Race Photos! #53rbr #25k #runchat

Finally, a race where I don't hate every.single.picture.taken!  Granted, I look at these pictures and see so many things about my running form (among other things) that need to change, but still.  These aren't altogether horrible so I thought I'd share.

Oops - caught looking at my watch!

Around mile 15?

Determined - but the chick on the phone isn't impressed.

Home stretch - and both feet off the ground!

DONE!!

Official chip time was 2:41:33.

And because I couldn't just show the decent pictures, I figured I'd give you all a laugh at my expense and post a couple of the really bad ones.  It's no wonder my hands hurt after this race - in every picture I look like I'm ready to punch someone out.  Note to self - open your hands every now and then!  Also - keep working on that mid-foot to fore-foot strike, cuz it ain't there yet.


Now, the big question.  Do I buy a picture and if so...which one?

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3 Things Thursday: #abeautifulmess

I downloaded a new photo app the other day: A Beautiful Mess - and I'm becoming obsessed with it, so I thought I'd put a few of my Bayshore Half thoughts in pictures since I'm afraid this race may be turning into exactly that, a beautiful mess.

This is the last 3 nights. Orange is awake, green is light sleep, blue is deep sleep. Clearly I have issues. The "awake" around 4 or 5 each morning? That would be thanks to my cat. Ugh.
(I forgot to add - this app is called Sleep Time and the images are stitched together with Diptic)

Race day is going to be HOT.  I'm not ready to run in hot weather.

I thought I was ready to run last night. Obviously I haven't recovered yet from the 25k last Saturday since I couldn't even run a mile. 13.1 in just over a week is going to really suck if my legs don't wake back up.

So, there you have it.  My mini freakout over what is/was supposed to be my "A" race this year.  I think adding too many races/training runs may have doomed me for a PR at Bayshore.  To PR, I need to run a 9:55 pace or better.  I honestly don't know if I still have that in me at this point since I couldn't even run 3 miles yesterday at the 10:30 pace I set out at.  I will give myself credit for stopping the run when it didn't feel right though.  That's progress for me.

I still have time and I'm playing it day by day as to what I'll run or cross train.  10 miles are on the schedule for Saturday and I honestly don't know if I'm going to run or not.

Have you tried this new app yet?
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Weigh-in Wednesday: shaking my head

No picture today because I'm exactly where I was last week at this time - 144.0.  This makes me shake my head though because for the past 3 days I've been at 142.2.  Here I go thinking I'll have a decent weigh-in and maybe even make goal by next week Saturday, but then my original plan for dinner falls through because I didn't get home early enough to cook so I make tacos.  Read - lots and lots of sodium.  Plus, because of said busy afternoon/evening, I didn't work out at all so I'm sure I was over my calories yesterday.  I really do workout so I can eat.  You'd think running a 15.5 mile race on Saturday would've banked me a few calories, but apparently not.

Starting Weight (11-28-12): 153.6

Last week: 144.0

This week: 144.0

Change: down zip, zilch, nada

Total change: down 9.6

Last week I said I was waving the red flag. I pretty much still am.  I've given up on my goal of being at my goal weight by my race a week from Saturday.  I'd need to be trying much harder and starving myself for that to happen.  I can't lose 5 pounds in the next week and a half plus still fuel for the race.  Such is life.