Weekend Warrior Worn Thin....

So far I have done a decent job this week at lurking at other's blogs, and trying to keep tabs on our MM friends out there who are suffering from injuries, illnesses, or family crisis. With some of the stories I have heard, I am certainly not about to start whining too much about my own plot, but I have not had a stellar week. I was apparently dealing with a sinus infection, and fighting off a fever virus that I picked up from my baby girl last week before I started my weekend warrior routine. I felt great Saturday, despite those obnoxious hills in Clinton, and turned in what I am sure was a PR. I then hustled back to the house, got ready for a big baseball day as my son's coach, and off we went to Freedomridge park to play the Dodgers, coached by the league commissioner. I was proud of the boys who made our Royals look great. Every boy got on base safely at least once, and Charlie batted 1000 and turned an out. From there it was the victory lunch at Chick-Fil-A followed by a tail spin. Fever set in by 6pm, and I was up all night coughing up crud, hair balls, and a license plate or two. I felt like crap. Sunday found me in a marathon sit-in at the Northtown clinic waiting for a decadron shot and an antibiotic. Wednesday was my first attempt to get back on track, with a light wog, of about 4 miles and yesterday, I jogged & walked slowly about 5 miles.

All this rambling so I can lay down my excuses early why I will be a slow but sure slug Saturday. Off to Fleet Feet this morning to stock up on beans and bloks, and I'll have a look-see at some of those belts, too. I'll be sucking gatorade from a nipple all day, and to hell with the yard work....

I found an interesting article in this month's Runner's World. It was a training guide for beg ginning marathoners. (I could not find a link to the article but it is a cover story). You will feel light years ahead. It even had the suggested start date for the 16 week regiment (June 16th!) if you were to run the Chicago M on 10/7. Clearly, Mark has higher aspirations for us, as we are already well beyond what anyone would be doing that followed that guide. It is really reassuring to see all the tips, tricks and sound advice are just echoes from things Mark and his staff/friends and family have already heralded. The more I learn about running, the more confident I am in the Marathon Makeover program.

I also found a link to a cool story about Danelle Ballengee, an elite trail running marathon type that is from Moab AZ. She went running with her dog and had nightmare injury and near death experience. An amazing story for someone who is apparently not the least bit religious. I could not find the text, but the link with her name has what appears to be an audio version. If you were feeling wimpy like me this week, you will be impressed with her story- and the dog, too.

Shout out to Suz for completing the 1/2 marathon in North Carolina with "heels". Toenail blisters? Yikes! She was pretty humble stating she was in the back of the pack, but I looked at the race results and I think she did great! She finished AHEAD of the 1st place finisher who was in the next age bracket, finished AHEAD of 5 or 6 twenty- something kids, and was clearly the fastest runner from Mississippi- male or female! I usually like to hang with Suz for the LSD runs, but am afraid I will be eating her dust this Saturday. ( I should have been a Worldcom accountant!)

Hope to see you all Saturday...