{Race}

It’s 4:30 in the morning and I can’t sleep, which is not like me at all. I usually fall asleep the second my head hits the pillow and wouldn’t wake up for an earthquake (seriously, I slept through a small one years ago). Unfortunately, this sleepless night is caused by allergy/decongestant medicine. I have a horrible reaction to pseudoephedrine every single time I take it…yet I persist in taking it. Apparently it is the only effective drug of its kind (if you have recommendations for others, I would LOVE to hear it!). Moving on…

I am leaving for Pensacola after school gets out today to run in the Gulf Coast Half Marathon, and I couldn’t be more nervous. I have run in a half marathon race before, but I did not train, set goals, or enjoy the race. One of my goals before I turn 30 is to run a marathon, so I figured I better keep at this whole running thing. This time around I actually trained. I pushed myself in my long runs, knowing it would benefit me in the actual race. For the last two weeks, however, I have not been running as often as I should due to weather and sinus congestion (hence my consumption of evil meds). I am worried it is going to effect my finishing time. It’s a silly thing to care about, but I worked so hard to prepare for this and I don’t want to fail. My time goal is 2 hours and due to lack of technological equipment, I don’t know how feasible this is for me. Eek. I have my ipod playlist ready to go with music cues at 30-minute increments so I can gauge my progress. I should probably invest in one of those handy wristwatch things…or figure out the “i map my run” app on my phone.

I WILL be updating my blog about the run. Maybe if I have to post my finish time to the World Wide Web it will give me more incentive to move my feet. Maybe. Hopefully.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and gets to enjoy the fantastic weather we are having! I love days (and nights!) like these!