My apologies for my leave of absence since we completed our final training run this past Saturday. I’ve basically been watching a whole lot of playoff baseball…
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…eating delicious things such as hibachi, BBQ chicken crockpot meals, and burritos as big as your head…
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…however the majority of my time this week has been spent with Nyquil, cough drops, Emergen-C’s, and green machines.
I’ve had this stupid hacking cough hanging around for 2 weeks and I am still holding on to the hope that it will go away before Sunday. I’ve gone to bed every night around 8:30 and slept for 9+ hours, so fingers crossed that it’s working its way out of my system. I’m sure the people sitting around me at work would appreciate it as well.
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In other news, I am extremely excited for the arrival of our friends tomorrow night. We have a weekend full of expo, MMRF, and a whole lot of eating ahead of us. If the weather is anything like it has been these past few days we will be lucky.
Talk soon,
Kate


Kate & Hoagie,
Good Luck with the Marathon! Team Hoagie is amazing! You guys are an inspiration. Kate, I hope your knee doesn’t give you any trouble and your cough goes away. Sending lots of love,
Deb & Fred
Burritos as big as your head = perfect pre-marathon fuel.
Good luck on Sunday! Can’t wait to read to the race recap!