After stopping at my first worksite, they had us transfer to their location at a different site. We travelled on a green trolley! The outside was cool but I liked the interior too.
I got off of work early and came home for a quick spin, quick salad, and then rushed off to babysit. Quite a busy schedule of course! As usual there was still time to read my favorite blog (hungryrunnergirl.com). I loved Hungry Runner Girl's post today, which was called "9 ways to make this week a great running week."I love her positive tips and outlooks! I'm only cross-training (due to being on the brink of re-injuring my foot...just trying to complete the half-marathon on Sunday by this point) this week and I really miss running! Anyways, HRG's pointers for a great running week are excellent ideas to keep in mind even when cross-training. Her tips on hydration, stretching, and sleep are great ideas to keep in mind for any athlete, especially in the week coming up on a big race or event. These are all pointers that I should probably take more seriously. I'm pretty good about sleep but I should really work on hydration and stretching. Due to my IT-band injury in November, I am supposed to be stretching and strengthening every day for about 45 minutes total...and I usually only spend about 10 minutes on this. My hips and glutes are my weak points and my form in running quickly deteriorates when I don't keep them strong and I tend to get hurt (this should be enough motivation to strengthen...but I never make enough time). This is important for any sport though.
One thing that's been on my mind in the days leading up to the half-marathon is whether or not to use music. I never ran with music much until I began running around the same two-mile loop at college, at which point music became a must. Now I really like listening to music for my long runs and designed a long-run playlist and was planning on using it for the half-marathon. I really think the motivating tunes help the miles fly by. I actually rarely listen to music except when running. I know HRG and other awesome, speedy, strong, and successful runners use music for their races but I wonder if I should just soak in the race experience without music? Especially for the first time? I think I'll probably end up bringing it as a security blanket but I may end up turning it off at some point if I just want to focus on my surroundings. Normally I listen at a very low volume anyways, so I can be alert, so I'm thinking it won't affect my race experience much. I'll definitely be deciding/thinking more about it and collecting other opinions during the next few days!
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