Ready for the race

The Brooklyn Half-marathon is in three weeks and I think I've finally gotten my body to a point where I can run it. I ran 12.5 miles today and felt reasonably well enough in doing so. I've managed to maintain a 9-minute pace throughout the past few weeks of long runs, and now I have the next couple of weeks to "rest up" by tapering my distances (10 miles next weekend; 8 the next). I've been experiencing some calf and hip tightness on my left side, and had a severe lower back spasm for about 48 hours after last weekend's 12-mile run, but no serious injuries. I think I'm ready to take this one on.