Feelin' good!

Although I haven't blogged in a few days, I have stayed on training. Saturday was fun! I finally met "catseye" and we walked together which was great. That last hill was a bummer, but we made it! I know I will be "dog-tired" in Chicago when that hill is in view, but knowing that I am .2 miles from the finish line will invigorate me...I HOPE. I just love our Saturdays when we get together with our fellow marathoners and our VERY SPECIAL mentors, Mark, Robin, and Matt. I keep telling my husband how much I wish he was a part of this but he had back surgery six months ago and felt it was a bit too early to participate in something like this. But come next year, we will both be training for 2008. I am so happy my "new" daughter-in-law, Kristy, is doing this with me. I get to see her at least once a week and it is a good bonding experience for us. She is much younger, of course, and has much longer legs than I, so she will probably stay in a faster group than me. I don't care how fast or how slow I am...I am a MARATHONER ! I just listened to Mark's podcasts and they are great. I look forward to the one he does about our stuffing our stuff or something like that. Today I spent 20 min. on the ellipticisor (spelling doesn't look right) and then played doubles tennis for 2 hrs. I can see an improvement in my quickness and stamina in tennis. It just seems too early to see that, but I don't think it is my imagination. My legs feel stronger...wahoo! I went to the online store and ordered the book Mark had yesterday, and it was less than $20. I ordered a stretching band also and have no idea if it is worthwhile or not, but it was cheap and I'll give it a try. I am so-o-o tight and always have been, so I know I need to do regular stretching to avoid injury. Well, I have made up for the days I missed blogging! Gotta get up early in the a.m.! I AM A MARATHONER!!