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March 11, 2005
T-Minus two days
Race day is only two days away. I try to stay pretty level-headed about races. The thing that is making me the most nervous about this race is how long it has been since the last time I raced. I participated in a race last weekend, but only jogged it. The main thing I can say is that technically I did have a number on, but I did not have any form of race mentality whatsoever. I do have some goals for this race, but I don't know if I want to let everyone know what they are. The main goal is to run to the best of my ability on that particular day. Maybe on Sunday I'll share, but I'm not too sure yet.
I firmly believe that J is more excited about this weekend than I am. I have been getting daily phone calls from him about it. Today he called to see how last night's workout was and to talk about the forecast, AGAIN. His theory on why last night seemed so hard was that I was thinking that it would be an easy workout, when in reality it was not all that easy. The other thought was that I was running 5:20 pace, when the fastest I have been doing intervals is just under 6:00 pace. The second theory is the one that I am buying into.
This afternoon I took care of registering for the race. That is over and done with and out of the way. All I have to do is remember to bring my packet with me on Sunday morning. I also picked up a new pair of training shoes to replace the pair that has not been that great. As far as working out went, I did 45 minutes on the stationary bike followed by a little bit of light lifting. I ate my carb-loading meal tonight since my stomach can be funny if I eat that kind of stuff the night before. Tomorrow I'll stick to yogurt, bread, cereal, things that are easy to digest...and absolutely no veggies. I have been so good about eating veggies, but they can wreak havoc on my GI, so I'm not going to have any tomorrow, instead I doubled up today.
Tonight I'm off to my friend S's house to watch a movie and maybe have a glass of wine. Her grandmother passed away about two weeks ago and I have not seen her since it happened. Speaking of which, I ought to get going so that I at least have on matching sweats when I go over there...
Posted by Blondie at March 11, 2005 07:18 PM
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Good luck on Sunday! I hope you meet your goal, whatever it may be. (You'll have to tell us what it was after you reach it.)
Posted by: Jessie at March 11, 2005 09:30 PM
Hope the race goes well tomorrow! Hope you have good weather...but if not...just remember you've been training in this slop all winter and you are ready for anything! Can't wait to hear about it...
Posted by: Beth at March 12, 2005 07:18 PM