Where has February gone?

January dragged like the proverbial molasses, but February has flown by. I've been forgetting to post to my blog, but believe me, I've been running. The hill training is over and speedwork has begun. This past Wednesday, I was to do some fartlek - if you're a runner you know what that means, if you're not, you're thinking I was doing something noisy and smelly. Fartlek is speedplay, varying the speed in a random way throughout the run. However, I ran more of a tempo run with the Running Room marathon group. They are just beginning their training for the National Capital marathon in May. It was a good fast run, though.
Peter and I have worked our way up to 32K and we're going to climb to it again in the next two weeks, then taper for the big race. We're getting on that plane a month from yesterday. This is starting to seem very real now. We've met some of the other Team Diabetes participants who will be going with us on the trip. They seem like a lot of fun; we're going to have an amazing time.
February brought new shoes, improvement in my ankle, and a real mix of running conditions - snow, freezing rain, puddles. I've got to get out in the snow for a fast 10K this morning, then rest up for Sunday's 29. Four more weeks - the countdown has begun.