Two and a Half of Taper for Cheryl!

Cheryl has a special place in my heart as a fellow marathoner. Yes, I have a number of friends who have run marathons, but Cheryl is crazy like me and has run quite a few of them. I have to give her serious props, because she took on the Bay State Marathon, which I have dubbed as one of the ugliest courses of all time, and gets docked further points for its double loop. So you are running this:

Gross.

through this:

Double gross.

Seriously, you run on the highway with no support for significant portion. So props to you, Cheryl. This one is not making my marathon bucket list. 

Aside from her incredible ability to put up with less than desirable marathon courses, she is also one of the few Tough Mudders who did not ever seem like she wanted to murder me on the course last May. While she may have been just hiding her true thoughts, I never felt any bad vibes. And believe me, when you are tired, sore, numb from freezing on a mountain, and facing electrocution, having someone at least pretend not to completely hate your guts is a plus. Also, she was our team captain for Reach the Beach, and I must say, did an excellent job! She did an excellent job keeping us in line and on pace, all the while putting up with some terrible music! 

There was a lot of nonsense to put up with from point A to point B

So, being a marathoner herself, I'm sure Cheryl appreciates a nice taper run, which I ran this morning for her! I went out with Back on My Feet this morning (Cheryl runs with them too, but at a different location downtown), and we had a beautiful run. In case you didn't realize, today is Friday the 13th. I also only had about three hours of sleep, because I was working on a paper last night until about 2 am.  These two factors synergized into me walking into the door frame of my bathroom, and, only minutes later, hitting my head on my closet this morning.

At least this manatee could blame the glass...

I was a bit loopy during the run as a result, so while there was no music playing, we were singing. I'm sorry. I have to do this:

Don't get mad, no one made you push play on that. 

The run was a success, and I didn't run into any more objects today or get run over or anything!

So thanks for the support, Cheryl, and the wonderful taper run this morning, despite the rocky start...

Natalie