Run #6.2 - Disneyland Dress Rehearsal

I'm still in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy mode, so this run report will probably be short and bland.

I was supposed to run last night. It was 85º when I left work. For some this probably sounds wonderful, but I just can't handle it. I run great when it is 45º! So I diligently read Runner's World, had dinner and watched the Jersey Shore recap of the first three seasons. [Season premiere tonight .... you know you want to watch!] By the time the weather was at a good temperature for me I couldn't keep my eyes open. Sure, it was before 9pm, but I'm not as young as I used to be. 

Fast forward (way too fast) to 5am. My alarm went off. I snoozed a bit, then got up and slowly convinced myself to run. Eventually I was out the door for 3 miles. Unfortunately I procrastinated yet again, so I had to run faster than I wanted to. I did the 3 in 30, but felt like I was pushing harder than I really wanted. I mean that is my 5K race pace, and I wasn't really going for that today.

I did the run in my socks, skirt and shirt that I had picked out for the Disneyland Half Marathon (ONE month from TODAY!!). Looking at it, it was way too cute! I loved it. So out the door I went feeling great .... until I started running. That damn shirt kept riding up, making me feel not so cute. I guess RunningSkirts shirts are just meant for the girls with the flat, chiseled abs - clearly I do not have a washboard stomach. More like a keg, but whatever. I'm going to do one more run with my iFitness belt - fully loaded like it will be on race day, and see if that will keep the shirt where I want it. I also thought of cutting the very bottoms of the seams. The shirt is long and my dad's mother gifted me with hips. So that's part of the problem. I thought maybe if I adjust the seams and make a slit on the side perhaps it won't ride up? Other than that I loved it a lot! I have a back-up shirt ready, just in case. I might bring both down to California and decide on race day.

Run wise, I felt good. Ran too fast, but felt okay doing it. The park was packed. I saw 4 other runners, which is 4 more than I normally see in the morning. A few walkers, a dog, 2 separate fitness groups exercising in the park. I liked how active it was ... you certainly wouldn't know it was so early in the morning. 

So that's that. I'm so ready for this whole race vacation - maybe not physically, but mentally I've been ready for months!