10 days to go...
That's right. Just ten days left for the big run! And how do I feel?
It's a strange butterflies-in-tummy feeling, and I don't know why. Perhaps, it's this picture...
The course looks rather large, twisting from the mainland to the island, over the MacArthur causeway into Miami Beach and back to the mish-mash, urban jungle of Miami. The city looks like a criss-cross of densely packed streets running perpendicular to each other. And the ocean? The ocean appears most menacing, dark blue and ferocious, as if
ready to swollow you right now. Or maybe it's just my weird imagination.
Mentally, I feel prepared, more or less. I have done 23 miles before, and although it was a tough run, I know 26 is do-able. It's a matter of time. This week, though, has been rather slow. I haven't been running, having taken a rest after last week's 8 mile run and the following pain in the right leg. The only activities were stretching, cross-training and strengthening. The pain's gone, thankfully.
There's a matter of getting new shoes, which I hope to do today. I've been looking for new shoes for the past month, after the current Saucony pair gave me a terrible ache in the right foot after the long runs. I need a wider model. I have a slight over-pronation in my feet, and the right foot is just a tad flatter. I'm going to try the New Balance 767. In the past week or so, I've tried the Asics Gel (I forget the model) which has a higher arch, but wasn't very comfortable for my left foot. Oh well. I just want ONE pair of comfortable shoes.
