Race week so taking it easy!  5 miles.  AP:  8:47.  Did short bursts at MP each mile.  Legs feel good.

I ended up taking today off to let the legs rest.  I am about 5 days out from my marathon and figured it was better to be healthy at this point.

Easy morning run.  AP:  8:52.  Did 5 miles with 1 minute intervals during run at MP pace.  Legs were just fine and overall I think I am about as ready as I am going to be for my marathon.  Looks like rain and cool weather for the run.  Hoping that the forecast for the wind is wrong though.  14mph winds would not be any fun.

Really relaxing run this morning.  Marathon on Saturday so I am just letting the feet feel the pavement so they don't forget what it feels like.  Really looking forward to the run!

2 really easy miles on the TM before race day. 

So I ran my marathon and I had a good time doing it.  I did not do nearly as well as I wanted to do but I am using that as motivation for next year.  The weather was perfect for the race, but I was just not prepared.  I felt great until mile 23 and then the cramping began.  It started in the right quad and then both quads started cramping.  I could run about half a mile and the cramping would start again.  I stopped and walked through an aid station and ate a bananna and took in a lot of fluids, but there was no stopping it.  I was really disappointed and frustrated during the race, but I guess that is how races go.  I finished 6 minutes faster than my first marathon, but I know I could have done much better.  I got sick about 3 weeks out and missed 2 key runs and I think that was my demise.  That being said, I had a great time running the marathon and am really looking forward to the Phoenix Marathon next year!