Tecumseh Run Part Two

 Today could be summed up in two phrases:

Just because I am paranoid about roots doesn't mean they are NOT out to get me.

also....there is just NO bad time to take a picture...as long as you are not racing .

 My friend Melanie and I, along with the speedy Craig Kinney, went out to do the last training run before the Tecumseh Marathon next Saturday. We started at the Yellowwood forest office and took off down the path with the folks from Indiana Trail Runners--ITR--who are a great bunch of folks who are really into fun on trails all over Indiana. You can find them at indianatrailrunning.com. Terry, our big brother and guide, was concerned we stay together since he *knew* we would probably take awhile. I told Melanie that we would stick together and we did. And it was great! We found this pond and asked this other runner, Ted, to take a picture of us. The other runners were kind of amused by our "touristy" thing but how often do we get to run in the woods on a beautiful day? We have to commemorate it! Of course next Saturday all bets are off and I am going to go as fast and steady as I can. No pictures then!           IT did seem at first like every.single.root.in.the.world was out to trip me up. I had to say to myself the mantra (pick up your feet, pick up your feet, pick up your feet. Then it was better and I was able to make progress.            

This is me doing some kind of supergirl pose...ha ha...i think I was feeling pretty confident here. Probably because I had NOT gone head over heels like I thought I was going to do. This was at mile 11 of the 13ish run. We got to know some new people including one girl from Fishers and a guy from Avon. (I wanted to tell him about the cancelled DINO race there...see if he had been bummed out about it. Maybe finally get the question answered. WHY??)

 The guy I am with here at the finish of the run is Terry Fletcher who organizes the ITR runs. He is such a nice guy and very good at keeping everyone together and marking the course. He always has really good snacks at the end too!

Tecumseh is coming up in a week. I am feeling more confident now and getting excited about my second marathon EVER. It is going to be an epic run I can already tell. LOVE racing!! LOVE trails! Love my friends!.....hate roots who trip me.