I could do a 10K every weekend for the next 4 weeks, if I wanted to. The question is, do I want to? I've never been in this situation before. In fact, as I look at my calendar, it's more like I could do 5 races in the next 6 weekends, Thanksgiving weekend being the only one off. I was going to do a 4mi Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving, but it turns out I'm hosting Thanksgiving, and since I've never cooked a turkey....I'm a little nervous.
So, tomorrow is a go for sure--local city 10K. Then Sunday is a 5K local Zombie Dash. Not sure on that yet.
Next Sunday is an event called Turn Back the Clock, which celebrates daylight savings. This one is a go as well--I'm signed up and running with a good friend. This one is about an hour away from home, and I'm looking forward to it!
The third Saturday is a local event to support Advocates of Foster Children. It's a Fun Run, and I want to support this group.
The fourth Saturday is another local city fun run.
All of these races have 5K or 10K options. My dilemma is that I have a hard time fitting in a long run on any day EXCEPT weekends. If I do 10Ks every weekend, I will not have the energy for a long run the following day.
So I've decided the next two weeks are a go. After that, I will show up at the local events and decide. I STRONGLY support local events because even though I've been running less than one year, I see the need to support local races, or they will disappear. I am not fast, so I don't like 5Ks. Heck, I"m not even fast at 10Ks, my goal is just to finish. But I always figure that if I'm going to pay for a race, I might as well get 6 miles out of it. But now...I don't know.
As for my weight loss, I'm down another pound, so just two more til I hit the 50 mark! Work and kids has been very hectic. I am a teacher, mom of two amazingly spunky children, and a wife of a Law Enforcement Officer. My husband's schedule is insane, so I'm like a single mom 4 days a week. It was also conference week at school, and I've been battling a virus for 3 weeks. Some nights I just can't get out there, and the nights that I can, it's hard to motivate myself.
But I got a new running jacket this week, and when it came, I was like a kid at Christmas. :) I had it shipped to my school since no one was home this week, and wow...if I was tired, that perked me up! I got to try it out last night, and I think I like it! It still has to pass the rain test. I can't figure out how to get just the picture, so here's the ">link to the Brooks Women's Nightlife Jacket II. It is on sale at Brooks.com for $65, regular $100. I bought a size up, XL, because it said go the next size if you have long arms. So I did...sleeves are great, but the jacket is a little big. I figure for rain running thought, that's OK.
So nothing like something new to get you motivated again!
Happy Running!
J
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