Because of some... big anticipated changes this year I haven't signed up for any races so far this year! I did a 5k last weekend and will probably just spontaneously sign up for a few local races as they come up. I don't want to commit to the Pittsburgh Half as of right now but I may as it gets closer (I know, then it's more expensive! Ugh). So I am aimlessly running... and I oddly like it! I wrote down races in my planner that exist in case I am able to do them... As weekends fill up (as they inevitably do when you are married to someone even more social than you are), I cross them off. Kind of a different way of looking at racing but it's working for me right now! I am also in a wedding in early June and have to travel for that, a wedding the weekend before, and two TBD weekends for the shower and bachelorette so... I'm kind of in limbo right now!
A couple tentative races include:
Strawberry Classic 10k or 15k in Temple Terrace, FL on Mar 19th (we will be there with friends for Spring Training)
Yough River Trail 10mi or 13.1 on March 26th
Pittsburgh Marathon 5k April 30th
Pittsburgh Half Marathon May 1st
Maybe one day I'll be one of those people who plan their life around RACING, not the other way around, but maybe not :-)
This week was pretty low-key but I have been making lifting a priority and it feels great! I haven't seen a change on the scale (I never do though, let's be honest--and if anything it's going up by one or two pounds since I'm getting more muscle) but I am looking leaner and feeling healthier than I have in a long time! I can tell it's helping my running as well since I am consistently running at a faster pace than I have in almost 6 months (since before wedding-planning craziness).
Monday: Lower body lift
Tuesday: 2.10 mi in 17:22, upper body lift
Wednesday: 4 mi in 34:42, lower body lift
Thursday: 2 mi in 18:12, upper body lift
Friday: 1.5 mi rowing machine (my current obsession!)
Saturday: 4 mi in 36:09
Sunday: Lower & upper body lift
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