Delmar Dash

The Delmar Dash seemed like it was finally the first day of spring! High's in the upper 50's with no wind and lots of SUN!!! Short sleeves were on and it was a beautiful day. We had to run 11 miles today in preparation for the Country Music Half Marathon. Our long runs have been fantastic time wise over the past few weeks. Much faster than the past few years. I feel like I could run a PR in the half anyday now. I am in great running shape.

But there was today... My run felt really fast and I felt really dehydrated. The calf pain I have been dealing with was non-existant but my weird righ upper abdominal issue was back. The pre-race 2 miles originally felt really fast but then I settled in. Then we set out for the 5 miles of the race and we had faster miles each and every mile. It felt exhausting. I even had to get water at the aid station to keep from feeling aweful. Once we finished I had a few orange pieces and a few cups of water. We then headed out for our last 4 miles. They were slower than the race but it was such a beautiful day out and Jenn and I have a tendency to get lost looking at the beautiful houses (I envision myself owning a house with an enclosed patio where Joe and I can eat dinner outside every night and have breakfast/coffee every morning). We also had a goal - to get to the Perfect Blend at the four corners in Delmar to get an iced coffee or smoothie. I had been telling Jenn that I bribe myself to run long runs by promising myself a frappucino if I finish my miles but it has been so cold that I haven't had the ability to bribe myself with a cold drink - I just want tea or coffee after every run to warm up lately. Today it was a perfect ending to a really good day of running (11 miles in 1 hr 53 min).

I feel like the next three weeks are all over the place. 1st we head to Boston to do the BAA 5K with Shauna, then we get to watch the Boston Marathon (looking forward to seeing Ryan Hall, Robert Cheruiyot, and Kara Goucher). I then head to Nashville for the Country Music Half Marathon with Jenn, Erin, Kim, Gretchen, and Maisie. This will be Kim's 1st half marathon ever and I am really excited for her! I see a PR in Jenn's future too. I am looking forward to our girls weekend in a place I have never vistited before.

The exciting part of this weather is that I will start biking outside tomorrow!! I am very much looking forward to seeing how spinning paid off! I have a 50 mile bike ride to train for now. I just have to get my butt in the pool consistantly soon. Hopefully all of these things will make me faster in the Lake Placid 1/2 Marathon in June too!

Thanks for reading! Enjoy the weather!