Panic Mode

Ready or not....here comes the Atlanta 13.1!

The Atlanta 13.1 half-marathon is a mere 5 days away and I have officially hit panic mode! I know I can finish the 13.1 miles...just worried about finishing in the allowed time of 3 hours &30 minutes. I will be totally and completely humiliated and embarrassed if I have to board the "sag wagon" (come on, couldn't they come up with a better name) because I can't keep up with the back-of-the-pack pace team. I know I am more prepared for this half than with my first one in March, but there wasn't a time limit on that one. It took me 3 hours, 53 min, and 17 seconds to do the one in March and I have to be able to complete this one in 3 hours and 30 min.,..that's shaving almost 2 min off each mile! I know I've gotten some faster, but I don't know if I've gotten that much faster!

So...to help keep me positive and encouraged...here's my list of all the reasons I am going to knock this half-marathon out..meaning, I'm going to finish (and still be alive) in the allotted time. ...

-I've already done a half so I know what to expect.

-I've trained so much more for this one. 

-I'll have some magic sports beans with me!

-There is a pace team I can walk with.

-And...because I rock!!!

Just going to keep the little engine that could in mind....

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!

Anything Goes

Just a short post tonight...but just for the record...this chick will be making a trip to visit the bright lights of NYC before April 29, 2012 to see Anything Goes on Broadway and to visit my dear friend, RM. Anything Goes is the musical we did my senior year in high school and I did the piano accompaniment for it. I LOVE this musical...and I will be seeing it on Broadway..mark my word! Want more info...click here!

  

.c.r.t.

Completely Random Thoughts...

• I felt very frumpy today...khaki capris and a cardigan...not the best outfit for feeling spectacular in.
• How come I always seem to read books that have characters that are so much like me that it's like looking in the mirror?
• The Help was incredible. Book. Movie. All of it. Flat out incredible.
• Why won't he just call me? I'm getting a little frustrated by his lack of forward motion.
• But....I do like when we text.
• I'm feeling a bit better about the half-marathon that is in 4 weeks. After yesterday's 10K I was pretty discouraged. But I've picked myself up, dusted myself off, and know that I can do it in the allotted time.
• I love being busy...but at the same time, I'm ready for life to slow down. I feel like I have been on auto-pilot for the past few weeks.
• I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the past 3 hours...snuggled on the couch under a blanket completely engrossed in a great book with George sacked out beside me.
• I am so hoping the weather stays cool..or at least cooler than 90 degrees everyday.

That's it for today....dinner is calling! Well it's really not calling...the microwave is beeping telling me the leftover pizza is now at an appropriate temperate to consume.