Getting Excited

The YMCA Half Marathon is two weeks away. My last long run will be on Sunday. I have to squeeze it in between church and my nephew's birthday party. I love to run early Sunday mornings but with deer season in full swing, that is not a smart idea. Tapering seems like a good idea right about now because I am getting tired. My goal for this race is just to finish since it is my first half marathon. Luckily, it is right across the street from a great children's Science museum so my husband and son will have something to do for two hours+. Tomorrow night I will run the Riverside V, a very fun 5 mile road race at night. I am hoping to beat my time from last year, a very slow 52 minutes. Last year at this time my longest run was 7 miles and my average run was about 4 miles. This year my volume has increased, but I am not doing very much speedwork. So, we'll see...

History - Part 2

Okay, I know that you are not supposed to try and beat your times from when you were younger.... BUT when I was 21 I did not do long runs, I did not do speedwork, I did not have a nutritional plan, and I did not have an iPod or Newtons. I was just 21 and ran 3 miles a few times a week.

So I am gunning for beating this time, my best time ever in a 5K. March 28th I will run a local 5K. I'll keep you posted...