31 Days and Counting - Wednesday, December 7th

I’m starting the count down to the big day. I’m starting to feel all sorts of ups and downs. I’m really excited about going. This will be my first Half Marathon and my first of hopefully many races for 2006. I’m excited because it’s in Disney World, my favorite place on earth. My hope is that I’ll be so distracted by the sights and sounds that it won’t even fell like I’m running. I’m excited because I finally made my reservations and I’ll be staying at an on-site property which makes getting to the starting line a lot easier. I’m excited because Al was sweet enough to join me. I originally wanted to bring an entourage, but my coordination skills are greatly lacking in this area. So it’ll just be me and my sweetie. I’m excited for other reasons. I don’t remember them right now, but at the same time I’m worried. What would life be without worrying? I’m worried that I haven’t trained enough during these cold snowy days. I’m worried that my knee will start bothering me during the last 5 or so miles of the race. I’m worried that I won’t cross the finish line in time. I’m worried that my hair is thinning, because I worry too much.


Since I’ve recovered from my IT Band problems, my running has improved greatly. But it’s getting harder and harder to run outside. It’s below freezing in the mornings and there are parts of the sidewalks that melt during the day and freeze over night. So, I do most on my running indoors on a treadmill, but only for an hour. So I had the afternoon off today and decide to go running in Arlington. I started at Clarendon, ran down through Rosslyn to the Iwo Jima memorial. I made two laps around the memorial then back to Rosslyn. From Rosslyn it’s an uphill climb back to Clarendon. I ran past Clarendon to the park and back to Clarendon. Now it sounds like a long run, but when I mapped it out I only ran 4.8 miles. I’m upset about the distance, but I’m very proud of the run. The hills from Rosslyn to Clarendon are very steep, but I managed to run them with moderate effort and recover quickly. Plus I ran without intervals and didn’t experience any foot or knee pain. I also had my iPod with me and had a good time. I only hope I run this well at Disney.

- Ta Ta for Now