30 DAYS!

Today is October 7th, which means the NYC Marathon is in exactly 30 days.  I am really nervous, mostly because my right leg has still been giving my problems.  This week I have skipped a lot of my workouts and have been icing and foam-rolling lots, but now I'm nervous that I'm getting out of shape.  It's not my knee, which is ironic because ever since I started marathon training I was nervous I was going to injure my knees.  It's either my hamstring or IT band or some other muscle in the back right side of my thigh.  I actually think I might make an appointment with a sports medicine doctor just to have it checked out, which goes to show you how serious I'm taking this, since I *hate* doctors and never usually go for any reason.  Either that or I'll just have my doctor brother poke around at it and let me know whether he thinks it's serious or not. 

Last weekend I ran the Hamptons Half Marathon, which went surprisingly well given that my leg has been bothering me.  The bad part was that I had to wake up at 3am and take a 4am Jitney to the Hamptons because my friend who was supposed to run with me canceled a few weeks ago.  So I was basically a zombie at the start of the race due to sleep deprivation.  It was a beautiful day and a gorgeous course, though, so once I warmed up I really enjoyed the race.  I had never been to the Hamptons before, but I definitely want to go back.  I kept looking to see if I could spot the Barefoot Contessa's house, or Ina Garten herself, but no dice.  I did get some beautiful glimpses of the ocean!

Here are some pictures from the race.  What an unflattering race outfit (that shirt just hits right at my widest point), although I do look happy!