Just Beat It

Okay, that's a cheesy ode to Michael Jackson, sorry. What the post title should say is "just beat ME!" I just got back from a 3.8 miler and I am beat! This is the farthest distance I've gone in a single workout and next week will be 4.2 miles so that's making me a little nervous.

It went well though...I did 3.8 in about 51 minutes which puts me right at the time limit (you have to do the first 9 miles of the half at a 13:45 pace). And let me tell you...it ain't gonna get much faster than that. There was quite a bit of power walking today but it got the job done so I was pleased. The only part I wasn't pleased with was the way I look when I power walk, but when I'm in the moment, I really couldn't give a darn. Thinking back, it must look pretty funny...My arms are like propellers and my rear has to shake to get the right momentum going. If I could see it on tape, I imagine it would look something like an ostrich flapping its wings, attempting to take flight. It's interesting how when you reach a certain amount of exhaustion, though, you really don't care what you look like in the least bit. This makes me very excited to see how the professional pictures (taken by photographers placed strategically on the course) of the half-marathon turn out.

In other news, I'm about ready to release my official fundraising website!!! Get excited, people--there's going to be t-shirts, goody bags, the chance to run a 5k and more, so I'll be posting the site soon!!!

And a special thanks to my bff Jenni for doing a workout with me this week! I like to call her skinny-jenni or mini-jenni but I can't hold it against her for being thin! She is going to rock this half-marathon's ass! Thanks for running with me Jen...I still can't believe we actually ran together. In all the years we've been friends, we've never done a run together! It was a blast girl!