I had tried to run a little on Saturday, but only had time to run a little over three before I had to shower and get ready for a birthday party. I was feeling pretty discouraged that that was as far as I had gotten when I need to be able to whip out 13.1 miles. I was totally wiped after that three and a quarter mile run.
At Winter Warriors on Tuesday, we ran just under four, but it was about ten degrees out, so it was a tough run (I thought anyways. Some of the crazies still run about fifteen miles in this weather) I needed a motivational boost.
So, tonight, I decided that I would hit up my treadmill after the kids had gone to bed. Oakley didn't fall asleep for quite some time, so I didn't get started until ten, but my goal had been to run at least four miles. At about two and three quarters, I decided I should up it to five miles since I was feeling pretty good. At about four miles, I decided I should up it to six and run basically half of the half-marathon. Then, about five miles, I decided, "Well, that's dumb. I should just run the extra half mile and then really have done half..."
So I did! One hour and thirteen minutes (and fifty one seconds) it took me, but I burned 1069 calories, so I'd say it's worth it.
My pre-race goal is to be able to comfortably run ten miles, and let the adrenaline of the race make up the last three miles. If I make it to more than that, great, but that's my goal.
If you're wondering why I'm writing in this ridiculous colour, it's because it's the closest to the colour of my new light-weight running shoes :) Sometimes I need to get myself some bribes to keep going, and if you know me, I'm a total gear junkie, and you already know of my shoe weakness...
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