We're Off and Running...

Well, almost.

In less than 2 days we'll be hopping on a plane for Orlando! 30 hours after touchdown, Sunday at 2 a.m., we'll be rousing ourselves out of bed to stumble to the bus that will take us to the start line.

The last two months have been weekend after weekend of ever-increasing mileage on long runs, interrupted by an occasional major holiday. Three days before Christmas we hopped on Cliff Cave bikepath, a 5.1 mile loop next to the Mississippi River, and knocked off 4 laps. It was long, it was 18 degrees out, but it was incredibly rewarding. We can do this! Since then we've been tapering down the miles. The ten mile run on the Saturday after Christmas felt like a walk in the park. And I joined my Team in Training teammates for a final five-miler this past Saturday. It will be very strange to not see them all after this weekend.

Speaking of Team in Training, thanks to all who helped me raise $5360(!!) dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in my dad's memory. I'll proudly wear my Team racing shirt during the marathon and will be thinking of you all throughout the run.

We've come a lot of miles. We have just 26.2 to go. But they'll be the most magical ones, I'm sure.

Next stop, Disney World!

Stay tuned...