Favorite Things

With three longish runs under my belt (and after a viewing of Sound of music this week) I thought I'd share some of my favorite things about marathon training, in alphabetical order. . .one for all 26 letters of the alphabet . . .

Advil

Band-Aid Advanced Healing Blister band-aids

Crossroads Runs

DFMC Teammates

Endorphins

Flexall

Gatorade

Hot Showers

IT Band Stretch

Jack's training plan

Kicking cancer's butt

Long runs with good company

Mooing at the Belted Galloways on Route 30

Nexcare reusable ice packs

Orange Gu

Pizza at Crossroads

Quiet time on long runs

Rest days

Sleep

Team meetings & Beer works

Unbelievable sponsor support

Vegetable Bean Soup

Water

XT days

Yak Tracks (jumping the gun on this one since I don't have any yet but I think I'll learn to love 'em and couldn't think of any good "Y" things!)

Zero-guilt desserts