I am training to run the Hartford Marathon on October 10. Every Friday I go for the long run, designed to push me closer and closer to the 26.2 mile goal. This week I am maxing out the Charles River, Cambridge to Watertown, 17 miles. The night before these runs I have trouble falling asleep… I get nervous, excited, scared. Witnesses say the sea recedes before a tsunami runs into the shore. My thoughts work in reverse before the long run. Waves of doubt wash over my brain as I anticipate the run, but then recede when I go for it. An empty head is the mark of my determination.
Snorkel, this is serious business. Give your paws a rest too. The hind ones especially!