So said the guy giving me a massage last night, about my marathon training at this point. We were discussing the aches and pains I am having, and the fact that I haven’t run since Monday, which is more days off in a row than I’ve had in a year. He said that’s what his coach used to tell him, as he tapered before the big day. I’m not really sure why it means what it means, but I take it to mean there’s not a whole lot more I can do. That feeling I have, like I haven’t run in weeks, and might have forgotten how to run period, much less 26 miles, is not to be listened to.

The massage was terrific – a little painful, but it did wonders for getting me loose, and figuring out some trouble spots I should work on stretching in the next week. It was a (very thoughtful) gift from Aimee, and I chose to redeem it with the folks at Massage Therapy Works in Davis Square, upstairs from Jimmy Tingle (it always comes back to the Tingles, no?). I feel well-prepared for the marathon, and I hope the pains I’m feeling now will fade away in the next week or so. I also hope I take it easy in the Somerville Homeless Coalition Race on Sunday.