Saturday, I said I wasn't nervous to run this weekend. Fast forward to Thursday, and I'm not singing the same tune. The nerves are kicking in, but what, really should I be nervous about???
There isn't anything more I can do as far as training to improve my chances of a good race. There is plenty I could do to destroy it such as going for a long hard run tomorrow which would leave me tired and sore on Saturday, not faster. At many high school races, the starter reminds the kids, you cannot win a 5K on the starting line, but you can lose it right here meaning that getting too anxious and jumping the gun can ruin your day. Half and full marathons are much the same; it is very hard not to go out too fast in a race when the adrenaline is pumping, so I'll be working very hard to relax through the first few miles and hopefully have enough gas in the tank to pick up the pace in the last 5K or so. Over the weekend I saw another sign of spring for our family--taking the boat out of storage. Charlie and I took a nice walk around the boat landing while the guys were getting the boat water-ready. I found a new weather app that has a lot more attitude than Accuweather.com. If you like some irreverant humor, try this one...you can set the level of profanity you'd be willing to tolerate. I set mine on "Some" and thought this weather report was pretty funny today... The app is called WTForecast and it's free unless you'd care to pay a couple of dollars to get rid of the ads. I just found it today, so I can't comment if it's worth it to go ad-free.
I'll be sure to give a full race report on Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Expect to hear about everything from the fit of the shirts to the porta-potty to runner ratio and post race snacks. Hope you are all aiming for a fun weekend of running, the forecast looks great! (Wet dog smell should dissipate in the sunshine Saturday :-) 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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