That Moment When...

...you realize today isn't Friday:

All day long I thought today was Friday. That happened to me yesterday as well. It was quite a shock when I realized that the weekend wasn't coming as fast as I wanted it to...

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I also thought Thanksgiving was this weekend so clearly I need to pay more attention to what's happening on my calendar :(

...you want to start your "Race Week Countdown" one week early:
I got an email about the Reggae Half marathon and it reminded me that it's two weeks away!!! I'm excited! Less about the medal (sigh) and more about the pre-race pasta party and running the race with family. I messaged my BIL yesterday to see if he was as ready as I am...

A Colorful Saturday...

I got up this morning and completed 10 miles...

[current run:walk intervals - 2min: 30sec]

The weather was pretty nice this morning...

There was still a little humidity in the air, but it wasn't nearly as humid as it has been in the past few weeks...

After the 10 mile run I took a quick shower and got ready for the Color Run 5K. Kai was already dressed (shocking) so I got ready quickly and we headed to the race. Once we got there people were already lining up at the Start...

There were no colors at the start but I SAW BUBBLES!!!!!

Life Happens, So Make Everyday Epic...

It's been a crazy week but I was able to get a few short runs in. Not much cross training happened though so I'm really going to try and fix that next week. Last night's 5K was a tough one...

I'm trying to stay at a sub-12 min/mile pace and work my way to a sub-11 pace. My goal to have a 10 min/mile pace by the end of the year isn't going to be possible, so I'm working from now to achieve that by the end of next year. That requires a more rounded training plan though so I know I have to get back to the gym and continue my physical therapy exercises etc.

Post-run selfie from last night...

My pace on Wednesday was much better...

(a whole minute better!!!)

New Decor and *Random* Updates...

I decided to change my medal display and showcase my race bling a little better...

There are 5 medals that didn't "make the wall" because I didn't buy enough Keys. I need to get at least two more (and eventually run more races) so that all the medals can be displayed evenly on each side of the marathon plaque. The Chicago Marathon photo plaque came in the mail yesterday and that's kind of what sparked the whole medal redisplay project...

*I'm going to run another race in Chicago next year and keep that as an annual tradition. I already have 2 years of Chicago running in the books (2014 was the Zooma Chicago 1/2; 2015 was the Chicago full) so it just makes sense to continue. I was initially looking at doing a Spring or Fall half marathon, but then I came across this...