7 Day Marathon Countdown Begins - BRING IT

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It's so close... seven days until the North Carolina Marathon. I hope I'm ready. My running partner, Marshall, and I feel well trained. I hate to put it in print lest I jinx myself but what the heck. We're hoping for slightly better than a 4-hour marathon. I've been told you should always have 3 goals for every race - an "ideal" goal, a mid-range goal, and the bottom of the barrel goal. My goals for next Saturday are:

IDEAL: If everything falls into place - weather, pollen levels, good course, adequate water stops, positive attitude, no blisters, and the proper alignment of the planets, we're hoping to squeeze out a 3:55 race. 

MODERATE: If

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All In A Day's Work

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Time for another exciting episode of "What Dena Did With Her Day."

4:30 AM - Woke up enough to tell Blair as he got up that his Blackberry was putting on a laser-light show around midnight last night and I stuffed it in the drawer. My alarm was set for 5 so decided to just go ahead and get up.

5:40 - 6:45 AM - treadmill run and dreaded sit-ups

8:30 - 10 - In GSO for allergy shot and caffeine fix while working on client brochure.

10 - 11:30 -

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