Yesterday I added weight training so within weeks, I will be ripped like Linda Hamilton in Terminator!! While I'm super excited for these excellent muscles, today I feel like I've been beaten in all my tender places. :(I also ran yesterday and since I have been somewhat inconsistent and have been wanting to increase my intervals, I re-started Couch 2 5k from Day One. It was not terribly hard, with 1 minute run/ 90 secs walk, but I pushed hard on the intervals and did the whole thing. Recall from previous posts that I peter out at halftime, regardless of the length of run. I was pleased that I didn't give in to that little voice that tells me I can just skip a run interval and pick back up again next time. I never do. It's all walky-walky after I cave in.
Now then, you are invited to consider my big dilemma! I was in Japan during the Dumbo Double Dare sign up. To be honest, as much as I wanted to do this race, I just didn't see it in the cards for 2014 so the sign up day came and went without much thought. Also, I was in Japan so I was pretty consumed with thinking about any food I could eat other than rice. Imagine my surprise when I got an email from RunDisney saying I was signed up! What? Yes, well, that guy who's not really my boyfriend signed me up without my knowledge/consent/permission the day it went on sale. So, I have mixed feelings because on one hand, DUMBO DOUBLE DARE - YAY!! And on the other, airfare and hotel and park tickets, oh my.
Also, if I'm going all the way to Disneyland for a race, I might as well do that Coast to Coast thang again. I was thinking of doing Wine & Dine anyway. My question with this is that our big local race, City Of Oaks, is the weekend before W&D and I hate to miss it again. Last year, I volunteered, but it was my first half and it holds a special place in my heart. I could probably do both on back to back weekends, but do I want to? It seems like you need a burning fire in your heart to want back to back halves.
Speaking of RunDisney, it was just Princess weekend and man, I missed not being there. I think I will try to be a charity runner next year. I've got to figure out a way to do more Disney races without selling my much-needed organs. Here are some 2014 Princess Half Recaps. I'll add more as I find them of if you have one, please leave it in the comments! (Here's mine from Princess 2013.)Disney Princess Half Marathon Race Recaps - 2014:
Rachel - Undercover Diva: A Sitcom
Amy - The Point One Will Getcha
Catie - Thank You For Running
Amanda - Disney Everyday
Tabetha - I Run On Water
Karen - Losing The Glass Slipper
Heather - Run Heather, Run: 26.2 or Bust
Meranda - Fairytales and Fitness
Jennifer - JennFaulk.com
Erika - Running Toward My Happy Ending
Amy - The Relocated Tourist
Bonnie - 'Cuse Runner Girl
Lauren - Will Run For Disney
April - Run The Great Wide Somewhere
Kara - Makeup, Cupcakes & Running
Julie - Run.Walk.Fastpass.Repeat.
Hildarys - Running Through Theme Parks
Patty - Margaritas, Miles & the Mouse
Laura - Run. Write. Rejoice.
And tell me, what should I do about my fall race schedule? I only did my race goals for the first six months of 2014!!
