Taper time

We’re approaching the final 2 weeks before the marathon that I totally dread. It’s the taper. For those who don’t enjoy running, it may seem strange to be reluctant about giving up those 18, 19 and 20 mile runs, but as I stare into this abyss of 2 weeks of progressively less and less running I get a little panicky. It is somewhat about not getting to eat as much peanut butter (with powdered hot cocoa mix stirred in, yum), but also about the gaping hole in my day that used to be filled with activity. Fortunately, this gaping hole is placed at about 430 am, so I can sometimes sleep through it, but still.
I took Skoshi out for a trail run - 6 miles - a smidgen of what I was running. I took advantage of this opportunity to try out the new Trailguru (GPS mapping program) on my iPhone. Unfortunately, this only is able to track me when I carry it flat, in my palm, facing upwards. Oh well, it’s not like it’s a long run or anything, so I complied. I figured I only had to do this once, and then I could use the data to construct maps of my favorite trails on the mapmyrun program and then wouldn’t need to have my gps with me at all for future trail runs, since I could just click on whatever trail run I’d done from the stored maps. (yes, the taper madness has begun).
Anyway, I also took the opportunity of snapping a shot of my favorite place to run to. This is the end of Rocky Bayou, our house and the state park are to the left, the hilly part of town is to the right, and Skoshi is smack dab in the middle. It’s her favorite place, too.