Just as I expected, the scale is up by two pounds from last week. However, I am back on the right track and I expected the scale to go up. Now I have 13 pounds to go to the 100 pound mark. I will get there this year and meet my goal of reaching that point before the year is out. When you go off the reservation as I did, that happens. I'm not going to let it get to me and instead am looking forward to this Sunday's long run.
On Sunday I am running my third half marathon or longer run. The first time I ran that far I was 8 minutes over 2 hours, the second time I crossed the 13.1 mile mark at just 6 minutes over 2 hours. I'm getting closer to the 2 hour time for the half marathon and it would be really cool if I run this Sunday in under 2 hours. The San Jose Half Marathon is getting really close now, just 23 days until the run. I'm excited for it, but also a little nervous. There are going to be about 10,000 people running this race and then all of the spectators, family, workers, bands, and others are going to make this a very crowded and busy event. I've been hearing that the start of these races always goes a little slow because it is so crowded at the start line, so it will be interesting to actually experience that. This race has more participants than only other race I am running this year, so it will be good practice for the process of running a big event.
In May when I ran my first 5K, it was a nice small event. My Aunt and Uncle who are big runners and ran the event with me were commenting on how nice it was to not be that crowded. I'm a little nervous because of the sheer size of San Jose, but I'm sure I'll have fun there.
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I can't wait to hear about it!!
ReplyDeleteTravis, you are braver than me...I can't weigh myself as often as you do...I would beat the crap out of myself and then it'd be only a matter of time before I was propped on the couch with a pint of mint chip in my hands. LOL.
I can't wait to hear about the half marathon!
Don't sweat the scale, Travis, you're back on track and will be back down in no time if you keep things going. Good luck tomorrow with your run. Don't worry about San Jose, you'll probably have a lot of fun. I've done a couple big events like that (i.e. San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon) and the most important thing to do is remember what you did in your training--stick to YOUR pace, don't follow the wave of people. A lot of people start those events too fast and blow up halfway through. But the crowd and all of that is fun. Getting to the start on time can be a little tough/stressful, so just allow a lot of time and get there really early; that way you can enjoy yourself and relax. The crowd is a bunch of motivated, excited people so they're not bad people to spend a little time with.
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