Test results and time to taper (and pack)

It's almost here; exactly two short weeks from today, I will be getting on the plane to head to Berlin for marathon number seven! It's hard to believe it's finally here. And, it's even more hard to believe that I have been holding my breath for over two weeks waiting on my doctor to send me the results of my echo-cardiogram and the decision on whether I was going to be granted their approval to run the marathon or not. Finally that suspense came to an end yesterday,