Final Countdown

Down to my final week of tapering . I haven't really done much tapering as I should but gonna really scale it back this last week . I have a 12 mile run Sunday and thats gonna do it . I cant let all my little annoying injuries and pains heal . My plan for the marathon is first 4-5 miles at 5:50ish pace then over the next 15 miles @ 5:43 pace then depending on how I feel the last 10k @ 5:35-5:40 pace . 2:30:00 is my goal . I've looked at all the previous times over the last two years and alot of people end up falling way off their first half marathon split .Only the winners had negative splits . Hopefully this plan will work if not then oh well . Gonna try to enjoy the race best as I can . I have my oldest daughter Gracie and Julie going along with my two sisters coming to watch . that should alone give me enough motivation to run well . This is my first marathon since Boston in 2005 . After this one the're gonna be more especially my masters years .

The only way I know

"The Only Way I Know"

Well I grew up in one of those one light town
Where I run till the sun goes down
Everybody looked and stared
I kept running till I hit the middle of nowhere
I just figured out that how I was
And everybody else must think I'm nuts
Running in the rain , sweating in the sun
Don't quit till the workouts done

Tha'ts the only way I know
Don't stop till everythings gone
Straight ahead , don't turn around
Don't back up , Don't back down
Full Throttle , Wide Open
Getting Tired I don't wanna show it
Digging a little deeper when I cant dig no more
That's the only way I know

That old red dirt road is the first place I learned
Is that you don't give into nothing that you don't earn
Humbled pride I grew up on
You find out how long you gone
The sun in my eyes , heart beating faster
Never have time to go any slower
Hitting the wall sweating and hurting
Still thinking about nothing but winning

That's the only way I know
Don't stop till everythings gone
Straight ahead , don't turn around
Don't back up , Don't back down
Full Throttle , Wide Open
Getting Tired I don't wanna show it
Digging a little deeper when I cant dig no more
That's the only way I know