DW and I have a race tomorrow! I'm so excited! It's her first race so I'm extra excited! It's also DW's birthday today so that's even more excitement! And it's Friday! And we're doing all our Christmas shopping tomorrow afternoon/night! I feel so excited I must just explode! lol.
Seriously, I wanted to list my goals for tomorrow's race. Since I haven't been running consistently due to work, I backed off my original goals. Here are my 3 goals for tomorrow's race:
1. Finish in the top 3 of my age group
2. Finish in the top 40 overall
3. Finish under 25 minutes
My original goal was all of the above, but to finish under 24 minutes, which would be a PR. Don't tell anyone, but I'd still really like to do that!
DW and I have a race tomorrow! I'm so excited! It's her first race so I'm extra excited! It's also DW's birthday today so that's even more excitement! And it's Friday! And we're doing all our Christmas shopping tomorrow afternoon/night! I feel so excited I must just explode! lol.
Seriously, I wanted to list my goals for tomorrow's race. Since I haven't been running consistently due to work, I backed off my original goals. Here are my 3 goals for tomorrow's race:
1. Finish in the top 3 of my age group
2. Finish in the top 40 overall
3. Finish under 25 minutes
My original goal was all of the above, but to finish under 24 minutes, which would be a PR. Don't tell anyone, but I'd still really like to do that!
Happy New Year to everyone! I had a great holiday break. We went to Charleston, SC this weekend to vist DW's family. I was so excited because they have a specialty running store there where I wanted to go to get my feet checked out. I wanted to buy another pair of running shoes and wanted to make sure this pair was exactly what the doctor ordered.....literally. I went to The Foot Store in North Charleston, SC. They were so great.
I ended up buying not one, but two pairs of running shoes! DW even got another pair while we were there. I bought a pair of Brooks Pure Connect and Newton Gravity. I've been having a little problem with my Achilles since my last race. I pushed a little too hard on the last straightaway and my Skechers GoRun haven't been helping, or at least that's what I suspected.
I bought the new shoes Friday and decided I'd try the Newton Gravity out on my long run the next morning. I typically don't break new shoes in with such a long run, but I figured, if I paid that much for 'em, I might as well start getting some use out of them.
There was a GREAT place near DW's family's house that had paved running trails throughout the neighborhoods. I ran 9 miles Saturday and hardly ran the same paths twice. I also tried gel blocks for the first time. I loved them! They fit so nicely in my new Fuel Belt. Outside my iPod dying 40 minutes into my run, I had a great run and afterwards, no pain in my Achilles!
As a matter of fact, I haven't really had any pain in it since. I got to break in the Connects yesterday with a 3.1 mile run with DW. I'm going to stick with the Newtons on the long runs and use the Connects for my shorter runs. I'm taking a break for at least a month from the Skechers. I want to make sure the Achilles is COMPLETELY healed before trying them again.
I'll get to run in El Paso next week while I'm out there on business and visiting my brother. I'll then get to run that weekend at WDW while we're there on business/family trip! Gotta' love mixing business with family trips!
Happy New Year Drag!
Do those sneakers make you run faster Good for you! You sound so energetic and excited, I'm hoping your enthusiasm is contagious.