Women Marathon Runners

Saw an interesting blurb in the Sept issue of Women's Health:

YOU'VE RUN A LONG WAY, BABY
More women are running marathons than ever before. Last year, 400,000 people in the U.S hoofed the 26.2 miles to the finish line, and a full 40 percent of them were women. In fact, there's been a 22 percent increase in the number of women running marathons since 2000. Why? Because there are more training programs for new runners, and more charities are using marathons as fundraiser, which is especially appealing to women, according to Ryan Lampaa, media director of Running USA.

Training Log
Time:  1:27:26 time  Distance:8 miles   Pace:  10:55 min/mi
Today the weather was perfect and we can only hope that the weather for the Marathon is anywhere close to what it is today. The high was supposed to be 73, but I dont think it got anywhere near that ... no complaints here! Today's run was "timed" - We were supposed to do a 90 minute run. We ended up a bit short in time because our pace on the way back was faster than on the way out, but overall it was only a minute or so shy of the total. Its hard to imagine that next weeks run is so much more than today's - 10 more miles to be exact! Its going to be quite a challenge, and I need to work to keep on track this week in order to make sure I am ready for it.