So the Marine Corps Marathon is less than two days away, and in terms of my preparation there is really not much left to do but pack and get myself down to D.C. With my training program completely over, I wanted to share some interesting (well, at least to me) statistics on the last 16 weeks:
- 0: Times I ran with someone else during my training program
- 1: Training runs I did on the weekends
- 3: Different types of race nutrition options I tried before settling on Clif Shot Bloks
- 4: Pairs of running shoes I purchased to train for the marathon (all of which were Sauconys)
- 10: 10+ mile runs I completed
- 16: Days the federal government was shut down, which resulted in the closures of national parks and almost led to the marathon being canceled
- 24: Marathon training related blog posts (including this one)
- 31: Songs on my iPod nano running playlist, which turned out to be woefully inadequate for my longer runs
- 85: Predictions on triathlon lifestyle website Slowtwitch of my final marathon time, including a low of 3:13:01 and a high of 3:59:59
- ~395: Miles I ran during my 16 week training program
- 2,182: Days since my last marathon
- $3,795: Amount I raised for Inheritance of Hope, a nonprofit that serves families with children who have a parent with a life-threatening illness
Well, this is it, the final pre-marathon blog post. The next time you hear from me I will be either celebrating my success or crying in my beer!
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