I finished up the bulk of week 16 of training for the Steamtown marathon, I did my 28 miles, and will match that with approx 30 miles this weekend. I intend to try to get 18-20 miles on Saturday morning before I have to teach, which I think is attainable … and then get 12 miles in on Sunday before I have to teach … it should be interesting. This marks the last long mileage in this training cycle as I head into a more formal taper next week. I still intend on keeping some mileage up until around Wednesday, featuring 2 6-milers on Monday and Tuesday, then an 8 miler on Wednesday before cutting back on the weekend … it won’t feel much like a taper, but it will be… then the week of the marathon, I start my new job, which should be interesting … and I only have runs scheduled on Mon, Tues, Wed and Sat .. and they are fairly short, so I should be okay.

I think for the most part i’m in good shape and have made a conscious effort to try and eat more so I don’t drop my weight too much more. Its important to me to keep my weight down, but I realized that after I weighed in at 189 last Monday, I hit my weight a little earlier than I expected. I haven’t been eating like a pig, but I’ve increased my calorie intake, especially since i’m still running almost 60 miles into the early part of next week before tapering … the question is, can I stop eating when it counts (when I have NO miles scheduled the week of the race???)

I hope to be able to catch up on my sleep as well next week since I will be pushing it over the weekend. I really have no time to sleep in at all over the weekend with teaching and running, but this is the worst part I feel (or at least until I start the new job). I’m not sure how much the job change will effect me, but I don’t expect it to be as difficult as it was in the spring when I changed jobs. I think a lot of that had to do with being overall depressed about leaving the greatest job in the world, and trying to adjust to a change in the schedule. This time I know how to do it, won’t be depressed about leaving this place, and am willing to be flexible. Plus I’ll have my inspiration back (in my old VP being my new VP again) … thats a good thing.

So I go into my rest day tomorrow feeling pretty good, and besides having to teach this weekend, thats the only thing on my agenda. It should be fairly peaceful otherwise … (except for following my fantasy football team, which i’m obsessed with)