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    01 days 13 hrs 48 min to STWM 2009

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    Well, the work week is over; my marathon weekend has begun!  I am excited, but I haven’t had a lot of time to think about it because it’s been an interesting week.  In reality, that’s probably just as well!  So now, I have to pack, and try to get a good night’s sleep tonight!

    I’ll be heading to Toronto tomorrow morning in the hopes of catching the first shuttle bus from Nathan Phillips Square to the Expo.  After I pick up my kit, I have a small shopping list, and a few people I want to try to run into.

    After that, the plan is to check into the hotel, and try and sit on my butt as much as possible.   Last year I had a blast walking all over Toronto visiting stores I don’t get to visit up here, seeing the sights, and meeting people at the bus station, but I really wore myself out!  That’s a pretty predictable outcome, of course, but I also had a strong hunch that I wouldn’t be walking all over Toronto AFTER the race.

    Dinner will be something bland and predictable – no shocks to the system please!  I’ll probably set two alarms, or maybe request a wake up call, because I am a little paranoid that way – I won’t sleep well if I am worried about not waking up on time.  Then it’s early to bed, even though I know I won’t have a terrific sleep even with two alarms.

    So that’s what I’m doing.  I guess there is no real point to this post beyond switching gears from week to weekend – race weekend that is!

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    A runner for just over four years, Karen has already completed a marathon, two half marathons and a variety of 5k and 10k races. She describes her first marathon - the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon last September - as "a nightmare." However, she met a very interesting person in the process - a man named Sydney who was running his 152nd marathon! Although the race didn't go as well as planned for Karen or Sydney, he showed her that no matter how experienced a runner you are, you can still have a bad day. "Does that mean we shouldn't bother to prepare, or maybe just shouldn't bother at all? Of course not!" says Karen. "In the end, it is what we make it." We like her optimism!