As you know by now, my first ever half marathon is this Sunday, May 15th.
When I started training, I thought that my main goal would be to just cross the finish line.
Of course, after 16 weeks I have some more specific goals in mind:
C Goal: 2:20 (should be doable despite the forecast rain and 40KPH wind)
B Goal: Sub 2:20 (not out of reach, it is a 6:38/KM pace which slower than our 6:37 pace during our practice run on course)
A Goal: 2:15 (this is the real goal. The one that C is aiming for as this is her repeat half marathon)
A+ Goal: Sub 2:15 (The secret, I'm pretty sure I can do it if I just hang on and RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE! goal)
No matter what, this race is a Personal Best.
It is a reward for committing to the training and for running (nearly) every training run.
BIB 5065
I can't wait!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Getting excited!
And nauseous.
And excited.
And nervous.
And excited.
And I'm not the only one!
I don't know if I've mentioned, but the half marathon on Sunday falls exactly nine months to the day that Fergus was born. In fact, at 4am on Aug 15, 2010 I had my first contraction. At that exact time on Sunday (May 15, 2011) I'll be hearing the alarm to get up.
Today, my girlfriend gave me the following shirt that, along with my husband's help, she had made to help me celebrate:
That's the front. The back is what is awesome:
And proud?
Yeah, just a little!
And excited.
And nervous.
And excited.
And I'm not the only one!
I don't know if I've mentioned, but the half marathon on Sunday falls exactly nine months to the day that Fergus was born. In fact, at 4am on Aug 15, 2010 I had my first contraction. At that exact time on Sunday (May 15, 2011) I'll be hearing the alarm to get up.
Today, my girlfriend gave me the following shirt that, along with my husband's help, she had made to help me celebrate:
That's the front. The back is what is awesome:
And proud?
Yeah, just a little!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The end is almost upon us....
Sunday will be the start of the end.
It will be the last Sunday run of our half marathon clinic which began way back on January 25th.
So much has changed for me since then and I really can not believe how far I've come. Here are some numbers (to date - May 5):
# of Runs: 61
Time spent running: 47h58m47s
# of KMs run: 432
Weight lost: 20 lbs
Wipe outs (while running): 2
Injury's: 0 (knock wood!)
I've done so much more though. I've learned about new neighbourhoods both near where I grew up (which is where the clinic was held) and here in Milton.
I've learned that Gu Gels aren't actually the devil.
That I CAN rock skin tight pants (um, only while running though).
Thatmy love for Eminem on the play list is justified for motivation.
That I WANT others to share my love of running.
That I am my own motivator.
That I will be a runner for a long time to come.
10 Days until half marathon #1.
It will be the last Sunday run of our half marathon clinic which began way back on January 25th.
So much has changed for me since then and I really can not believe how far I've come. Here are some numbers (to date - May 5):
# of Runs: 61
Time spent running: 47h58m47s
# of KMs run: 432
Weight lost: 20 lbs
Wipe outs (while running): 2
Injury's: 0 (knock wood!)
I've done so much more though. I've learned about new neighbourhoods both near where I grew up (which is where the clinic was held) and here in Milton.
I've learned that Gu Gels aren't actually the devil.
That I CAN rock skin tight pants (um, only while running though).
That
That I WANT others to share my love of running.
That I am my own motivator.
That I will be a runner for a long time to come.
10 Days until half marathon #1.
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