Lonely Horse

I've fallen off the stupid horse again. After skipping my 12-miler on Sunday, I completed a three week circuit of shameless underachievement. However, I'm hopping right back up on that horse this week. I'll have to dig deep to find the motivation, but it's got to be down there somewhere, probably in the general vicinity of the toes.

This week is my final long mileage week before the taper, so it's probably quite important to hit my mileage. 20 miles on Sunday will be the longest run before the marathon. It will also be tread along Chicago's lakefront before a trip to spaceship-Solider Field to watch the Bears attempt to keep up with the high-flying Philadelphia Eagles.

Perhaps a new iPod Nano will supply adequate motivation? I really need that Nike Plus feedback. Not having it is killing me.