Weird thing was, I ran in shoes that I have never been that comfortable in with my long runs, but I did use two pairs of socks, a new one for me. In the end, I'm thinking these may be my half marathon shoes.. I felt great.
Not much to report about the run.. A good drizzle started about halfway through, so I was pretty wet by the end of the day.
At one point when I was running in town a car pulled into the 'exit' part of a driveway and proceeded to block the sidewalk. The guy inside rolled down his window and waited...
Sigh. I'm terrible with street names. I know how to get around, I know how to get to places even if I've only been there once or twice, but I couldn't tell you street names. I've lived in this town for 12 years now, I still don't know them.
I get to his window... "Can you tell me where to find a liquor store", he says slowly... Well, damn. That I can do. I know a couple within easy driving distance and directions. Sweet. Tough question avoided.
I had no clear path set out in my mind ahead of time, so I just ran around.. I wound up doing a couple of serious hills, but no complaints there either. Total mileage was 11, total time was 1:55. Hopefully I can do some sort of time like that in my half.
All in all, I'd say I'm as ready as I will be for my adventure in 3 weeks. Next week, I have no game plan for my long run day. I'll probably just see how I feel..The week after is going to be ~6 at race pace.
I wanted to squeeze in a 5K either today or one of the next two weekends, but I couldn't find one that really meshed with my training plan. I tried to rationalize it (over and over), but they were all trail runs, hill runs, or too close to the half. No sense blowing the plan because I'm getting ancy.
Keep on rockin!
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