Burlington Marathon

So I'm lying in bed now (this is actually a late night for me) wondering about this weekend's Burlington Marathon. It's going to be a gorgeous race, I know. Burlington is a wonderful city and my Aunt Mary arranged to have me stay with her family who live just outside of town. I'm still a little nervous because in my mind I associate Vermont with mountains and therefore a hilly course, but the race route is all along the lake so I should be ok. 

I suppose my only lingering nervousness is about my left knee, which hasn't been 100% since a long run I took last week to my Uncle Ed's house and back. I really aught to get some new shoes and put a few miles in them before the race. These are the kinds of thoughts that poke into my brain at night as I snuggle down. Will I perform well this weekend? Will my knee give out and leave me limping through the finish and kill my season? Or will my knee give out on mile ten, leaving me no way of getting back to town (or my ride to the airport?) 

I just have to remember that I've trained for this and what the mind wills, the body does.

Thanks for reading, see you around the path....