So confused!

[Nicholas]

Coming in here late....but if your Saturday long runs are problematic, what are you drinking Friday night?

[abhainn]

Coming in here late....but if your Saturday long runs are problematic, what are you drinking Friday night?

I'm glad to hear that you're still going to run the 1/2. You go girl and kick some HM a$$.

[redhead]

Wishing you nice (or at least not too windy & wet) weather, and a really great race.

I'll leave you with one of my all-time favourite Robbie-T quotes...

"Your mind needs to always be in control of the race & not be persuaded to take bribery from other body parts. Tell your legs to shut up & keep running, you can rest once you're finished, not now, so giddy up, more running, less whining." -- Robbie-T

(love, love, love that quote)

[RA.]

LOVE that quote. I need to do that too.

Good luck, Christiana!

[Jo-Jo]

Wishing you nice (or at least not too windy & wet) weather, and a really great race.

I'll leave you with one of my all-time favourite Robbie-T quotes...

"Your mind needs to always be in control of the race & not be persuaded to take bribery from other body parts. Tell your legs to shut up & keep running, you can rest once you're finished, not now, so giddy up, more running, less whining." -- Robbie-T

(love, love, love that quote)

That is an awesome quote. I always like to send Mike a quote before one of his races...he racing in Florida on Sunday. This is the one!!! He knows all about Robbie-T so it will be cool to send him this one

[abhainn]

Wishing you nice (or at least not too windy & wet) weather, and a really great race.

I'll leave you with one of my all-time favourite Robbie-T quotes...

"Your mind needs to always be in control of the race & not be persuaded to take bribery from other body parts. Tell your legs to shut up & keep running, you can rest once you're finished, not now, so giddy up, more running, less whining." -- Robbie-T

(love, love, love that quote)

Oooo, I'll need that on my run tomorrow, through the cold, highly likely snow and my knees telling me to f*** off every few minutes or so.


Good luck Babysteps.

[CinC]

sending speedy vibes.

My personal favorite mantra of late:

'turn the brain off and run'

[abhainn]

sending speedy vibes.

My personal favorite mantra of late:

'turn the brain off and run'

If my brain was on I'm not sure I'd be running

[babysteps]

Thanks everyone.

I'm just back from a 3 day conference and I hardly thought about the race at all. Then I drove back with my friend who is doing her first 10k and she is really nervous so now I'm getting nervous too! Oh well. A little adrenaline is a good thing!

I don't know that this will be my best race but I'm going to try to go in wiht a positive attitude and enjoy the experience. I know this year will bring a PB, and I hope it will be this race, but if it isn't it's still good training.

[redhead]

Fredericton Forecast
Sunday 10 May, 2009

Rainshowers with the risk of a thundershower early this morning. Showers ending this afternoon then cloudy. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 km/h near noon. High 12°C (54°F). UV index 3 or moderate.

YIKES - good luck out there this morning!

[babysteps]

Just packing up and leaving the hotel.

Weather was NOT good!


2:20:xx

(plus a happy dance)

[दिवंगत]

Well done! We knew you could do it!

[eme]

Excellent race, especially for weather like that!

[redhead]

YAY!!! Congratulations Babysteps. You rocked it in the rain!

[Samantha]

Just packing up and leaving the hotel.

Weather was NOT good!


2:20:xx

(plus a happy dance)

Yowza! Nicely done!

[scrumhalfgirl]

woohoo!!!

[BJH]

Just packing up and leaving the hotel.

Weather was NOT good!


2:20:xx

(plus a happy dance)

Well done!

[Jwolf]

Just packing up and leaving the hotel.

Weather was NOT good!


2:20:xx

(plus a happy dance)

Yay!!! I'm so glad you decided to do the half, and it worked out as well as we expected.

[CinC]

good for you! congrats!

[babysteps]

- and am I smiling - it sounds corny, but if you smile (or force yourself to), your running will be better for it.

I kept this in mind during the race and made sure I was smiling (maybe not a full on grin but at least a pleasant happy face). It really helped a lot. It was a reminder to watch my form, relax and have a good day. So thanks for that.


This is the first race I've had where I've felt strong through the whole thing (well except for the last km when I thought I would die -blinding rain, 40 kph winds and a hill). My plan was to start at race pace and see how long I could hold it. I figured if I held it to 12k and then had to drop back to 7:00/km I'd still have a nice PB. Turns out I was able to hold the pace almost the whole way (I think I started to fade a bit km 18 or so). I kept looking at my watch and thinking, "wow - I'm still running on pace!"

Thanks for all the great advice and encouragement. It was greatly appreciated!

[abhainn]

YaY babysteps!!! Congrats on kicking HM a$$.

[a-slow-5]

Yay! Good job getting it done!

[CinC]

- and am I smiling - it sounds corny, but if you smile (or force yourself to), your running will be better for it.

I kept this in mind during the race and made sure I was smiling (maybe not a full on grin but at least a pleasant happy face). It really helped a lot. It was a reminder to watch my form, relax and have a good day. So thanks for that.

I just need to remind myself of that too! glad it helped you!