TCM Weekend

Twin Cities Marathon weekend is here -- the leaves are changing and a bit of chill has crept into the morning air. There is a whole lot going on with the ever-expanding Saturday events, etc. I'll be running the marathon on Sunday morning. My initial thought coming off the Mountain Running Championships was that I might not be ready for a marathon in four weeks. However, a solid run with a strong last 5k at the City of Lakes 25k convinced me otherwise, so I'll toe the line on Sunday.

I've been half-jokingly telling people that the marathon is my "speed work" for the North Face 50 miler coming up in early December. I'm signed up and ready to go back to that race with more experience under my belt.



I'm keeping my goals and expectations for the marathon in check based on the lower mileage and less marathon specific training that I have done in recent months. I'm trying to keep an open mind, though, on what might be possible. My workouts have been good, and I feel healthy, which is more than I could have said going into the last couple of marathons that I've run. Sometimes training less means feeling better, and I certainly have tended toward excessive training at times in the past. That said, I do plan to take it out conservatively, hoping to finish strong and pass lots of people in the second half of the race.

Good luck to everyone who's running this weekend!