Here we are. I honestly can't believe this day is here. If you had asked me 10 weeks ago if I thought I would be actually running 3.1 miles on the last weekend of May, I probably would have collapsed with laughter, gotten up and laughed some more. My philosophy was always more of this: And ...
the night before race day
5-10K: week 3, day 1 {5.24.2013}
Happy Friday! This morning marks my last scheduled run before the race on Monday. The first day of Week 3 called for a steady 20 minute run, and I thought it would be a good idea to go for it, especially since I didn't go out walking last night. I decided that I would get up and out as early ...
5-10K: week 2, day 3 {5.22.2013}
This is it. The longest run I have scheduled before the 5K. In fact, the longest run I have done since I started training. Thirty. Five. Minutes. Straight (a total workout of 45 minutes when you add in the warm up and cool down). To be honest, I was really thinking about skipping today. ...
heavy heart
There has been so much tragedy of late. The devastation wreaked by both man and nature has been staggering. Incomprehensible. Shootings, bombings, explosions, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires. It's just too much. Today, please remember the victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma. The children who ...
5-10K: week 2, day 2 {5.20.2013}
Happy Monday! It was nice getting a little break over the weekend. Some friends and I had planned to go out for a nice power walk last night, but the forecast was calling for thunderstorms. Of course, the last time we tried to play brave and go out beneath rumbling clouds, we almost got ...
5-10K: week 2, day 1 {5.17.2013}
For exactly 51% of today's 20 minute tempo run, I HAD it. I was in a groove. My mind was empty. I was focused on my music and the sound of the wind. My pacing was right around the 10 minute mile mark. Magical. And then my brain kicked in and put the kibosh on it all. It's so frustrating, ...
