Honolulu!

So here I am in Honolulu! The marathon is only two days away!

I feel... not entirely ready, but close enough. I missed my last long run, an eight-mile run I should have done last Sunday. I'd strained my back carrying some wood up to the woodshed, and decided I'd be better off letting it rest and recover rather than possibly straining it further by bouncing on it for a couple of hours. I felt a bit guilty about "slacking off," but my back feels pretty good now, so I expect it was for the best.

I have a room on the seventh floor of the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach, right near the entrance to the park where the marathon finishes. It's still dark at the moment, windy and wet after several weeks of storms, but I can see groups of runners out heading down the street toward the park for a morning run. Too early for me! Although the marathon itself will be starting at 5 am, and it's 6:20 now. But today, I'm exhausted from yesterday's long day of travel. I didn't even get to my hotel until nearly 10 pm (Hawaii time, after midnight my time), and then wanted to get something to eat and unwind a bit before going to bed. And I'd drunk a can of Coke on the plane, and was too caffeinated to sleep until hours later. So I haven't gotten much sleep yet, but I got up early anyway, planning to nap this afternoon if necessary and go to bed early tonight, so I can be ready to get up at 3 am on Sunday to go do the marathon!

Today, I plan to take it easy. If the weather's like this all day, I may not even stray far from the room! Things I need to do either today or tomorrow: go to the Expo, pick up my race packet, scout out the location of the start of the race and decide whether to walk or take a shuttle there Sunday morning. I'd prefer to walk, if it's not too far and I'm sure I know where I'm going.

Marathon in two days!