So, this is it.....

This time tomorrow night our plane will just be landing in Miami!! Insane. Approximately 575 training miles later and it's still a little hard to believe that THIS weekend I'll be running a marathon. What was I thinking??? I'm an absolute bundle of nerves, basically pacing the house to see if there's anything at all that I might, in some remote instance, need. I've got sunscreen, bodyglide, cheap sunglasses, cheap mittens, my cliff bloks and just about every piece of running wear I own packed. If it suddenly turns cold I am SO ready. (oh yeah, and I have one hug to deliver from susie to birthday boy david. )And of course THE outfit, along with my running shoes and the absolute essentials, are in my carry-on. No chances!! I've got loads of directions and all the info printed, Pippin's suitcase is packed for the kennel and this time I did NOT forget to pack my necessary prerace breakfast! Memphis was great practice for destination racing! Of course all day tomorrow I'll be running through things in my head to make sure they are packed.

Thanks for all the music suggestions!! I like all types of stuff in my running mix. I start every race with "Ready to Run" by the Dixie Chicks, and from there it's anything from Cher to Nickelback,Snoop Dog to Nelly, U2 to Metallica, Disturbed and Good Charlotte. Anything with a great beat works! I'm about to download some tunes for the running mix. So far I've got 7 hours of music lined up in my miami mix, ya never know.

More than that thanks for EVERYTHING! All the support, well wishes and comments are so greatly appreciated. Besides all the ones you can read below the blog I've gotten emails from former coworkers, an actual letter from a high school friend, messages from family, you name it this week. Even though I can't pay for you all to fly down there and cheer (I WISH!!), you'll all be with me in spirit. And when times get rough (and I KNOW they will) I'm going to run through all of your names and think about all the inspiration you guys give me through your posts. So, if you're a silent reader and never leave a comment, I'd love it if you'd drop a wish for us today just so we know how many people are cheering along from across the world. =)

I'm not sure if we'll have wireless internet or not, but at the very least we'll post through the cell phone finishing times, etc, so be sure to check Brent's blog on Sunday am for some results!

Wish us luck and light as feather feet!

Rachel

Exercise-
Wed- 1 mile am walk with Pippin, 40 minutes toning/stretching focus: abs/thighs
Thurs 1/3 mile am walk with Pips (it was ass cold, way below our 30 degree limit), 3 mile run