I’ve had a couple days to process Saturday’s race, and I’ve started sifting through some things I learned that I can focus on for the next one. (Cue “The more you KNOW…”) 1. My pace – in the end – wasn’t all that bad. Maybe I’m just bad at math, or lazy because I didn’t Read More
Holy WHAT?? I just ran a half marathon! That’s 13.1 miles DONE. This is a bit of a long post, but I wanted to make sure I documented everything. I got up at 5:00, ate a whole-wheat English muffin with peanut butter and a banana, my standard pre-long-run fuel. Steve and I were out of Read More
…And Rachel was slightly nervous that she’s running a half marathon tomorrow. Now entering the ohgeezseriouslywhatwasIthinkingohgeezohgeez state of being. They say on teh interwebz that this is normal, and that it’s actually a form of mental preparation. Thinking through the race, visualizing it. It’s an unknown. Am I physically able to run 13.1 miles? I’m Read More
Next Saturday, I’ll be running my first half marathon at the Zionsville Anti-Mini Marathon, the same day as the Indy Mini. In central Indiana, the Indy Mini is like, THE race of the year. One of the biggest half marathons in the country, I think, with over 35,000 runners. It’s also $75 just to run, Read More
Today is Valentine’s Day. Steve and I get to celebrate it by going to a fertility specialist. Yay. Well, despite that minor setback to the overall V-day romantic mood, we’re making the best of it. We still get to spend the whole day together, since the appointment is in Indy, and we’re going to Seasons Read More