Outside My Head » running http://outsidemyhead.com Running & Other Stuff Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:15:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 One month until NOLAhttp://outsidemyhead.com/one-month-until-nola/ http://outsidemyhead.com/one-month-until-nola/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:42 +0000 Kimberly http://outsidemyhead.com/?p=5828 I’m in my last month of training for the Rock n Roll New Orleans Half Marathon. Am I nervous? Heck no. Am I looking forward to it? Yes and no. Yes, because I’ll be able to cross New Orleans off my list of places I’d love it visit. No, because well, I really and truly do not want to leave Maisy here alone without me. She’ll be in good hands, but still….. I can’t help but look at March 1st as a date that I never want to arrive. *sigh*

Nonetheless, I have been training for this race, and this time with a running coach. A real running coach. Not one that I pulled off of the Runner’s World website by plugging in some data. It’s going well and I’m pleased so far with my pace. I haven’t gotten bronchitis. I haven’t tripped over my dog. I haven’t broken my leg. THINGS ARE GOING GOOD!

*knocking on wood*

Most of my running friends are running out (ha! pun!) and signing up for their fall marathons before they close. I am resisting the urge to click that REGISTER link.

2012 will be the year that I do not run a marathon. It’s the year that I run a few half marathons, lots of 5Ks and that awesome Ragnar Relay from Madison to Chicago. I was very tempted to sign up for the Wisconsin Half Marathon, however it’s the day after our foreign exchange student arrives from France. I’m slightly considering the Rock n Sole Half Marathon. SLIGHTLY. Even though I have zero desire to run up the Hoan Bridge. I measured it today and it’s 1.12 miles to the very top. I’ll have to simulate running uphill for that long on my treadmill and see how I feel about it. I’m not a fan of Summerfest. At all. So getting a free ticket along with the registration doesn’t appeal to me. Running with Nesa? That appeals to me. And the medal. #duh

Anyhow, that’s where I’m at. As much as I don’t want NOLA to be here, I can’t wait for it to be here to that I can get back to running shorter miles and practicing more yoga.

Namaste.

 

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Happy Running!

Music is Get Up! by The Alice Project

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Music is Get Up! by The Alice Project

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