MCM - The Trip.

I think I have finally found the time to write about my marathon!

I am loving my break (even though it is almost over...) and am so looking forward to my January - March.  I do not have another grad class until March 7th.  I plan on enjoying my time off and catching up on life! ; )

Okay, the marathon.  David and I flew into DC on Thursday night after school.  We actually sat on the plane for 2 hours before taking off.  David was not a happy camper!  By the time we arrived, David's knee was hurting badly.  Let's just say I knew that wasn't such a great sign! ; )

Friday we decided to tour around DC.  I had never been there before, so I wanted to see the monuments.  We took the subway (not a fan!) to the National Mall and toured around.  We didn't want to wear ourselves out too much, so we took it easy.  David's knee was hurting him and he was not the best travel companion...that ended our touring pretty quickly!  In the evening, we went back to our hotel in the Arlington Courthouse area and ate a great steak dinner.  At this point, I was feeling pretty excited!

On Saturday we decided to take it easy also.  I went out for a short run and was terrified because of the hills.  I have been known to avoid hills at all costs.  I knew there would be hills, but nothing like I saw! After I ran, we met up with Lauren and went to the expo.  We then ate an early dinner with our large group which was fun.

I went to sleep early to be best prepared.  First, I layed out all my gear to be ready to go.  I was surprised at how "un-nervous" I felt.  I knew that I put in the work and I could finish it!

Stay tuned for another post about the actual race!