So:
4 more sleeps until my "A race" - coo er gosh doesn't that sound all serious and keen? But this has been my focus for several months now, and it will be the best prepared I've ever been for a half certainly compared to the last one ahem hem with five runs over 16km on the tally.
Now all the big kids have A, B and C goals, so if I'm to maintain the ruse that I am Serious About This then I'd better get some too. However, I will eschew alphabetical classifications and use Pleased, Happy and Thrilled.
Pleased: finish strongly and have fun.
Happy: 2:30- 2:35 (my PB is 2:30)
Thrilled: anything under 2:30.
Wishy-washy? Perhaps. I just don't know what to expect so I'm setting it up to be failure-proof.
It's all been a bit mad here this week as J and Noddie slowly come good from the gastro and I try and look after them, keep up with the washing, start to pack and clean the house since we leave at 6am on Saturday, and do my last taper runs. Oh, and go to work. Things have been so topsy-turvy that I hit the 5kg-of-lard-off mark this morning *does happy dance* and I almost forgot to be thrilled about it! Being a bit flustered has had one benefit - I've also had no time to panic about this. In seven weeks. Eek.
3 more sleeps and we'll be somewhere it's not cold and raining horizontally.....
More anon, loungers-by-the-pool!
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Pleased, Happy or Thrilled?
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13 much-appreciated comments:
I keep forgetting - now aren't you in the throes of winter up there? Or are you pretty close to the equator?
Good luck :D
Oh my, you're doing the Whittlesea ride? I thought about it, but to be honest, I'm too scared. I've barely hopped on the bike and the last time I rode a similar loop, I I was ruined for days.
Not to scare you of course, it'll be a great ride. =)
I lurv wishy washy!! You have a great time. I know you will enjoy it, and I'm sure you will achieve the best result for you :-)
It sounds all fun to me.
Good luck and then lounge away.
very exciting to have an A race!!! and that bike thing--110km?!?! I can't even count that high! That sounds--ouchie!
i love your goals. they're perfect.
i think it'll be good fun!
i'm just running for 18 km as that's where i'm at now thanks to strep and uni. curses! after 18 km, i'll see how it goes. how will we meet?
Your goals looks good to me, quite familiar actually....I think that's pretty much what I had as goals for my HM earlier this year. :)
Wishing you the BEST!!!
Good luck with all your goals- and have fun (though after your last half I know that this one will be amazingly enjoyable!).
Have a great race
Have a great time - I have some friends going over for the race too - certainly one to look at in the future!!!!
Good luck with the upcoming half!!!!
Race fast and have fun!
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