Thanksgiving and Such - Quiet In The Chaos

…. is less than a week away! I am excited that we are heading to Memphis this year for my Granny’s famous Thanksgiving Dinner. We were going to leave Tuesday, but …. I have now signed up for a 4 mile race at Shelby Farms. The race is Wednesday morning, but packet pick up is Tuesday morning. You can always pick up the morning of race day, but that lessens your chances for a t shirt. 😉 The t-shirt looks like a super cool long sleeve technical-t, and let’s face it,m we only run races for the cool t shirts! Okay, okay, I am just kidding. But it totally stinks when you register early and get gypped out of your t shirt.

So, back to the point of my post. We will probably leave for Memphis Tuesday morning. My car is at the dealership getting ~~a million dollar tune up~~ the oil changed, tires rotated, transmission checked up, all that 4wheel drive stuff … it’s so dang expensive but necessary if I don’t want a car note anytime soon.
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My 10K Saturday went well, really well actually! I had no cramps, felt good the whole time, sweated LOTS, which was a good thing. I really wasn’t sure I was hydrated enough, but turned out I was. My final time was 77 minutes 9 seconds. Not the best, well actually it was one of the worst overall times. But since my personal preliminary goal was 74 minutes, and I knew a month before the race I wouldn’t hit that time, 77 is okay. My time was better than my original time on this race of 80 minutes. =/ I guess I have something to work towards for next year. =) 74 will be my goal for sure!

The worst part, which was the beginning, turned out to not be so bad. I really lost the pack when it came to the first incline on the mountain. Those that were better prepared or more fit made it right over that first incline much faster than I did. Had I been able to run that part better, I think I would have been in the main mix of the group. Oh well, lessons learned. The most important thing is to NOT STOP now that I have that mileage under my belt. My next goal is a half marathon, and luckily I have some running friends with the same goal! As soon as we pick out a race, we will begin our training. In the mean time, we are continuing to run with the Pacers a few times a week, and because I have a wonderful husband, I am able to do it without pushing a toddler in a stroller. =)

Speaking of that toddler …