Miles to go …

4 – days to San Francisco Marathon
24 – weeks of Training (including this one)
2 – weeks of Taper Down (including this one)
656 – miles of Running (excluding this week, once again jMaki helped me calculate the total mileage)
6 – long runs
4 – Personal Records (PG&E, PG&E again, 7-mile, PG&E yet again)
4 – fellow runners from Family & Friends

And I’m ready.

For friends who’d like to cheer me up in person, here is some information:

• Course – Text-based description and RunningMap.com-based map
• Spectator Guide (Suggested Spectator Viewing Location, Spectator Bus Options – Two spectator bus options that run in full loop around the course. You can purchase tickets online or at the registration area.)
• Parking and Transportation
• Street Closures and Traffic Impacts
• And then of course, you’ll see me in the following gear (picture before last year’s run) with my bib# 1378.

For fellow runners, wish you all good luck and here are few references:

• Packets can be picked at One Market Plaza on July 27th (11am-6pm) or 28th (9am-5pm) and find your bib# here. Race shirt is available at the Expo after packet pickup (Justin Herman Plaza).
• Full Marathon Pace Groups are available with a finish time from varying from 3hr to 5hr 30 min. First Half and Second Half pace groups are available as well.
• Pace Calculator – This tool calculates split times for Aid stations along the marathon course based on a desired finish time. It accounts for uphill and downhill, as well as increased fatigue that might be expected later in the race, by applying different “weights” to each section. A more generic version of this tool is available at Marathon Pace Band.

And for those whose wishes are always with me and will not be able to participate in person:

• Live results will be available here and you’ll hear my story afterwards on this blog and whenever we meet

Wish me luck, my goal is to finish the marathon in less than 4 hours.

Technorati: running runsfm

1. Running San Francisco Marathon 2008
2. Running first marathon this weekend
3. Completed San Francisco Marathon 2007
4. Completed Kaiser Permanente San Francisco 1/2 Marathon – PR
5. San Francisco Half Marathon 2009 Completed – Personal Best so far!