I need to share with you guys, mostly because family/co-workers/friends up here either (a) don't care about running, or (b) are tired of hearing me blithering on about it of late. So...
1. Excited that this is the week, and that we'll be driving down on Friday
2. Looking forward to seeing y'all on Sat at HH and (if I can find you) early Sunday morning
3. Did 4 miles yesterday and finished mile 4 really strong. I'm sure that to a passing observer it would have looked like I was in slow motion, but to me I was flying! (like 9-min mile per my watch). And that is on the neighborhood hill course.
4. As I've been getting back up on the training plateau, I'm feeling better and with more energy. I tell people that it is counter-intuitive, but working out more makes me feel less tired and have more energy, instead of the other way around.
Another comment for fellow runners with athesma. Mine is on the mild side, and I rarely use an inhaler other than a couple of puffs before a run. That said, my lungs also seem to "train up" after a (long) while and start to tolerate the exercise more. When training for the Dopey last year, I went to the greenway one warm afternoon and realized I had forgotten my inhaler. Instead of abandoning the run, I went anyway to see what I could do. To my surprise, I was able to put in 5 good miles without falling down gasping for breath. I was shocked, and I don't do that regularly, but it was nice to see. So I used my inhaler yesterday, but post-run was still breathing better afterward as my training has progressed.
So just a word of encouragement on that front. YMMV
See you on Friday!
You should tell them the trip is cross-training for cheer 
