Okay I lied..

Not that anyone is reading this..

I did a 5k yesterday and was very happy with my results. The first 5k was run after having done 10 miles the day before and working 7pm to 5am the night before. I was tired and sore and out of energy. I finished in 41:54, which was still okay for me as it was under a 14 minute mile and considering the circumstances I felt lucky.

However, yesterday I ran another one and finished in 39:07, so almost 3 minutes faster! :) I ran most of it, slow as could be but it was still running! If I can manage that pace or something close to it for the marathon I'll finish in under 6 hours, but I'll be happy even if I finish in 7.

I'm signed up now for the Disney Half Marathon in January (the souvenir ChampionChip is pretty cool), and a local half mary at the end of September. I figure if I take a few weeks off after the marathon and start training again right towards the end of June, I should be able to do pretty well in the September half-mary and then train some more to kick some butt (maybe just my own..but still) at Disney. By then I should also be down to my goal weight which I'm sure will help my speed and endurance considerably.

Anyway, 13 days or something like that until the marathon. I'm nervous but excited. I'm happy, I'm ready, and I'll finish even if I'm crawling over the finish line!