Headline in last weekends Seattle PI: John Wayne Trail Tunnels Close Indefinitely.
"Nooooooooooooo". That means the Light at the End of the Tunnel Marathon is scrooooged!!! Okay, before I lose all hope...it's not completely out of the question. Talks are in the works on rerouting the course. However, the whole point of the original set up is to provide a fast course for people wanting to qualify for Boston.
Make no mistake....I'm not shooting for a Boston qualifying time--I think I'd have to give up my day job and the rest of my life to be able to train THAT hard. Maybe when I'm older I might have a better chance of meeting the time requirement. My attraction to this event is 1) the scenery; 2) the adventure 3) the "easy" downhill grade for 26.2 miles. (Don't think that because it's downhill that running 26 miles is a breeze--running downhill is hard on your body! it's harder on your joints and muscles than running uphill, but the exertion feels easier).
I guess the tunnels are deteriorating and they are concerned for people's safety, and until they receive funds from the state for repairs, they will remain closed. I get the safety concerns, I won't raise a stink about that. It's just disappointing.
We'll wait to see what the decision is and go from there.
Cross-training has been going well. Last week was hard mentally. The first few days I just felt like I'd never get better, but this week has been fantastic. My leg really doesn't hurt at all. My hip still mildly bothers me--no pain, just this weird "popping" sensation--but it seems to be on the mend. I've been very diligent about taking it easy, doing some strength training, and stretching.
I did some easy jogging on Tuesday--alternating walking/running. It was hard to control myself and not run all out. Cross-trained on the eliptical yesterday, and today will do some easy running. I have a sports medicine appointment today. I want to make sure I'm not doing more damage and get the okay to move forward on training. The next few weeks I'll be continuing with very easy, slow running/walking.
My sister registered for the Sunriver 1/2 marathon. I'm really excited for her. It's been fun chatting with her about running...I never thought I'd be someone people would turn to for questions about long distance training....go figure!
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