Wounded Warrior –

Sunday was my 5^th half marathon this year.  My original thought was that I would only do 6 half marathons in 2012.  LOL – silly rabbit, tricks are for kids.  Obviously that is not working out right now.  Considering I have 5 more that I have already paid for left this year with a couple others I am thinking of running, I will run slightly more double the amount planned.

Saturday I went to a friend’s baby shower/party.  It was some people that I used to see all the time, but don’t get to as much anymore and some of the regular Thursday night volleyball people, and some people I had never met before.  It was good to see the volleyball people outside the courts and I had a lot of fun.  I miss hanging out with them and just chilling, and not playing volleyball.  However, I stayed out way too late knowing that I had this half.  I also played a lot of basketball (barefoot) and that tore up the bottom of my feet. 

I was hurting when I started the race and hurting when I finished the race.  It was a flat course, but I had zero energy.  I walked a heck of a lot more than I wanted, but I am glad I finished.  I do have to say it was probably one of the best races I have ever run in regards to friendliness.  Everyone was so nice, having fun and helping each other out.  There was great comrade out there.  There were also military men doing the half in full gear.  It is hard to complain about being tired when you are at this kind of race.  It is such a great cause.  As much as I was hurting, I did have a good race and enjoyed it.  And I was still several minutes faster than last year (I ran after a volleyball tournament and 3 hours of sleep).  Then I went home and took a nap. 

Tonight I will be cleaning and doing all the stuff I was supposed to be doing while I was napping yesterday.  I will also be packing for my trip home!  I am so excited to be heading home. 

I am officially going to start training again, for the Hottest Half.  I have just been running to run and when I can, however with the Texas heat, I think I need to be a little more structured.  As of now, I don’t have too many races scheduled over the next couple of months.  I think I am going to take my original training plan from Nicole and work off of that.