I'm giddy and I'm jazzing because I just ran (technically) 5.75 miles in 49:32, which is roughly 8:40 min/mile.
Yes!
It probably helps that I've pigged out all day on cookie cake and a toasted sub and french fries from the local pizza shop near work in a pre-birthday celebration. The slippery slope argument of carbo-loading in this fashion is not advised, but once in a great while, it's acceptable.
Weather-wise it's crappy here - gloomy, windy, and humid from passing storms, but the run was perfectly awesome and an excellent rebound from Tuesday's perfectly awful showing.
As I've already pointed out here and here, I've royally screwed up my schedule to run 1111 miles in 2011. However, I'm not quite ready to throw in the towel and to keep myself motivated, James and I have arranged an impressive race schedule for the rest of the year:
May 22nd, Williamsburg Run for the Dream Half Marathon
An inagural half-marathon through historic Williamsburg should be an awesome cap to spring race season.
July 30th, Bix 7 (Davenport, IA)
We are travelling back to the midwest to visit James's family and friends and run this monster course, featuring one of the nastiest race starts - a sheer uphill during the first mile - and quite possibly the hilliest course I've run to date.
September 11th, Chicago Half Marathon (Chicago, IL)
James's mom Cathy plans to run her first half marathon at this fast and flat course and I hope to break 2 hours! Sister Emily and mom Janet will probably be joining us well, and my dad Mike - after doing his own race, the Big Shoulder's 1 mile open swim on Lake Michigan - will be there at the finish. James has already run fast enough to be seeded towards the front of the pack. Something tells me he is going to tear it up.
October 23rd, Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon (Myrtle Beach, SC)
Our last big hurrah for 2011, Myrtle Beach will be a great place for my friend Glenna to run her first half marathon and for the NC gang to celebrate an awesome year.
Tomorrow - birthday run!
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