It is now less than one week until my half marathon. Hard to believe that 6 months ago my husband and his friend talked me into this. The shirt I bought to possibly wear says "This sounded like a good idea 3 months ago". On the back it says Race Official, Do not pass. My last long training run was 10 miles and I was hurting when it was over. I realized when I got to the trail I was going to run on I had forgotten my gel. Which turned out later I didn't forget just fell out of my purse and I didn't see it. Luckily I had a snickers egg in the car which was a better than nothing choice. It was a lovely day for a run. I put on the outfit that I am planning on wearing to see if I feel comfortable. In addition to my new shirt I bought a capri running skirt combo. I liked it but it felt just a bit big so may have to go and buy the next size down (woo hoo). I ran the trail in East Peoria and there were several other runners out. I ran my 4 miles and back to Morton and then decided in going the other direction I would tackle the "hill". It's a great hill to run down but not to run up especially when it is the tail end of your run. I miscalculated and ended up going farther then I needed to get back to my car. I didn't add miles to my run, just walked the remainder to the parking lot. I'm not sure I feel prepared for this half marathon but everything I've read and heard is it's better to feel underprepared than over-prepared. Since it's my first anytime I finish in will be a personal record. So my goal is to finish and not have to be taken away in an ambulance.
On to another race. A few weeks ago I participated in a local race called the Blarney Blitz. It was a 5k the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day. It was the first time for this race. I ran with my friend Stacy. It was nice to run with someone, I haven't been able to do that for awhile. It was a chilly day but not freezing cold. Stacy had bought us some cute shamrock bondi bands. It was a nice course, slight uphill but not bad. The course offered a glimpse of the Illinois river from high up and some nice houses. We finished about in the middle of the pack which was great. I look forward to doing it again next year.
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