Everything Done but the Hard Stuff

"Eighteen Days till the Invasion" proclaims the Running Fit store status update today- referring to the nearing date of the Martian Marathon and my upcoming Martian Half Marathon. Eighteen days to go! All I have left is an eleven mile run, a twelve mile run and all those other runs that I am supposed to be doing but sometimes skip.

Our March has lived up to its sports world nickname- it has been sheer madness. I will spare you any more details than what many of you have endured in my facebook update stream, but thank goodness the weather has been mostly delicious and kind to us. Somewhere between a stressful road trip (but quality time with family), a flooded basement, a first tooth, and toddler allergies I have still managed to keep up with my training. I've given up the hope of cross training (besides baby juggling, toddler dancing, dog walking and stroller pushing, that is) and have focused on getting in my bare minimum of three runs a week. Yes, the plan was for four. So far, I've only attained that once. But I've gotten three in every single week. And, I haven't missed a mile of a long run. I know I can do this race on this training, even though I'd like it to have been more solid. My knees are hanging in there. I know I will have to get more serious for the next round of training, but for now I am pretty satisfied with my training.

I'm cruising right along and not really thinking about my marathon training at all. I do need to start thinking about it soon, but now that I'm signed up I have relaxed a little and am just thinking about the first thirteen (point one!). I haven't even thought past April to think about what other events I'd like to train for and I still haven't put my bike together, so I have no idea whether I'll get to that century ride or not. I'm not stressing it right this second. I've got way too many other things to worry about.

Before I know it, I'll be on mile thirteen! "Yahoo!", as we say around here...