One month to go...

So last week I mentioned that I would be running 15 miles while I was up in St. Augustine for the weekend with my girlfriends, and I kept me promise! Up at 6:45 and out the door by 7:15, I hit A1A for my long run. The weather was absolutely beautiful, no clouds in the sky and about 75 degrees with an ocean breeze. My goal was to run to downtown St. Augustine and turn around, about a 7 and a half mile distance one way. Unfortunately there was not much of a beach view for most of the run, but getting to downtown St. Augustine was an awesome reward! You climb over the Bridge of Lions that crosses over the St. Augustine Inlet right into downtown. What a beautiful sight! The inlet is filled with boats and offers a really refreshing breeze. That was awesome motivation to make my journey home...although there were some minor hiccups. My leg pain has been acting up again and I did have to make a few stops to stretch out, but I made it back successfully.

(View from the Bridge of Lions into the inlet)

This week I have been trying not to push it too hard in anticipation of the 18 mile run I have scheduled for Saturday, I am even contemplating taking today off altogether since my shin has been really sore. I am pretty nervous about Saturday, again this will be a new mileage "milestone" (no pun intended) and a true test of my readiness for the marathon. I am starting to get pretty anxious about the whole thing, there is so much preparation and anticipation that it feels like it will never come...but I know that one month from today I will be running a marathon!