Two weeks before the Detroit Free Press Marathon I was feeling GREAT about my race. I had decided that a small PR (anything under 5:46) was a C- day, that a B day would be keeping my average pace under 13:00, and that my A goal of 5:30 was reachable...there may have even been an unspoken A+ goal. I was in good shape and ready to go racing. Taper Week 1 Monday - I left work and was headed to my last pre-race training session with my personal trainer. I was on I-65 between downtown and Zionsville when a small truck in the lane next to me lost control of his vehicle due to mechanical failure and hit my car, pushing it into another car. Fortunately I was ok, but the stress of dealing with the car being totaled and the insurance company took it's toll. Wednesday - Friday - I was the co-chair for the OKI regional planning conference in Indianapolis. Good days, but long days. Also, I couldn't find the title to my car to send to the insurance company so ...