Sooo I totally slacked on you guys and missed "3 Things Thursday" yesterday. Whoops. To make up for it, here's "5 for Friday" with two bonus "things!" Oooo!!!
- Bling, bling... So remember when I said there were no awards given out for the Lansing Marathon 5k I PR'd at this past weekend? Well it seems they've had a change of heart and are going to give overall and age group finishers three deep for each race a "prize." Prizes will be announced on May 5th and then we'll get to pick them up on May 26th. I wonder what they could be?
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| Love the official race photo's of me "flying" in to the finish! |
- Giveaway... Just a reminder to get in on the "Dead Running" and fitness giveaway I posted about earlier this week! I'll be choosing the winner next week and that winner will also be put in for the grand prize fitness drawing.
- Wind, blows... I don't know about where you're at, but it's been windy as all get out around here for the last couple of weeks and I'm SO OVER IT! I know I'm supposed to be thankful for every run, good or bad, but this 20+ mph wind is killing me out there. Mother Nature can we please get a reprieve?!?!
- Long runs with races... This weekend I've got another eight miler on deck and I've decided to break it up by running five miles before a 5k. (Don't worry, my legs will assure you that I've had enough PR's for one week to try to attempt another one!) I know many of you do this for longer races, using them as training runs, but have you ever worked in a shorter race as part of a longer training run?
- Olympics... So am I the only one getting totally geeked out over the Olympics? The ads give me goosebumps and I've been devouring all info on the different running related events. Only 90 days til they start!!! Woot!
12 comments:
I LOVE the flying finish picture! And mega congrats on the PR!
Can't believe the Olympics are 90 days away - SQUEEE. With my girl so into track and diving, I'm sure I'll be watching a TON.
The wind is killing me! Both on the run and the bike. And can you believe there is SNOW in the forecast for tonight??!?!?!?
Those are some great race photos!
Awesome race photos! I love seeing flying ones! If the photos didn't have that website tab on it, those might be a great blog header pic.
I'm indeed pumped about the Olympics, I'm going to 11 events, should be epic.
Great pictures!!!
I am with you on the wind. It is beyond uncool.
I am with you on the Olympics too!!! This will be the first Olympics here I have been running, and I am pumped for all the running events!
And yay for prizes!
woot! hope the AG prizes are cool and unique!
those pics are amazing :)
yeah, SOO over the wind.
Your photos are good! My photos are NEVER good! And yes, it has been super windy here too. I thought it was blowing off the bay, but maybe it's coming from you guys! Well stop it; I don't want it either. Although they are saying it's supposed to be in the high 70s today, so maybe it will be welcome after all.
I once ran 11 miles to a 5k because I didn't want tools my long run and actually ce within 30secs of my pr. Have a fun race!
I'm with you on the Olympic Geekage. But I can't watch the Olympic Marathon. Those people make me feel like a slow old man... which I am. :)
They have Olympics during the warmer months? Why? There's no hockey...what's the point?
I keep forgetting about the Olympics! Gah, sad but true. I know a lot of the Elites skipped out on Boston because of it this year, and that's about the only reminder I've had that there is a worldwide sporting event happening in August...
On the bling note, I'm very curious what kind of prize needs 3 weeks before you can pick it up ;)
I can't WAIT for the Olympics this year, somehow even moreso than normal!
Sounds like a great plan for the 5K/long run. I did that once last summer - long warm-up, raced a 5K, had some food, then back out. Great way to break it up!
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