It's getting cold. Leaves and pine needles covered the trail and I was worried about slipping. Now that I have no long runs to worry about, I'm worrying about other things, like injuring myself. I put the living-room air conditioner in the pantry today, and I had visions of being crushed underneath it, or severing my toes, or having one of my legs pop out of its socket.
Have I mentioned that the seasonal time change ("fall back") takes place during the night of Nov. 1-2? An extra hour of sleep for me the night before the marathon. This is good, because I will need to be in position, outside the New York Public Library in Manhattan, at 5:30 AM on race day to catch the bus to Staten Island. And then, since my start isn't until 10:00, I'll have hours to freeze my butt off outdoors. Oh, joy!
I've only got a few days here to take care of a bunch of stuff, and then it's back to New York on Thursday. Potential spectators: stay tuned for viewing details, especially if you'd like to meet up with one or more of my roving gangs of family/friends.
Tomorrow: the weatherwatch begins. How many times will the forecast change between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1, and how will any of them compare to the actual weather? I should start a pool.
Back to the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, who for some reason is picking his schnoz as he narrates the day's happenings. Boy, PBS has really gone downhill. And upnose.
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