Thanks for getting this started Jolt. Sounds like you had quite the adventuresome run/walk!

ASammy1, I like the looks of your program. I've been concentrating on running to the neglect of cycling, and I sure miss my bike! I plan to hop back on at the first of the year -- yay!

Well, as I posted in another thread, I did a 10k on Thanksgiving morning, which was fun if not a challenge due to all the walkers with dogs, baby strollers, kids, etc. Yesterday I about 9 miles, and it was pleasant one minus the tummy cramps (very gassy for some reason, despite eating very low residue as of late).

I am entering major taper mode and feeling like a slug. I have 6 x 1/4 mile speedwork scheduled for Tuesday and a 3 mile run at predicted marathon pace on Thursday and then the actual marathon is on Sunday. I know this is the way it should be, but seeing as my last run over 20 miles was over 3 weeks ago and quite the bust I am getting very nervous. It's going to be hard to concentrate on work this week, especially with two full days of video conferencing coming up -- bleh.

I had my kinesio taping removed yesterday and I'm going to see how it goes on Tuesday's run without it. No matter how that goes, I'm going to get re-taped before the race. Better safe than sorry, in my opinion.

Keep the updates coming! I'll need to be living vicariously through you all this next week.