Two Weeks.

Oh boy.

I write this on the eve of the NYC Marathon. All the excitement for the Marathon up here is making me excited and nervous.......anxious to go.

We have two weeks. SO crazy. I am starting to freak out about details. like, What are you going to wear?!!??! It is going to be in the 30's tomorrow morning for the INGNYCers. I was reading something that said if it is under 50 to wear tights? I don't know I have successfully not worn full tights yet on a run. My hands have definitely gotten a little numb.

Do you want to go to the EXPO on Friday? I was thinking of trying to leave work early, like half day style and get back to Philly, early enough to relax. I have to check with Josh and my boss to see if this is okay. If not, we'll have to go on Saturday? What do you think?

So Josh is coming back with me. We are staying with my parents Friday night, and Josh is staying there Saturday night, but I was hoping that I could check into The Miles Behind Us guest quarters at the Mills Inn and Suite for Saturday night so we could have a similar routine as the Half???? If you want me out of your hair - I will do so..........

I am impressed by your Penn State Football survival story. I think I would have walked to whatever hotel I could find with a closet vacant. haha. I told Josh your story, and he too was impressed. I suppose you are now ready to run a marathon! :)

Yikes.

I did my last Lonnggg run last Saturday, I was super anxious about it, the running group I ran a few Saturday mornings with was already tapering for tomorrow's race, so I was going to face 20+ on my own. I did a map my run, turns out I hit about 22+. I went for three hours. I drank a lot of apple cider and kombucha to compensate afterward. I felt kind of awful the rest of the day, tried to nap, while Josh constructed bald caps for our Halloween costumes. And then I had to go to a Halloween party at his friend from work's apartment in Manhattan. Ugh. I should have just opted out and slept.

My legs felt fine after the run, except for a bit of creekiness. But Sunday, I was hurting. I took advil and pulled out a giant ice bag I made from the freezer. For the first time during all this business I felt knee pain. I was super nervous it would be bad news. And like a miracle, by Wednesday it seemed fine. I had made pumpkin feta muffins on Sunday afternoon to have for the week, so maybe they actually helped my knee!

Oh I meant to tell you my variations on that recipe:

use chopped cooked kale in place of spinach, as you mentioned you were not a kale fan, this will change your mind.

Also, I made them once with a grated goat cheddar instead of feta (cheddar and kale are so good together btw), and these were great.

And each time I have made these I have used alternate flours, a combo of Oat (1 1/4 C) and Corn Flour (3/4 C). I really like the flavors of these.

And I have been using chopped walnuts instead of the seeds since I always have raw walnuts around (they are supposed to improve your mood via the Omegas :) )


I took today off today, with plans on doing a run tomorrow morning and considering going up to central park to catch the end of the marathon. I slept for 9+ hours last night (that is rare as hell for me-) so I felt like I needed a good day of no running activity. It was quiet (Josh was at his own boy College football weekend, not F and M of course ha.), but nice. Sunny gorgeous fall day. I slept in (til 8:30, was magical, the sun was already shining), woke up and did not have to put on running clothes right away, and put on jeans instead! Gathered my canvas bags, and walked to the big Farmers Market that I usually miss Saturdays. I bought 4 squashes, and goat feta. So excited.

I took a nice walk to watch the last 6 pm sunset for 6 months, sigh. Dark at 4, here we come. I guess this is part of why being a morning runner pre-work is better than running post-work at 7 pm.

And I never have liked tapering. haha. I am hoping to at least increase the sleep hours.

Can't wait to celebrate our accomplishments, soon, with planning more races :) Did you really want to plan a February SC? and the 2011 NYC Fall? Would you consider a June vacation?

in luv, running, and Boston 2012 hopes,

Ziga

Jokes on me.

Hi Buddy,

Well, we can pop advil and ice together after our "slower than normal" runs this week. I mostly cross trained with little 2 mile jogs (to the gym and back) Monday and Tuesday, feeling mostly physically fine, except for one thing: the outside of my left foot. I even wore dansko clogs to work this week instead of something more...ahem...stylish. anyway not good. Josh assures me I am fine. I am worried. It kind of aches. This is not the time I want to have to take off. I ran this morning, and whats weird is it doesn't hurt as bad while running - or that is in my head - and yeah I was going slower than normal. I hate when other chicks pass me. Dudes, okay, chicks? no.

Anyway here's to hoping that it is really not serious. I still have to try advil, I don't have any right now and haven't been to the drug store (lazy, busy, etc). And tonight I have to pack for this wedding. We are leaving tomorrow after work to ride the bus to Josh's house in NJ, then driving up to Cooperstown Friday morning. All fine, except it means I have to run out of my element with many obstacles (wedding, wine, family, other people's driving schedules, hotel rooms, no tea pot) for the whole weekend. So honestly I do not know how much I can get in for a long run. Ideally I would do at least 16-18 on Saturday morning, before the wedding, and then take a deserved Sunday off- but will I be too tired to last through a wedding ceremony or too hungry to not-eat-so-much-so-I-fit-into-my-dress? ugh. and the foot.

As for food news, I too bought some sweet potatoes from our office farm market table, they set one up on Wednesdays too! Not purple though. I have been craving all things in the root veg category for some reason.

Anyway, this weekend was lots of fun, and I am glad we have completed the first big phase. This next part is definitely the toughest and I am glad I have you to help me get through it, as always.

luv, your buddy, ziga

p.s. there were a lot of males making "duck" noises during the race.