Well, today the weather was just not inspiring. 70's in the morning, and 90's by the afternoon, with high humidity all day. After the pretty decent weather we've had around here for most of the September/October running season, this week has been terrible. So, I just couldn't get excited about doing the long marathon race pace run today. Instead, I rode my bicycle on an indoor wind trainer for an hour, spinning along in a big gear at around 100 rpm on the pedals, just to get the legs moving for a while. I feel bad about missing the scheduled run, but a cross-training day isn't the end of the world. Plus, with the race this weekend, it's probably just as well.

Thursday is Gilbert's fartlek tuneup run, about 6 miles total, then Friday is a full day off. Saturday is a short 30-40 minute run followed by stretching with the group, and then Sunday is race day.