Still Training for the Full Marathon

I am about 2 months away from the full marathon.  My longest run to date was a 16 mile run last weekend.  It went well.  I finally ran on a course with hills again, after several weeks on running on flat or mostly flat courses.  My ankle/foot still feel tight quite often, but the doctor said it probably would not be 100% until I was recovering after the full and took some time off or at least cut back on the miles for awhile.  Fundraising is going well for St. Jude.  I officially have raised $430 toward my goal of $500.  I have another $260 at home that I have collected and will be sending in soon, so my actual total is $690.  Not bad after a month of fundraising.  It is great to have supportive friends and family!

Tomorrow I will be running the MO Cowbell Half Marathon.  It is the "trial run" midway through the training to see how things are going toward the full.  My sister is running it, as are some other friends.  My mom is running the 5K at the same time.  Soon my parents will be arriving, and my mom and I will be heading down to the expo to pick up our race numbers, shirts, and cowbells. 

Dave is now injured.  After I am finally on the road to recovery and running again, though still with some discomfort, Dave now can't run without limping.  He is trying ASTYM to see if it can help him, too.  He just started the ASTYM this week, so he does not think he'll be able to run tomorrow.  So disappointing, especially as he has ended up injured at some point in his training for all the full and half marathon trainings we have completed.

I'm giving Juice Plus a try to see if it helps with my training and health.  It's hard to say if it is or not.  I really haven't been sick as often as I used to since I have been eating healthier and running.  This ankle/foot injury was my first injury throughout my training, but it happened before I started the Juice Plus.  I have noticed that I don't seem to have as much muscle soreness after my long runs, but I do feel fatigued at times.  I am putting in more miles than I have at any prior point in the last year and a half of running, so it makes since that at times my legs would feel tired.  I'm trying to get to bed on time each night and eat right, but sometimes it's hard to do. 

I'll try to get an update in on how the run went.  Happy running!