Marathon Tapering Begins!

One 20'er down, one more +6 to go. Saturday was the climax of our marathon training with a 20 mile run. There is a somewhat well known route from Seattle to Woodinville via a paved bike/walk/run/rollerblade path to the Redhook Brewery. We put together a crew of 4 to do the entire run and 1 more runner met up with us for the last 3 miles. It was a long haul on a beautiful sunny, hot day. Everyone was in good spirits throughout the run and especially at the brewery as we washed away our sore bodies with a fresh beer and some lunch while basking in the sun. The longer the runs, the more mentally challenging they become. This has been the farthest I have run and believe another 6 miles on top of that is definitely doable, but will be tough.

The days ahead of us, until June 2, we are reducing the number of miles we run every week. I have been looking forward to this portion of the training for a long time now, basically since we started. It has been a long road, but we have survived with minimal injuries and both look forward to the race in Newport, OR. This race is on a Saturday, which we thoughtfully selected so that we could have the run completed and still have the rest of the weekend. We plan on driving up the OR coast and finding a B&B or VRBO near Cannon Beach to visit and soak up some of the laid back coastal life. Hopefully pondering future adventures looking at this view, maybe a sunset with a fire on the beach.