Counting Down to Chicago Marathon

It's hard to believe that we are only one week from this Sunday for the Chicago Marathon. It's also hard to believe that Fall is upon us again; which means that the days of running outdoors on perfect warm days are over. Monday was a cool day to run. Actually it was very nice; cool but not cold which was just perfect for a short 6 miles run at the forest preserve. Since we are 1 week and half from the Chicago Marathon and 3 weeks from Marine Corps marathon all my long runs are pretty much over. Login my 6 miles run on Monday, cross trained yesterday, Tuesday, will run 8 miles today, 6 tomorrow and 12 on Saturday. It's darn good indeed! I can almost feel the rush of adrenalina already just thinking about next Sunday. I am also exicited about flying to washington to run for the first time the Marine Corps marathon on October 26th. From now until these 2 races its all about getting our minds set for the race day, getting a lot of sleep, relaxing, eating properly and running those short miles for maintenance.