of thunderstorms...keep in mind, I've been training in 40-60 degree weather. The heat and humidity will not be fun!