Happy Valentine's Day

SNOW!

30 inches of snow later, this is what Aunt Gay and Uncle Bill's house looks like! That is a lot of snow for a snowblower to handle! Craig, Mom, and I will stay with them a couple days before and after the race. Can't wait! March 20th, the day of the race, will be the first day of spring - hopefully it feels like it!

DC

With only 41 days before the marathon, DC has some melting and warming to do! They have already received 2 feet of snow and they aren't done yet! These are some of the landmarks that I will be running by!

18 today...

I'm stretching, icing, sipping on water, and relaxing after 18 miles! I've already drank my reward white chocolate mocha and downed a few carbs.

Bloomington only got about 3-4 inches of snow, but that was just enough to make it feel like I was running through sand. I met the group at the Y this morning, but they decided to run inside since the sidewalks weren't clear yet. Thankfully, one of the gals in the group really wanted to run outside, so we ran about 8.6 miles together. Then I took off towards Clear Creek Trail and finished out the 18. I caught a couple deep puddles and my feet got pretty wet. My feet weren't too cold once I got over the inital shock of the cold water, but my feet were pretty pruny by the time I got in the shower.

I am SO glad I am done with 18 miles. With only 6 weeks until the marathon, I only have 2 hard runs left!