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Pacing Yourself
Mar. 5th, 2020 06:02 pmIt's an interesting week running-wise.
I helped out at the Gate River Run yesterday, and got there early enough that no volunteer coordinators were around, so I just helped with expo setup. We put up the booths, unpacked merch, set up clothing racks, stuff like that. It was actually kind of fun, but I had to leave around noon to get back to my end of the world on time for Neighbor Kid Pickup and etc.
The local 5/10k is done. Last year's Black Creek Bowl was the last one - I guess they weren't making enough money off it. I enjoyed having a local race that wasn't at a stupid time of year. There's a couple nearby that are in JULY. Because who wouldn't want to get out and run in the middle of summer in Florida. I heard heat stroke is fun. So I'm sad to see that one go.
Fox and I managed to sign up for the Disney Wine & Dine half marathon, but the Two-Course Challenge was sold out. I don't know if they just limited the number of bibs they released today, or if this has to do with their new "pay to win" Club RunDisney scheme, or what. The theme this year is "villains," so that may be attracting more participants. We're considering taking a Two-Course spot if we can get it and just paying Disney the cancellation fee for the half. I kind of like being a challenge runner, mainly because I like torturing myself and I like feeling special. I'm also looking at treating the 10k as a warm up run and spending the majority of my summer training to run the half in under two hours. I know my paces aren't exactly spectacular but I think I can do it with the right training plan. After all, I was able to set my sights on a sub-one hour 10k and do that with a couple of minutes to spare. It was the same pace I'd need for the half, I just need to just used to running it for longer.
I'm also not a hyper-fan of Disney Villains. I like some of them, but mostly I'm "meh." I wanted last year's challenge medal because it had the Three Caballeros on it, so of course I'm all about birds. Anyway we'll see what happens for Marathon Weekend signups next month - I may have to give up my Dopey streak.
Also, the cold front can't come fast enough. It's hot and I am miserable. UGH
I helped out at the Gate River Run yesterday, and got there early enough that no volunteer coordinators were around, so I just helped with expo setup. We put up the booths, unpacked merch, set up clothing racks, stuff like that. It was actually kind of fun, but I had to leave around noon to get back to my end of the world on time for Neighbor Kid Pickup and etc.
The local 5/10k is done. Last year's Black Creek Bowl was the last one - I guess they weren't making enough money off it. I enjoyed having a local race that wasn't at a stupid time of year. There's a couple nearby that are in JULY. Because who wouldn't want to get out and run in the middle of summer in Florida. I heard heat stroke is fun. So I'm sad to see that one go.
Fox and I managed to sign up for the Disney Wine & Dine half marathon, but the Two-Course Challenge was sold out. I don't know if they just limited the number of bibs they released today, or if this has to do with their new "pay to win" Club RunDisney scheme, or what. The theme this year is "villains," so that may be attracting more participants. We're considering taking a Two-Course spot if we can get it and just paying Disney the cancellation fee for the half. I kind of like being a challenge runner, mainly because I like torturing myself and I like feeling special. I'm also looking at treating the 10k as a warm up run and spending the majority of my summer training to run the half in under two hours. I know my paces aren't exactly spectacular but I think I can do it with the right training plan. After all, I was able to set my sights on a sub-one hour 10k and do that with a couple of minutes to spare. It was the same pace I'd need for the half, I just need to just used to running it for longer.
I'm also not a hyper-fan of Disney Villains. I like some of them, but mostly I'm "meh." I wanted last year's challenge medal because it had the Three Caballeros on it, so of course I'm all about birds. Anyway we'll see what happens for Marathon Weekend signups next month - I may have to give up my Dopey streak.
Also, the cold front can't come fast enough. It's hot and I am miserable. UGH
