Thursday, February 21, 2008

Have you seen the weather forecast?

Have you seen it for Saturday for our little city of Saskatoon? That's right, minus 4 degrees!! Holy Cow!! Perfect weather for a half marathon. Even as positive as this news is, it brings about a serious issue...what the heck do I wear?! I have been training in the bitter cold with layer over layer and neck warmers and double mits and fleece pants and long underwear. Now what do I do? I am to do a 15 minute walk today...that's it...a walk...wow, the training plan actually says WALK. And tomorrow a 30 minute run. And then Saturday is the run. I am a bit nervous to be truthful. I have not gone this far in a very long time. Another issue, my runs have not been long enough to carry any gels or drinks. Definitely I will need some of this on Saturday. How many gels? This is why when training for the long distances you need to practice everything....including what to do with nutrition. And I have to find my sunglasses as I have not ran in daylight for several months. This is going to be an experience!!
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Kelly's Favorite Quotes

  • You can quit and they don't care...but YOU will always know.
  • You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt
  • "Always maintain composure and class. Hard work will yield results" - I live my life by this one
  • "Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others." - One of my favorite historical figures
  • "Don't hug me Mom, you are all sweaty!" - My 5 year old
  • "You're gonna run a 1/2 marathon in February, in ski pants?"-My Co-Worker
  • "Go for it! Let us know what you need." - My Boss
  • "It ain't the man in the fight, it's the fight in the man." - My Dad
  • "You signed up for...what?" - My Spouse