I finally booked our plane tickets today and started really figuring out the logistics of luggage, taxis, our apartment we're renting, packet pickup, etc. the day we arrive. It's a lot to juggle the day before the marathon and that alone has me a little stressed. But it will all work out, I know. I'm a planner and I know I'll have it all worked out well ahead of time!
I cannot wait to take this trip, run this marathon that I've been training for since April and then enjoy the gorgeous city!!
I've actually done some traveling recently - I got to go to Seattle to run Beat The Blerch with my husband, Jon! It was so much fun and the city is beautiful (even under construction)! The course was all "trail" and uphill the first half and back downhill the second half. It was so beautiful and rained the entire 13.1 miles. I looked like a drowned cat when I finished, but had a blast. I stopped along the way to rest on the couch with a blerch, eat cake and snap a pic with Bigfoot! Anyone who has the opportunity to run one of these races (currently being done in WA, NJ and CA) DO IT!!!
Coming back to Phoenix and the hot weather after that trip was a bit depressing. Training for a marathon through the hot summer months is no joke. And even this weekend, the first weekend of Fall, it will be over 100 degrees here. To any of you training in heat, humidity, bad weather, etc. I applaud you. It's not easy, and it takes dedication. Better days are coming. Or so I'm told...
I'll leave you with a few fun pics from Beat The Blerch, while I go prepare for my two runs this weekend - one hour tomorrow, three hours and fifteen minutes Sunday. Let's go get it!
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| Crossing the finish line! |
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| No, we didn't get to keep the Nutella. |
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| Bigfoot himself! |
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| That my friends, is a blerch! |
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| This was part of the "trail" we ran on! |
~ Courtney
