Today would have been celebrating Aunt Ginny's birthday. I am inspired to go out and do my longest training run (~22 miles) before the marathon. It's been a frustrating week since having success in New Bedford last weekend. My hip has really been painful, walking, climbing stairs. I've taken loads of ibuprofen, stretched, taken yoga, had a sports massage exclusively on my legs...and stayed away from running for the last 5 days.
There is some rationale for not running on it yet, but this is the ideal time from a training standpoint to do the last run and taper for 3 weeks. I am relying a bit on spirit: that this is Aunt Ginny's birthday, and she had a strong spirit, and a fun-loving spirit that I hope to draw on for this penultimate challenge before the marathon on April 19.
I hope you have a great run today and know you will have a strong one on April 19! Helen.
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