Carly, where are you?? I need to hear from you soon or else I'm going to have to pick another winnner on Tuesday morning. E-mail me at daniellerunner at gmail dot com asap!!
Yesterday morning I woke up to the sudden realization that my next half marathon was in fact in one week, not two weeks like I was thinking. I told David in slight panic, "oh crap! I need to get in a long run, like, today! BYE!"
He just rolled his eyes and mumbled something along the lines of "you just keep signing up for those things..."
It's true, I'm signing up for races like they're going out of style. So in preparation for the Corporate Cup Half Marathon next Saturday, I set of for a 10 mile run. My goal was to stay under a 10:00 pace and not be blown over by the wind.
I rocked that stinkin' run!
This gives me a glimmer of hope that there might be a slight possibility of a 2 hour finish time, but my little PR heart was broken too hard in Gainesville a few weeks ago to get my hopes too high. If I could keep this pace, I would be very happy. The race course is hilly (as was my training run) and who knows how I'll feel on race day. While I'm not ruling out the possibility of a PR, I'm not holding out for one either.
I do know one thing for certain though. Neon colors make you run faster!!!
I'll be pairing these bad boys up with my obnoxiously bright orange Gator shirt for U of F pride on Saturday!
Are you a race addict? I think we need to make a club for race addicts anonymous. We'll call it RAA.
Did you race this weekend? Tell me about it!!
Hi, my name is Megan. You may know me as the biggest race addict in the world. Or at least tied w you ;). I agree neon totally makes u fast. Nice job on the run, my dear. I have a feeling you're going to kill this race!
ReplyDeleteSoooo, where do we sign up for this RAA thing?! I've got the bug bad too! I spend WAY too much time running, thinking about running, talking about running, looking for races, and shopping for running clothes and gear.
ReplyDeleteLook at your fast last mile, Danielle. That is telling you that you even had steam left after that long and hilly run. I remember seeing that a lot in my training runs, and it's what told me I was getting faster in general. You are definitely on an upswing - I can tell. I'm so going to be rooting for you and your smokin' hot Gator look this coming Saturday!
You know I'm a racing addict. I had an off year last year and just ran 48 races (50+ the previous two years).
ReplyDeleteGood luck next week at the Corporate Cup Half! I think you'll crack that 2-hour barrier. Wish I could run that one too (I ran it a couple years ago) but I'll be running the Sarasota Half Marathon this weekend.
Have fun!
I am a racin' fool, but I think Richard beats me.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you order those blue socks? I NEED them in my life!! And I'm a race addict too :)
ReplyDeleteI ordered them off Road Runner Sports... using the gift card I won from your blog!!!
DeleteMe! Me! I'm a race addict who NEEDS at least 1 race a month! Good luck on your half! That was an awesome 10-miler. You've got that sub 2 hr time in the bag! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteIm a newer race addict, actually addict is not a strong enough word. Race junkie would be better
ReplyDeleteGreat run! And, yes, races are SOOOOO addicting! I'm going through a dry spell now and I can't wait for April to come already so I can race again!
ReplyDeleteI love racing! It's mostly the social "I don't want to be left out!" part of me. I've done like 2 5Ks or 4 mile races a month all winter and it's been great!
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