Pre-Race Jitters... and a Run

Run: 4 miles in :32:40 min. @ 2:15 p.m.

Heart Monitor Data: 473 cals, 85% MHR avg., 91% MHR max.

Weather Report: Light Rain, 68°F, 84% Humidity, Winds: E @ 6 mph; feels like 68°F.

There is something intimidating about picking up your race packet. The folks who are coordinating the whole she-bang are very supportive and friendly, but it is difficult to avoid the stacks of numbers neatly piled up for all the registered participants--many of whom will be faster than you. This is of course, a fact, so I try to make the competition an internal on, always looking to imporve upon my previous PR. Generally, if I finish i the better part of "the neighborhood," it's all good!

The run for which I am registered tomorrow, the Greece Athletic Police Athletic League Run, is only a 5K. I say "only" 5k becuase since my return to training after the Wild West Relay, my distance runsa hve been minimal. I'm hoping to break the pattern on Sunday with a Long Slow Run. My previous PR for this distance is :20:37.5 min. (6:39 split) in April, so a fair goal would be to better that time.

Breathe in, breathe out... YOU AND I ARE ALIVE!