Thank you guys so much for your nice comments and messages about my granddad. They all made me smile. : )
Tonight was great. I ran a quick three miles and hit the gym for my first strength-training session in two weeks! I gave myself a free pass to skip strength-training the week of the half-marathon and triathlon, and then last week I was just lazy.
It felt good to hit the free weights again. I was the only girl curling fifteens! Actually, I was the only girl using the free weights. Actually, I was the only girl not on the elliptical.
Not that there’s anything wrong with the elliptical. It’s just never done anything for me.
I was happy with my run because I’m coming up on my one-year anniversary of running — yes, it’s only been ONE YEAR! — and I’m thinking about running the 5K that started it all. It’s the Fremont Oktoberfest Brew HA-HA 5K on Sunday.
I ran it last year in 33:32 (10:49 pace).
Yes, my shirt says “This Girl Can Party.” I look incredibly jolly here, but I can assure you I was DYING.
Compare that to tonight’s run:
Which — dare I say it, lest I jinx things and look like an idiot on Sunday — I did not run at race pace. I could probably run a bit faster and smoke my PR (26:25, set in February). It would just be cool to officially see how far I’ve come in a year, you know?
Oh, and then I would go run 10 miles to complete the 13 miles I have on my marathon training plan. So that would be different from last year as well. : )
I haven’t signed up for the race yet. It would be my first all-alone race. My parents are out of town, and I wouldn’t drag my friends out that early on a Sunday just to watch me run a distance I’ve already completed six times before.
Oh, well. Big girls run 5Ks by themselves, right? I can do it.
EDIT: I won’t be all alone because Courtney is running this 5K, too! WOO-HOO!
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