Dooon't Forget Your Second Winnnnd! - Billy Joel

Ladies! Gentlemen! Marathoners! Lend me your ears...er...eyes!!!! He-he!
How is everyone? A week is much to long to be away. Melissa said I needed to visit another library if this was going to happen again. I would, but during the week is impossible. Anyway...
Ran about 20 miles Saturday. Woooo! I feel tapped out. I enjoyed aquiring the bragging rights, but my thighs are sore. I don't think I'll go any farther in distance until the race day. Thanks Lynn for running with me. I was running alone from the beginning, so to finish with someone was great.
Today, however, I must admit, I don't feel like running. My get-up-and-go feels like it got-up-and-went. (For you Aerosmith fans) I may just walk tomorrow just for the sake of walking. Walking has always been given a bad rap by other sports, and unfoundedly too. I would much rather run as fast as I can than walk at a fast pace. If anyone has done the latter for an extended period of time you will agree with me when I say that the soreness is astounding afterward. Walking is not for the weak. I get shin splints from speedwalking, but not running. Go figure. To all you walkers, I may pay homage to you tomorrow morning. I'll even wear my blue shorts so I can get a few honks. (It's the shorts, I believe. It does something to the drivers when they pass by. Their horn is like a magnet to their hand. I am modest though. I simply wave back with a winning smile and an easy trot. That is until they pass, then I'm gasping again, barely able to maintain composure.)
I must get going now. Ice awaits my purchase and I am without raisins at home. Before I go, I have a few questions: First, does anyone know the mileage limit to a pair of running shoes? Is it 500 miles? I have been rotating two pairs since the end of June and one of my pairs reads 80 miles. (I leave tic-marks for every 5 miles I've run.) Let me know so I can buy a new pair now, to break them in in time for Chicago. Secondly, is anyone interested in taking scissors to my hair at the momentous event of my finishing the marathon? Lastly, does anyone know where I can get a new body incase this one breaks down before October? My joints are becoming anxiety-ridden like the rest of me. That's all folks! P.S. Melissa, if you're going Wednesday, I'll see you there.