Running is Especially Fun when you Prance!

So while I'm not SORE today from yesterday's run I was generally fatigued.... although the multiple bottles of red wine at last night's dinner party, and working all day didn't help.

Tonight I ran with my run club -- 22 minutes at an 8:1 pace. Honestly, I was so not into it -- and chose to instead make the entire run as fun as possible for myself and my running buddy. Jill, my running buddy -- runs at this fantastic slow, but very steady, pace --- which is great when I'm tired because it's just easy on the legs and you can go forever like that. So today I was at the back of the pack with her, basically encouraging her on and timing both of us. Around the last one I decided I'd had enough with that running thing -- and began to prance, speed-walk in that rediculous fashion, and skip - it was super fun, made her laugh -- and kept us both moving through to the end of the run.

While I wasn't sore before I am now. Mostly it's my quads and IT band....... but we'll see. Tomorrow I'm going to call my masseuse to try to get an appointment on Thursday or something --- just to rub out any of the aches and strains before the race Sunday....... mmmmmm, maybe I'll get another massage AFTER the race!

I'm getting excited about this 10k. I think it's going to go great as long as I remember to go at my own pace and not try to keep up with everyone else.

I really hope someone's there to greet me after the fact. Just for the high fives and to have someone remember it with me.