One of the first songs was Michael Franti's The Sound of Sunshine and it concluded with Nancy Sinatra's Another Gay Sunshine Day. (Seriously, I am a total faghag through and through and my music helps reinforce that fact!) All of this running is leading to THE big run in the Sunshine State! I couldn't haven planned the music today better if I tried!
It is a strange feeling right now. After 12 weeks, my half marathon training in Oregon is over! It has been really fun. I must say that this taper week has been the hardest. Is that normal? Was my head just checking out early? I don't know. But I did it! I ended this 3 mile run (in 31 minutes) with a huge smile on my face. I wanted to keep running to my house, but I knew I did that run a little too fast for me to call it any easy one. I figured a nice walk home would be better. Oh boy did I have a bounce in my step on that walk!
Tonight's run was all about the mental game. I had to convince myself that I can still do a 5K and not die in the middle. I did walk for just a couple beats, but then picked it back up. Lately my long runs have been a mental game. The first 5K has been hard, then it gets easy. So I wanted to do this one just to tell myself that I CAN!
I'm excited for my next run. I'll just do a couple of miles through my resort and along the Sassagoula River. Saturday I will be walking the 5K with my mom and then Sunday is The Big Day!! I am as ready as I can be for this, and I actually feel more prepared for this half than I did for my first 5K and my first 10K.
So with that, I'm sorry I won't be able to read all of your blogs for over a week. I'll do my best to catch up when I get home! And for you Princesses .... look for the rainbow colored socks at the expo. I'll be sporting them and going crazy shopping!!
Have fun! Post updates on FB or whatever!
ReplyDeleteYou are going to do superbly well!!!!
WOOHOOO!!!!
Have a great time! I look forward to seeing how well you did.
ReplyDeleteYou better text me lady! I can't wait to meet ya at the Expo or some other Disney venue!
ReplyDeleteIf you like Michael Franti, have you heard his earlier band stuff, with Spearhead? OMG they are soooooooo good.
ReplyDeleteI've been doing my 3 milers with the mindset, that this is gonna be the sucky three miles after leaving Magic Kingdom in the black hole of entertainment that I've read about :D.
ReplyDeleteSO. EXCITED. Have we mentioned that yet?!
I've totally been dreading that stretch, too! Once we pass the Grand Floridian, we get the Race Track (yawn) then just boring torture. No no no - we can't think like this. It is the easy straight stretch that we are going to kick ass at!!
ReplyDeleteI think once we get beyond that first 5K I will calm down and feel good. Just have to get over that hump!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time! Looking forward to hearing how you do :)
ReplyDeleteHave fun!!! :)
ReplyDeleteMichael Franti is terrific.
ReplyDeleteGOOD LUCK and have FUN!
OMG OMG WE ARE SO EXCITED RIGHT>!?
ReplyDeleteYou email me your # radrunnergirl at gmail dot com !!! are you going to the expo on sat or fri? I can t hide the excitement any longer, i cant sit still I am going to drive myself insane!
Good luck grasshopper, may the Pre be with you!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck! I will look for the blond in the colored socks. I will be working at the information booth near the family reunion tents the morning of the race. You are going to do great!!
ReplyDeleteYay!! Have a great time! And I now have Sunshine Day from the Brady Bunch stuck in my head. :)
ReplyDeleteHey! I haven't been on blogs in forever, but I wanted to check in and tell you good luck! I am leaving Friday, and if I actually make it on that plane, I'm going to pinch myself. It sounds like you are prepared! I wish I could say I was, but I still plan on having fun! What day are you going to the expo? We will be there sometime on Saturday. I will try to look for you, but it will probably take a miracle to actually run into you! Well, have FUN!
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