Tomorrow Is BIG DAY #1 (Sortof)

Saturday, January 19th 2008.

Well, tomorrow is the half marathon and I am feeling pretty good about myself. I ran 11 miles last Saturday and could have EASILY done more. All should go really well and I believe that I should come (fairly) close to my goal of 2:30:00. Weather is supposed to be REALLY cold, but I’m not too concerned with that. I just want to maintain my pace and get into a good rhythm. 10 weeks of training has led to this and I am very excited. Not too nervous…just wound up – like before a big game. I am really trying to temper my feelings because I know that this run is just a measuring stick for my training for the Rock N Roll Marathon on June 1, 2008. Because of the cold weather I got myself some Under Armor “Cold Gear”. I tried it on my 11 mile run and it worked great, so I will be using it the day of the race.
Side Note: I am really, really, really worried about my running buddy. I watched him struggle like I have never seen before during a 9 mile run last week and because he has been at home taking care of his daughter who has been sick, most of his training has tapered off badly.