2. Another blogger is fundraising for a great cause - go visit Katye at Long Legs on the Loose where she has an amazing raffle to raise money for Down Syndrome. She will be running for this charity at the Boston Marathon in March.
3. I have some great reviews coming and some great giveaways... want a sneak peak of one???
4. I am uber-excited about an upcoming post with marathon advice... I think you'll like it.
5. If you haven't entered my giveaway, what are you waiting for? Even if you already have a medal hanger, why not enter and possibly get one to give as a gift! And it doesn't have to be for medals... if you run 5Ks and 10Ks and don't have a medal collection, I think the "RUN" hanger would still look awesome in the hallway to hang your coat or purse or scarf on.6. We have family photos this weekend, and I haven't even briefly considered what we're going to wear. Would it be wrong to wear compression socks and tempo shorts, but still do my hair and make-up?
7. Remember the first person who told you "it's all mental" as you moaned and ached through a long run? I remember thinking the only thing "mental" was the person speaking. But yesterday I ran a miserable 10-miler on a boring dreadmill in a gym that thinks that it should turn on the heat when it's still 70 degrees outside with major side stitches, and you know why I finished it? Because I knew I could. It IS mental.
8. I am astounded at how often I pull out my calculator or write on the shower wall to calculate paces and total times.
9. I am mortified of my 20-mile race this Sunday. I signed up because what better way to get in your last long run before taper... AND I get more bling. (Listen up EMZ... the medal for this race is a belt buckle!!! See, and I only have to run 20 miles for it... )
10. I WILL run a sub-2 hour half-marathon in 2011. But I will not even think about speed and upping paces until the new year when this marathon is past.
Hoping it'll be a great Friday!!!
15 comments:
i do random posts all the time. love it :)
Good luck doing the sub 2 hour marathon. Ill be back here trying to run a half! ACK!
Love number 6. Got me thinking I need a photo of my whole family in their Cheesy Riders jerseys. Probably a rare opportunity that all 4 of us have matching jerseys. As for number 8, I'm a little surprised you have to resort to a calculator. I do that kind of stuff in my head. The deep thought staves off dementia. LOL
Amber - Sub-2 hour HALF marathon. ;-) I'll be lucky to come in under 5 on my full. I want to focus on speed next year. A sub-2 will involve shaving 15 1/2 minutes off my current PR. It'll be hard.
Bro - It's all those stupid decimal points that runners use 13.1, 26.2 ... nothing is 10, 50, or 100... and you know me, I want to know EXACTLY what pace... and then I usually calculate based on the assumption that the course will be .2 long.
Way to get the 10 miler done on the dreadmill!! I have to say, I don't know if I could have done it. During my half training this summer the day of my 9 miler was a monsoon outside but I still went out and ran in it because I REALLy didn't want to do it on the dreadmill :) Nice work!!
I just recenlty did a 6 on the treadmill and thought it was brutal, good job on the 10.
Love the randomness here - and ten on the treadmill is TRULY impressive! :)
I did the dreadmill this week for the first time in a long time and remembered quickly why it had been so long! Congrats for knocking out 10 that way!!!
And sub 2 half.... wowzers.... that's going to be awesome Lesley! Wonder if you can drag me along for that!!!
I love #8 - I calculate run pace like in weird places too! :)
#10 - also a goal of mine for 2011!! Good luck!
I like to write on the wall in soap! Of course then I have to clean it, but still, sometimes you just have to write on the shower wall!
You have the most insane race schedule! Haha, do you ever take a break? You and I are totally going to get our sub-2:00 halves next year!!!
P.S. - I have Racing Weight checked out from the library right now!
@Sherry - I totally intend to take you along for the ride... baby steps throughout the year. Considering I knocked 20 minutes off without speedwork, I think I can knock 15 off if I add speedwork and really focus. It won't be easy though.
I love random posts! THey're fun to write AND fun to read! :)
Come to Boston and I'll pace you for under 2 hours Half!!! Great list : )
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