Never been so nervous about a 10k!

This year I decided that instead of doing a marathon, I was going to focus on running consistently and trying to get faster. I've been doing this since August, have lost 15 pounds and have been feeling pretty good.

So at some point during this training schedule, I decided that I would race a 10k. I've never done that before. I've run many many many 10ks, 5ks, half marathons, just to run them, but they were always either fun runs or counted as training runs towards a marathon I was training for.

Stephanie helped me put together a really kick a$$ training schedule. I had long runs of up to 10 miles, I learned about what pace you should train at based on what your goal race pace is, I had hill training on Monday, speed training runs on Wednesday, long runs on Saturday and lots of ez runs, cross training, weight training and ab workouts in between. Man I've been kicking a$$$$$$$$$$$!!!

Well Sunday is the big day. I'm racing a 10k loop in Central Park that I've run a million times, only I'm trying to do it in under an hour (about a 9:30 pace...a minute per mile faster than the fastest I've ever done this particular hilly loop).

Suddenly I am so freaking nervous! I already have my outfit picked, I've been carb loading all wk, I've made sure to hydrate and not to drink any alcohal this week, I've been getting as much rest as possible, and yet I feel a little silly for being this nervous about a 10k, so I'm trying to tell myself I'm really not nervous LOL.

Then of course something always comes up race wk...for some reason I keep getting my monthly visitor...only it's at least twice a month that she comes to visit so I'm feeling a little drained, then I did this progression long run about a wk and a half ago and my shins r still recovering from it (no problem, I have compression socks!), oh and my alarm clock broke, so I have to make sure and get an alarm clock today so I get to try it out tomorrow rather than on race morning.

OK fine, I'm nervous and excited. Just thought I'd share. Now I have to do good because I told you all about it so I'm even more nervous. ;-)

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[Anna]

oh shoot. didn't mean to post my personal problems on facebook. man i hate facebook! sorry friends :-( guess i'll be running like lightening to run off this embarrassment :-P