One more month!

I can't believe there is only one more month! It's often at this point that I start to wish I had trained just a little bit harder. Now that I can imagine myself running the marathon, I'd like to see myself running it at a personal best. While this year's Boston might not prove to be my fastest, it will certainly be the most meaningful marathon to date. I have been fundraising since November and am almost there. By almost, I would say as of this moment I am at 2375, just 625 shy of my goal. I am hopeful! Many of the folks I first contacted in November said they'd support me when the time came. Well, time's up. I'm sending out a big e-mail reminder later today to everyone I've been in contact with to this point to let them know where I'm at.

I just finished a 7 mile run and feel pretty good. Tomorrow's long run will be around 18 and I just hope it is warm enough in the morning to run before 10. We woke up this morning to 10 degrees and I just didn't want to deal with the cold. It's amazing how spoiled you get once you run in 40-50 degree weather, it's hard to go back. The last two weeks we've seen pretty warm temperatures and it is so nice - no hat or gloves!

The downside to the melting snow (and running on dirt roads) is the mud. It's hard anytime and especially hard on tired legs. The trick is to time the run so that it's warm enough to leave the hat behind but not so warm that the roads are mush. Keep your fingers crossed.