What's Important...

My maternal grandfather passed away Monday. He wanted to be cremated, and did not want any visitation or ceremony. My mom has been home the past few days taking care of his affairs. He had no will, so she has to petition the courts for Power of Attorney to settle his estate, etc. Since she doesn't have to deal with viewings and a formal funeral, she has been baking. Because that's what my mother does. Last night I came home to homemade bread and zucchini brownies. This morning I woke up to Blueberry muffins.

Mmmm blueberry muffins and hot tea. The way to sooth your soul, via your stomach.

These past ten months have been a whirlwind. Heartbreak, missed opportunities, risks, and lots of big decisions. There will be lots of soul soothing this fall. And running! In case you're ambitious enough to take on a half marathon of your own, here is my running schedule. You can find these everywhere: runnersworld, fitness magazines, online websites, or even coaches websites, like Hal Higdon. This will be my third half marathon. I like to get more mileage in, especially since I haven't been running this summer and have some ground to make up in the next ten weeks... I have a shorter taper. Typically you reduce running (taper) the last two weeks before your race. The idea is that you hold back and save up energy, so when you are running your race you have extra energy to push through. This schedule has a taper of just over a week.