Oh to be just overweight!

Life’s gotten busy and I haven’t taken the time to post.  There’s been so much going on I can hardly give much detail.  The short version is:  

• My marathon run is 1 week away
• My left knee is in bad shape, but I can manage the pain pretty well for 16 or so miles (I don’t know what’ll happen after that in the actual race)
• I’ve been negligent about going to the chiro and PT lately…just hasn’t seemed like there’s been time
• I’ve brought my race expectations to a more realistic level considering my physical condition
• My longest “run” has been 20 miles which consisted of me running 16 miles, walking some and running a total of 1 more mile, so… 17 miles run, 3 miles walked…makes me VERY nervous for race day

Presently, my runs basically start with pain and almost “dead” feeling legs and I power through ’til I’m supposed to be done.  Running has lost some of it’s joy at the moment.  I know I will recover after the race and will return to “normal”, but right now my legs hate me for what I’m putting them through.  Post race, I look forward to gradually getting strength back in my legs and allowing the necessary recovery time so I can train in the spring pain-free.  In a weird way, I’m still excited for the marathon, hoping and praying that I will just be carried in large part on the energy of the crowd and the race-time adrenaline.  Won’t be long ’til I find out!