Long Prep run cut short, but still feel ready for race next weekend

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

Had a mixed weekend fitness wise, had a good 5K at the Y, but my long Sunday run was cut short. Spent most of Sunday dashing to the bathroom as apparently something I ate Friday or Saturday did not agree with me. But by Sunday night that had eased off and I am feeling fine this morning.

So I did not get to do the long run that I wanted in preparation for Saturday's race. But I still good about it, I just have to temper my pace and not expect to keep up a dramatically fast pace. Slow and easy will be the key for that long run.

And I am officially signed up for my first Half Marathon: http://www.adtmarathon.com/ I am excited about this, and confident that if I can do the 10 mile run I can do this.

Diet

Well I have decided that I just cannot stick to the 4 hour body diet, just not workable for me, and my attempts to use it as a framework for a diet are not working either. So it will be back to what I know works for me: low calorie, mixed nutrients (strive for all food groups).

On the other hand I can say that my goal of ending my dependence on Diet Soda is proceeding well. I anticipate that I will have my last one this week. There is just overwhelming evidence that Nutra Sweet, while it does not put on the pounds, does not encourage weight loss either. So my plan is to replace soda with Tea, cold during the summer, hot when it gets cold. That is one positive thing I can take away from all this tinkering with my diet.