Washington D. C. is only 4 miles away from Dearborn and other numbers of note

Yep that’s all the mileage left on my training schedule before we clamber into Haney’s car on Thursday morning and make the drive down to Washington D.C.  That was the fastest 15 weeks of training I’ve ever gone through.  Granted this will only be my 5^th marathon but hey! 

Here are some other fun stats courtesy of my tracking watch and other sources:

Miles covered:                                     446.11

Time spent running:                              79 hours, 19 minutes and 11 seconds

Estimated calories burned:                    69,584

Estimated calories consumed:                Less than I’ve burned since I’ve gone

down a size in my jeans.

Arnica lotion applied to hamstrings:       14 oz.

Trips to chiropractor:                              7

Pairs of running shoes consumed:           Almost one.  They’ll be retired right after the National.

Gallons of Gatorade consumed:               3 (approximately)

Amount of blueberry Gatorade enjoyed: None!   The stuff is gross.

Lowest temperature run in:                   -2 NOT including wimpy wind chill.

Deepest snow encountered:                  I think 5”.

Words of encouragement:                     Uncountable and always appreciated.

Donations received as of 3/17:              Over $1,200.00 and counting!

More updates throughout the week and hopefully on race day.

Thanks again for everything.