I apologize for my absent, but my life is a whirlwind of Christmas chaos at the moment.  Perhaps, you share the same sentiment as me.  Between baking cookies, hosting Christmas events, and trying to finish my Christmas cards and last minute shopping, I can barely squeeze in my marathon training.  Mostly, because I am too hung over and tired to get up out of bed.

On Sunday morning, my family and I attended the Moms on the Go Christmas party.  There was no time in the morning to fit in a 14 mile, so I had planned to run that evening.  Well, even the best laid plans get axed.  After the party, we spent the afternoon shopping and I was simply too tired from fighting the crowds.

So, Monday morning, I ran my 14 miles and ran 5 miles on Wednesday morning.  Unfortunately, that was the last time I ran this week.

All is not lost, though.  After I post this training, update, I will dash out the door for a 10 mile run.  Hopefully, I won’t collapse halfway through the run. 

Tomorrow (Sunday), I face my greatest distance yet: 20 miles.  I am a little nervous about it, simply because I have slacked off so much with the shorter runs.  The upside is that I still love my new shoes.