I absolutely loved the weather for my run this morning! It was nice and cool and perfect... especially since I was only doing a mile...
Yesterday when I did my 5K run with Jani I was feeling simultaneously happy with my pace (10:19 min/mile average pace) and wondering how far behind I've fallen in my overall training. And then, this morning, Facebook sent me a memory from last year...
It was a good reminder that even though I feel like I've fallen behind training-wise, I'm not far from where I used to be. Reminders like these also help keep me motivated. I have to work on it more (obviously) but a sub-30 minute 5K is not so far fetched after all 😊.
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I decided to kick off the race weekend a little earlier than usual and went to go get my race packet at the Publix Health & Fitness Expo. When we got there it was really early and as a result... no lines (which was a complete contrast the Miami Half Marathon Expo a few weeks ago; but then Miami's event is about 10x bigger)...
After we got the race bib, bag & shirt, we walked around for a bit checking out the vendors, buying electrolytes for the race on Sunday, and taking pictures with cartoon cut-outs. This is my typical pace...
This is what my feet look like when I run 🙈...
(those cut-outs were probably for the kids, but I'm young at heart so... 😉)
We eventually found the wall...
And my name...
And then I posed as the most important digit in the half marathon distance...
(repping +Binary Fashion; photo cred: my inspiration for the shirt)
With the expo out of the way, the rest of the day was spent relaxing and trying to hydrate. I'm not really in a "carb-loading" frame of mind right now, but I did notice that one of my breakfast options included "crunchy french toast" 😃 (that's definitely on the menu for tomorrow).
How was your Friday?
Any races this weekend?
Do you like going to race expos? When do you normally go (early or late)?
Good luck this weekend!! I have a 10k race on Sunday so I am sleeping in tomorrow which rarely happens!!
ReplyDeleteThat french toast sounds amazing!!
Thank you! And good luck on your 10K!!!! Is it hot up there? We have a heat advisory for the race tomorrow :(
DeleteThe french toast sounded a lot better than it tastes sadly :(