Since we began this blog in January, I have mentioned from time to time about training for the Earth Day Half Marathon. It sounded like such a long way off and the new style of training did a good job of distracting me from the calendar. Well, by this time next week, I will have completed the race. This morning, I did a 60 minute run with a friend which felt gloriously relaxing compared to the long runs of 2.5-3 hours that I have been doing. This plan has a pretty long taper of two weeks, and I am truly feeling more refreshed and excited for my race than other years when I've continued running pretty hard until a few days ahead. I have to admit that a couple of weeks back, I was wondering if I'd be heading into the race a little sore all over due to the rigor of the the speed workouts and long runs. The first time I checked the weather forecast for next Saturday was about 30 seconds ago...I guess that describes my level of nervousness as fairly low if I haven't been checking 3-4 times per day for a week already. The current forecast says 57 and partly cloudy. That is about what we ran in this morning with mostly cloudy and we did comment that it would be nice to have similar weather on race day. No need to stress the weather, yet! Now to decide what to wear...at 57, I'd most likely choose shorts and a short sleeve or sleeveless shirt. When choosing an outfit, it is very important to not go out and buy something new and take the tags off on race day. Some very cute running clothes might rub in very not cute ways in places you didn't know you even had until the post race shower. Any chaffing WILL be discovered in the post race shower if not before. It's fun to buy a celebratory running outfit for a race you've trained long and hard for, but always wash and test drive any new clothes on a long run or two. Same goes for shoes...no new shoes at the race. I have been lucky enough to do a couple of destination marathons where air travel was required. I always bring all my race attire in my carry-on bag including my Gu packets. I can do without or buy replacements for pretty much anything else in my bag. This week, Stephanie was able to join me at one of D's track meets. It was located about half-way between our homes, so an ideal spot to meet up and cheer for the Sabres. The meet went well. D's team held a commanding lead in his relay race when he took the baton for the third leg, so that was fun to watch and not too nerve-wracking. He then tried the 400 which is a totally new race for him. The coach put him into the second heat and he looked awesome. D was very appreciative of having an extra fan at his race and we all enjoyed stopping for a quick bite before heading home. Culver's is great for folks who need gluten free meals. They offer a GF bun for $1 extra and are very careful to ask about allergies. The bun is pre-wrapped so no cross-contamination issues with the other items. Their custard is super yummy and also GF as long as you are careful to ask for varieties that don't contain things such as cookie pieces. Culver's has allergen listings available for their whole menu. With lots of gluten free people in our family, we really appreciate restaurants we can eat at safely. We three GF peeps ate with confidence!
Hope you are able to connect with family members this weekend and that all your spring race plans are coming together! Happy running--Missee
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AuthorMissee and Stephanie are two Minnesota sisters and moms who love to run. We are not experts in running, parenting or anything else, but we do have years of experiences that may be helpful or entertaining to others. Archives
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