This is it! My last post before race day! After all the training, sicknesses, complaining, highs, lows, and everything in between, I made it through. It has been a roller coaster past few months, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I have become stronger mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Although I came down with a cold this week :( I'm doing everything in my power to get better...(except for sleeping...Matty is making sure of that). My goal is to hydrate, eat well, sleep, and squeeze in one more short run. Sunday was my last run and it was freezing, in south Florida terms. As I ran, I thought of all the people running the Ft. Lauderdale marathon at the same moment and how cold it was. I really felt for them. My 5 miles had nothing on their 26.2 long, cold, and windy miles. The weather in Orlando for the race is forecasted to be great, 67 for the low and 85 for the high with a 20% chance of rain. This is what I trained in so I should be comfortable. I am so ready to do this!
Thanks for following all of my rants and raves leading up to this. Writing this all down has really made an impact on me. Reading my own thoughts on paper (or computer screen) has made appreciate the journey and all that comes with it. I plan on continuing to blog and will definitely recap the race for you. Until then, keep on truckin :)
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Just not feeling it...
The title says it all. I am just not feeling it right now. Last time I trained for a big race I fell into this same funk. After a while you just crash and need a break. But with this big race 2 weeks away, crashing is not option.
This weekend I completed the Five Guys 10k in Boca in 1:01:47. At the start of the race I remember saying to one of the other girls "I'm not feeling it today". I guess I shouldn't have expected to do my greatest with that attitude. Remember the Matthew issue? Well, that has gotten MUCH better, but my body is hating me. He now takes a bottle, sleeps through the night (most nights), and nurses about 2 times a day. I'm not sure why the morning of this race, my milk decided to come in in full force! So that started my morning.
During the run I used my normal Nike plus app. However, it didn't seem to work right. It clocked my first mile in 7:56! I thought I was flying!! But people were passing me still....hmmmm. Then it said I completed a mile but I didn't see the 1 mile sign yet. So I slowed a bit. Stupid. I finally passed the 1 mile mark but my app said 1.63 mile....hmmmm. But I kept going. I slowed my mile down to a 8:30 mile and set in and kept running. Finally by mile 6 and I was only passing the 5 mile mark, it dawned on me that my app sucks. I'm not that quick obviously. I just thought maybe, with some dumb luck, they mis-marked the route. I was wrong and at the finish I was just over an hour. In the end, my app said I completed 7.07 miles when a 10k is only 6.2 miles. If I would have never slowed down because I listened to my app, I would be at my goal and under an hour. Although I didn't meet my goal, I made a personal record and I need to be happy with that. Beating any previous race time is a success (thanks Heather for that encouragement). I am in a constant battle and competition with myself and I need to realize that completing a race is the win, not injuring myself. Not to be the best but to be MY best.
Making excuses is not the answer, just try harder next time.
This weekend I completed the Five Guys 10k in Boca in 1:01:47. At the start of the race I remember saying to one of the other girls "I'm not feeling it today". I guess I shouldn't have expected to do my greatest with that attitude. Remember the Matthew issue? Well, that has gotten MUCH better, but my body is hating me. He now takes a bottle, sleeps through the night (most nights), and nurses about 2 times a day. I'm not sure why the morning of this race, my milk decided to come in in full force! So that started my morning.
During the run I used my normal Nike plus app. However, it didn't seem to work right. It clocked my first mile in 7:56! I thought I was flying!! But people were passing me still....hmmmm. Then it said I completed a mile but I didn't see the 1 mile sign yet. So I slowed a bit. Stupid. I finally passed the 1 mile mark but my app said 1.63 mile....hmmmm. But I kept going. I slowed my mile down to a 8:30 mile and set in and kept running. Finally by mile 6 and I was only passing the 5 mile mark, it dawned on me that my app sucks. I'm not that quick obviously. I just thought maybe, with some dumb luck, they mis-marked the route. I was wrong and at the finish I was just over an hour. In the end, my app said I completed 7.07 miles when a 10k is only 6.2 miles. If I would have never slowed down because I listened to my app, I would be at my goal and under an hour. Although I didn't meet my goal, I made a personal record and I need to be happy with that. Beating any previous race time is a success (thanks Heather for that encouragement). I am in a constant battle and competition with myself and I need to realize that completing a race is the win, not injuring myself. Not to be the best but to be MY best.
Making excuses is not the answer, just try harder next time.
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