# 426

It is exactly four weeks until race day, and it's official: my bib number for the Las Vegas Marathon is 426. There is no turning back now! It looks like a good group of people will be joining me in Las Vegas, and the excitement is starting to build! Send me an e-mail or leave a comment if you are interested in joining in on the fun.

I have recovered from my injured foot/ankle, and training has been going well. Brian (who is running the Seattle Marathon in two weeks) and I ran an 18-miler last weekend. Actually, I ran 18 miles and when I was done Brian kept going for another 5 miles. I then ran 14 miles on the Lafayette to Moraga Trial this weekend. I am feeling good going into the longest run of my entire training (20 miles) next weekend, and am definitely ready to start tapering off.

This weekend, I also went to a dinner for the members of Lake Merritt Joggers& Striders, and the speaker was a club member named Geores Buttner-Clevenger. This guy is amazing! To celebrate his 66th birthday, he ran the 2,284-mile historic Route 66. He then celebrated his 69th birthday by running the 1132 miles of Route 69 between Texas and Minnesota. He did this most recent run all by himself with a van, a bike, and his two legs. He told some great stories and is a real inspiration.

I have several training updates:


Week Seven
Miles: 25.75
Time: 3:43:15

Week Eight
Miles: 14.86
Time: 1:59:09

This was the week I had my mishap with the pothole while running in the dark, so I reduced my mileage. Luckily, I was able to recover pretty quickly.

Week Nine
Miles: 31
Time: 4:35:38

Week Ten
Miles: 26
Time: 3:41:10

Totals
Total miles (running): 221.11
Total time (running): 32:05:50