PF Changs RnR...13.1

Tomorrow I have to do something I REALLY don't want to do - but will do because its ALL about the big picture, the A race that is looming in oh-I-dunno maybe 49 days ;-P Before I got the crazy idea to race IM New Zealand I had planned to race PF Changs 26.2 this Sunday! But I know that would offset my chance of reaching my goals come March 7th. So when the expo begins tomorrow I will be switching over to the half-mary. Although I love the 26.2 distance more than the 13.1 I am VERY excited to see where my fitness is... You see, my last race was the RnR San Antonio 26.2 back in mid-November, but I ran that easy and comfortable. Not to mention I now have 9 weeks of fitness since that race and I have NO CLUE where my fitness and mental strength is right now. I can guesstimate :-) But that doesn't produce any solid data... Therefore Sunday will be a GREAT day to see where exactly I am both mentally and physically.

I have also been working with a 26.2 and 13.1 training group that includes mostly first time distance runners. It's been a blast watching them improve, they have come A LONG WAY and I am soooo proud of them :-) Last week I helped give a clinic on what to expect come race day and I forgot how much I have learned since beginning running 4 years ago (yep, hasn't been very long). They were blown away with what they didn't know and were so thankful for all the information. One woman came in a couple days later and told me she was furiously taking notes during the clinic and then took her notes to work where she had some co-workers who were also first-timers and she shared with them what she learned! I can't wait to see them cross the finish line come Sunday!!!

Tomorrow is a BUSY BUSY day for me and I have been fortunate to have a few easier days this week so it will be a welcomed change. I have master's swim in the morning then I go strait to Tempe to meet up with my co-workers, load up some stuff and head to the Expo where I will be working ALL day. Then we are all going out for dinner afterwards ;-) I love working at Expos, I get to see so many people that I don't see that often and the environment is just buzzing with excitement! Its hard work and I will be trashed afterwards but its just too much fun that I don't realize it until the next day!!!

Cheers