Within 5 minutes of being home from church I had my signature sweatpants and sweatshirt on. It's a little cold in the house right now because we have the windows open, about 65 degrees, but I don't mind because I get to wrap up in my sweats. Normally I hate being cold, but this morning I welcomed it. It really isn't that cold, just cold enough for sweats and hot chocolate. Perfect. Today was the best running conditions for a long run yet! It was in the low 50s with mist that changed in intensity. It was windy, but not too bad. Dustin remarked that "it feels like Chicago". He had to get to a golf tournament so he ran earlier than I. We were running on the trail so I waited to get up so that it would be light by the time I hit the trail so I could see it (and any creatures)! 20 minutes into my run I saw Dustin. He had told me a wrong turn the night before and wanted to make sure I went the right way. How sweet! He went out of his way to make sure I was okay. It was so nice to see him. We shared a kiss good bye under the mist and parted ways. Sounds romantic until you think about how gross we were from running and that we were at a stoplight. Hehe - fun anyways.
I saw 5 running groups on the trail including one group of our friends Teresa, Justin, Rachel, Chris, and Nala. It's fun to see familiar faces :)
We carb loaded last night at DiGiaCinto's. I would highly recommend the spinach lasagna and tirimisu.
This morning's 16 mile run was the longest run we have left until the race. I am excited for the race, but also ready to move on to other events. I have ran slow for most of this marathon training and it has been very frustrating. I'm not quite sure what is going on - I must be having a mental block. Dustin is running well though and I wish him all the best at Chicago! We start taper now...I am going to try and cut out high fatty foods for the next two weeks in hopes that I won't gain weight over taper time :) I am currently eying the snickerdoodle cookies in the kitchen...crap!
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