My sister Kathie, her friend Carrie, me, and my friends Diane, Linda and Shelly will be taking part in Princess Half Marathon Weekend. It's four days of fun, with two runs - a 5K and a half marathon. So I wanted to take a moment or three and work my way through race-related goals, before the mayhem of planning and packing takes over my brain. Here's where I'm at:
5K Goals
The 5K is a fun run; it's not timed. So my approach will be pretty casual!
- Have fun.
- Stop for photographs.
- Keep a solid, comfortable running pace for two miles.
- Have fun.
That's it! Easy ones. Running a 5K is a simple proposition for me now (which is funny, considering how scared I was before my first one). So this is really just for the fun of it.
Half Marathon Goals
A more serious race, with more serious goals. Some have secondary or tertiary goals, in case I surpass one.
- Have fun.
- Finish.
- Finish in the upright position.
- Finish smiling.
- Finish in less time than I did last year (3:24:29).
- Finish at least 15 minutes faster than I did last year (under 3:10).
- Finish in under three hours. (Please?)
- Hydrate properly.
- Don't need to stop to poop.
- Enjoy the energy and atmosphere.
- Don't cry.
So that's them - what I'm reaching for, starting one week from today. It's almost here!
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