Traffic

Well, I was not able to attend the Dallas White Rock Marathon for my pacing duties and workout due to the unpleasant surprise of TRAFFIC of 45-North. We must have traveled 21 miles in 2.5 hours. Amazingly, the Marathon Expo which hosted the packet pick-up and registration closed at 6pm and there was no way we were going to make it into Dallas before 8pm. Granted, we hopped off 45, headed down 610 to the Galleria and did some Christmas shopping to dissipate our frustration and to get out of the car.

Training is going well, if not a little scary. Tapering is the one training phase where you can win or lose your marathon goal. Too much training, too little training, not the right type of training, injuries, sickness, health, all factor into running your best on race day. Anyhow, we will keep the pedal to the metal for another week or so and then back off completely in terms of mileage, but we will definitely be keeping up the intensity.

Best of luck to everyone...