It is I, Colby McTapersons checking in on week 2 of my taper, 2 weeks to marathon. eeeeeek

Today's run was 12 miles. Why does 12 miles seem so easy? "Only 12 miles" I said to someone at work and they gave me this look, the one that makes you think "hmm, maybe I AM crazy after all." I remember running 12 miles on the frontside of my training, and it seemed rough, but now I feel like I'm just warmed up at around 8-10 miles.

Anyway, 39 degrees, windier than snot, no rain though. It started to drizzle and I argued out loud with nature: "can't you just wait 40 more minutes? No? Fine, bring it on then!" My first 4 miles were with the dog, and while I love my little doggy friend, she loves to chase leaves and check out other dogs. Working on training her if she's going to run with me through the winter, but today was a 10 minute penalty because of that (we stop and walk past every dog with the leash held tight, we stop to pick up poo, we stop when she gets distracted and walk until she's ready to continue). So, it was about 2:10 for my 12 miles.

I finalized all of my travel plans last week. I had my husband argue with the hotel people -- they said no rooms available, I said "what, the website shows rooms" and sure enough, I had to go book through the website THEN have him change the room afterward. How frustrating. I know I waited too long, but what a hassle. Air travel not a big deal, plenty of flights from where we are to where we're going. We're not going to rent a car, I do not want to be driving around and feel "obligated" to visit ANY family. I just want to focus on my race and recovery, then back to work on Tuesday.

Really focusing on nutrition these next 2 weeks, especially after discovering I lost 3+ pounds over the last 2 weeks. Considering 4 of those days I couldn't run because I was sick, losing weight isn't something I planned on, and worries me a little. Too late to go back, but I can fix what happens from here on out. You'd think losing weight would be a good thing

T minus 2 weeks... if I don't go crazy first.