2 days left

It's hard to believe that race day is so near.  We're going to pick up race packets tonight and tomorrow is sight-seeing. I'm anxious to see how I do and hope that my training has paid off.  I know that this will be a good experience altogether and will help me learn how to better prepare for the next race. So for now, it's rest and fuel and just pray that everything goes well on Sunday.

14 days left

Hard to believe the race is in 14 days.  Yesterday I had to split up my eight mile run into 4 in the morning and 4 in the evening, but they both went pretty well, even after taking Sevrine hiking.  Today is a much needed rest day with 3 miles in the morning.  My mid week run will be 7 miles and 9 on Saturday.  I won't run a full 13 until race day, but I don't plan on taking much of a break from training before I start gettting ready for the next one.  I plan on doing a full marathon in 2012, so I want to start logging miles for that so I feel confident.  The trick is staying healthy and not hurting myself.

17 days

I didn't get to do my 6 mile run last night as planned so I did it this morning, which means today's 2 mile run gets pushed to tomorrow, and bye bye rest day before long run.  Oh well.  My legs are actually feeling pretty good after today's mileage so I think I'll be feeling pretty good for my run tomorrow as well.  I have to say that my garmin is making my runs so much easier.  Being able to see my average pace per lap/mile is so much nicer than just seeing current pace.  I like being able to tell whether or not I'm on track for my target pace instead of just guessing based on how fast I ended up doing the mile. 

19 days

Today is a rest day.  Legs were still feeling a little spent for last night's 3. I need to lay off the soda and hydrate better so I don't keep getting a cramp in my side at mile 2.5.  It seems like it hits at the same place in my run every time.  Will try and do some cross training tonight to loosen up my legs. 

21 days left

Today was a rest day, which is good since my legs are still feeling a little spent after Saturday's 8 mile run.  Tomorrow is an easy 3, as long as I can take it easy it should be a good run.  I have a hard time going "easy" since I want to get faster.  It's like this incessant need to PR in every run.  I know realistically that every run won't be at a faster pace than the one before, but my legs forget that, or maybe it's my pride.  I'm not sure.  We'll see how it goes though.  I can't believe the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon is only 3 weeks away.  It seems like the home stretch is going by quickly.  I'm so excited and so nervous.

22 days left

Had an 8 mile run this morning.  Went pretty well.  Had some soreness in my knees but overall was really good.  After 8 miles I finally feel like I'm going to be prepared for this race.  I've got another 8 next weekend, but depending on how I feel, I may add an extra mile to that long run.  So glad I got this run done and didn't even walk any of it.

23 Days

I forgot to post last night's workout, so here it goes.  Last night was supposed to be an easy 2 at an 11 minute pace, although I only managed a 10 minute pace.  Hamstrings are feeling a little tight this morning, which means my rest day is now going to be filled with yoga to try and get me stretched out for tomorrow's 8 miles.  Little more than 3 weeks left.  I can hardly believe it.