The Lull and the Rain

We're 10 weeks out from Dopey. This is where I find myself in an odd lull between "Oh, these runs are getting easier," and "Crap, I have to run HOW far?" So as I slogged through a week consisting of sudden frigid weather and a seasonal cold that took me out for a day and a half, I was thoroughly aware of what was to come in the near future.

Weather had not yet curtailed any of my training plans, and given that it is nearly November in the Midwest, that's fairly impressive. But my luck ran out this weekend. I generally do my long runs on Saturdays because I work Sundays and doing a multiple hour run without the chance of an afternoon nap and periodic intake of ibuprofen seems a bit like pressing my luck. But this weekend there was something like a 90% chance of rain for Saturday so I weighed the discomfort of running for hours in the rain (and the possible subsequent blisters and/or chafing) with the discomfort of running for hours the same day I work at the store. The dry and fatigued option won out. It appeared, at least as of today, that I made a wise choice.

So as it turned out I have a little free time today as I watch the rain beat against the window. I decided it would be a lovely day to do some reading. This book seemed more than appropriate given what my training schedule looks like.

I also managed to check another task off my to-do list. This particular task has been on my to-do list since early 2010 so I figured today was as good a day as any to finally take care of it. See, back in January of that year I ran the Walt Disney World Marathon and bought a shadow box to display my new favorite medal (and item for which this blog is named). Today I managed to actually put said medal in said shadow box. Better late than never, right?

And while we're talking about medals...runDisney released this year's WDW Marathon weekend medals this week. Assuming I'm successful with this Dopey madness, I will earn the 6 medals in the middle.

So it is with mys eye on the prize(s) that I prepare myself to tackle the next very challenging 68 days. 

Lord help me.