people actually read this?

dianna, thank you so much for the encouraging comment yesterday :) i seriously wasn't sure if anyone ever read this blog (which is more boring than my other blog, which is still sometimes pretty boring) . . . and now i know that at least 1 person does!

yesterday's run was fine - i really am NOT a big fan of tapering, however! i miss the hard workouts and oddly crave longer intervals and hills. but i'm holding back. the run:

* 1.5 miles / 15 minutes warmup
* 3 x 400m, 7.5 mph, 7.6 mph, 7.7 mph respectively, with maybe 250m jogging in between each
* 1 x 800m, 7.8 mph (7:40 pace). the song 'toxic' came on and i just had to extend this last interval . . .
* 1.3 miles / 13 minutes cooldown

total = 4.5 miles

i'm trying to figure out what to wear to the marathon. i want to be comfortable (or as comfortable as one can be when running 26 miles), and i also want to look cute in my photos (vanity, yeah, so what!?). i know you're not supposed to do anything 'different' on race day compared to training, but i kind of want to get a technical/breathable shirt, because otherwise i'm going to be stuck in cotton, since that's all i currently own. i did manage to survive my 16, 18, and 20-milers in cotton, but i have a feeling it could be warmer in the race. i'm definitely going to wear my new shoes (although i wish i had gotten a couple more weeks of break-in time on them -- next time!) and a pair of red shorts that are my most trusty and comfortable, but the top -- i may have to go shopping tomorrow. although josh claims that there just might be something running-related amongst my shower of birthday presents tomorrow. so we'll see!