COUNTDOWN: Yesterday I took my boss to Marathon Sports on Boylston Street, next to the marathon finish line. I saw a countdown saying "33 days until the Boston Marathon". Wow. Only 33 more days to go!!!!!!!

This week has been off schedule, as I missed the Run to Remember on Sunday due to a seafood convention here in town. Our awesome coach Rick helped me reschedule runs for this week and I have been reading Programmed to Run by Thomas Miller, PhD., which has been great for refining my mental focus and helping me develop some effective tools while out on the pavement.

We only have two more long runs- one 15 miler this Saturday, and a 20 miler next weekend. Then... taper time!