Andrea - We are not totally done painting. We will have to finish up when we go back to the cabin in a few weeks. We do love our lake place and it is wonderful to have someplace to get away from it all. I do wish that we had internet service up there but in some ways it is nice to get away from that as well.
Now that I am basically a day away from the race...I am getting nervous!
As for the gels...DH and I tried one last weekend to see if we could use what they have at the races and there is NO WAY I would ever try one again. This might be a bit gross but we decided it was like having a mouth full of snot!

We use the Jelly Bean Sport things.
Thanks for all the support for my upcoming race. It is great to have everyone sending good wishes!
Thanks for posting this. We have been kind of afraid to try something new and hearing what others like really helps.
AFM - I have not been on because life is busy. Also, my exercising has been really limited this week. I have biked to work 1 day for 6 miles of biking, we had track & field at school for tons of walking around (I was a runner - aka - go get whatever anyone needs) and we are planning on a short walk tomorrow. DH and I have taken it pretty easy this week.
I am thinking we are ready for the half marathon. I have a great outfit picked out. Tonight I am going to give myself a pedicure (not cutting the nails though), use really good moisturizing lotion on my feet and legs and then paint my finger nails as well. I have hot pink polish to match the rest of my outfit! We will drive to Minneapolis tomorrow morning to pick up our race packets and then the race is at 7 AM on Sunday.
In some ways I am terrified! I mean, I just started running in January...what was I thinking? In other ways, I am feeling okay. We have trained hard and we have put in the miles so we should be able to finish.
Alright, this is super long because I was so far behind. Hope everyone is prepared for a great weekend!
Jen