Training Days 62-66 of 71: Home Stretch

I am about to move into my final week of training. This week has been quite mild. The longest I'm running is 8 miles on Sunday. Nice smooth 6 miles out to Hancock Park and back this morning. I have been increasing my yoga as the mileage decreases. Probably mostly just because I've missed going to a lot of classes during the busiest part of my training. Now I'm trying to get to one strong flow class a day. I think it'll really help me feel energized during the race.

Yesterday I made my official race shirt. See photo. Having a shirt that says "I love you" was part of my marathon running plan from the start. I guess it is a sort of yogic social experiment. Will strangers yell out "I love you!" to me while I'm running? If so, will I yell "I love you too!" back? How will that feel? Will my emotions be exacerbated because of the strenuous effort so that I start crying when people say "I love you"? Or maybe no one will say it? Too weird? We'll find out next Sunday.

Meanwhile, the rest of my life has been so lovely lately. Teaching more and more and the classes are growing. It has been such a gift and privilege to be teaching so many people yoga. I feel I should come home and just bow down with my forehead on the floor for hours on end. I'll also be teaching 2 more classes at Runnergy in Sherman Oaks in June, and I'll be returning to Toronto for the next module of my Yoga for Runners teacher training. Nothing more to report now. Breezy Friday afternoon in Beverly Hills Adjacent.