two-thirds distance... starts now

Tomorrow some of us are doing our 17 miler...  This is huge!  Huge I tell ya.  Here is what Hal has to say about it:

Run Long:  Seventeen miles! That's two-thirds of the distance you'll run in the marathon, and most coaches agree that this is where the true training benefits start to kick in.  Now you are teaching your body to burn fat and conserve glycogen.  Now you are learning the discipline you need for running 26 miles.  During this training program, I'll ask you to run four long runs at this two-thirds distance and beyond.  (These longest long runs come in weeks 10, 11, 13, and 15)  They are very very important.  By now, you should have begun to adapt to the rhythm of these long runs.  don't do them too fast.  Take walking breaks if necessary.  Drink plenty of water.  Yes, you have the right to finish a 17-miler feeling tired, but you should not finish exhausted.  Running steady pace will get you to the finish line on time. 

This is from my my Hal Higdon's Marathon Novice 2 app. 
 I'm trying to focus on eating good for energy tomorrow.  So mostly trying to not eat crap.  I feel pretty good about my energy level it's just my stupid knee..  so I'm randomly rolling it today and doing strength exercises and hopefully D.O. will work on it tonight!  Let's go Fishes...  17 miles has nothing on us!!!

And because it's Thursday, I'll throw it back to last year when we did a Chirstmas eve run...  in the snow.  We wore santa hats.. It was awesome.  We ran this same  8 mile course yesterday.  When we ran it on Christmas eve it seemed sooooo long, now, not so much.  hmmm..... 
-Becka