time to bring my A game

 

there was a time

when i ran 10k races frequently. 

at least monthly, & often times more than that.

gregg ran college track

but became a distance runner in his 20's.

he ran marathons

while i trained for half marathons.

i love running.

always have.

i am fired up excited...

what do you get when you combine my favorite place

& my favorite hobby?

well i'll tell ya...

The Seaside Half Marathon

(for some reason the hyperlink won't highlight in color, but you can click to open the link)

  

the last time i ran one of these

i was much much younger 

& much thinner

pre 30's, pre 40's, pre FOUR children.

oh my word.

the other day i headed out for my long run of the week.

i found myself completely mentally defeated.

'who do you think you are'

' you can't do this'

'you're only running 5 today...in 8 weeks- 13?.  doubt it'

'you'll be the oldest one there'

'you'll finish last'

seriously

i think the physical challenge will equal the mental challenge ahead of me.

i will, however, tell you a couple things that i think are honestly just little gifts from the Lord.

first of all, i was holding off on the pricey registration fee

until after Christmas.

each day i'd pull up the facebook page & check updates

only to find one day, that  it had filled up!

several days later i received an email from one of the event planners

-there were a few extra numbers available from sponsors not running.

score!!

then came booking a place for the night.

seaside is not a budget destination,

well not in our checkbook.

almost all the smaller sites were already booked

for the race.

my new bff at the  cottage rental agency 

emailed yesterday

& offered us a sweet deal

(less than half the normal fee)

at Inn by the Sea!!

( dan & i stayed there on our honeymoon!-it was josephine's back then)

score again! 

i might feel a tad old

& a tad intimidated

( i have visions of being lapped by super slender blond 26 year olds. multiple times)

but

i can NOT wait to run by the ocean

even if it is for 13.1 miles!

i'm hoping that same somewhat miracle 

that occurred giving me both a great place to stay 

& a number for the race

will translate into a new can-do attitude.

i'll keep you posted!

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