Well, I fell of the blogging about running band wagon some where back in September. I guess I should update you a little considering the
Outer Banks Marathon is 5 days away.
My training has been good, although I hit a slump a few weeks ago where my focus was not as good as it should have been. I missed a couple of runs, opting for more sleep instead, but in the past few weeks I have been back on the money.
I ordered a pair of Vibram Flows, the cold weather, neoprene version of the KSOs that I have been running in. The weather is dicey and cold feet make for a miserable run. The Flows are a little snug, particularly around the big toe, but they do keep my feet warm and much drier that the KSOs. They also have a much thicker sole, it is quite different to not feel every bump and lump in the road, I have actually gotten used to it. If the weather on Sunday is iffy on rain or below 50, I’ll be running in the Flows.
On my longer runs, I have been experimenting with InstaMapper. The service is a GPS mapper that publishes to a web site, which means that Esther has been able to keep up with my progress, checking in to see how far from home I am. I am embedding an instamapper.com widget on the Track Jered’s Progress page, so you can see where I am on Sunday.
It is hard to believe that it is here. It felt like such a far off event that I would be training forever and it would never come. Well. 5 days and counting. I have my list of things to pack and Esther is getting me carbed up with rice and pasta, so I think it will be a good run. If yesterday’s 4 mile run is any indication, I will be doing just fine.