Emily and I headed to St. Louis this past weekend so I could run the Go! St Louis Marathon. My plan this year was to run two marathons, but only train for one. So, St. Louis was basically my 20 mile (+6.2 more) training run for the Flying Pig.
I am happy to say I did complete the race (in 4:19) and feel pretty good today. Yesterday was a different story. There were several times throughout the run where I felt like I was not going to make it. The temperature was in the mid 70's by 10 am, that made for some tough moments. Emily did a fantastic job getting around a strange city to see me at certain spots. The best one was at mile 21. I was D-O-N-E at that point and there was Emily with a coke and a smile. The three sips of Coke got me
thru the last 5 miles.
Now I have two weeks to get my legs back for the Flying Pig Marathon here in Cincinnati. Hopefully everything works out and I have a successful run. I think I am going to go soak my legs in a bathtub full of ice!