Break out the Violins

AH.  Guess what happened? 

Training for the Manitoba Marathon was going well.  Better than well.  In fact, it was just downright FABULOUS.  I was feeling fast, the miles had piled up and up and up with no problems...

And then I got sick.  The kind of sick where you are in bed and can't move sick.  The kind of sick where you can't eat any sort of food sick.  No, not even water sick.  It totally, totally sucked.  And the biggest part of the suck- 1 full week off of running- and probably the most critical week at that.  It's like the universe decided to send me a great big eff u for some reason that I have yet to determine.  Anyhow, whatever the reason, the sick came at the most inconvenient of times and I am charting into unknown territory trying to figure out exactly what to do with my training in the last 17 days before my run.  Then again, I have to remind myself that running is not my job (I know- SHOCKING), and the sole purpose of the torture I will endure over the 26.2 miles in Winnipeg on June 20th is simply for the challenge and the fun and that's it.  I'm pretty sure I won't go to runner purgatory if I'm a wee bit slower than planned.  At least I hope not, its likely really bad there with no running shoes or places to run...ugh...

So I consulted the experts (that would be Nolan at the Tech Shop who has become my all knowing running guru) who assured me that all is not lost, to just continue on and the marathon will be no problem.  I suppose only time will tell.  And just in case anyone's wondering, I'm not longer angry at the universe.  Too much time and energy wasted on anger means less energy for running!  And I will need all the energy I can muster today for my last long training run!  EXCITING!  So close now I can feel it!