Two Days 'til the Big Show

Have you heard the news? There has been a swarm of killer butterflies attacking the North Raleigh area.

Two more days. Oh. My. Gosh. I took it very easy this week. Here’s the short of the workouts …

Monday I switched it up and did an elliptical workout.  Just kidding – I did the usual and this time for 30 minutes. Tuesday I aimed at finishing an easy four mile run but I didn’t have my Garmin so I just ran for 35 minutes. My pace must have been faster than I thought because I ran more than four miles. I was really trying to slow my pace down but I have yet to prove to master that skill. After work Wednesday I hit the pavement for an easy three miles. Yesterday I was ecstatic that I had to only run two miles. The last time I was told to or felt like running only two miles was, well, a long time ago.

Now I’m in rest mode. Today and tomorrow are days to be nice to my body. I might even refrain from taking the stairs; forcing myself to be lazy.  I’m starting to feel recovered so I hope that feeling only increases for when Sunday rolls around.

Water has been my best friend, especially this week. I’m forcing an immense amount of water into my system. My nervous are overtaking me because I was scared into not drinking sodas this week. I didn’t realize how much I depend on my soda mid-morning. For the life of me I could not figure out why I was so exhausted during the latter part of the afternoon. I finally figured it out and continued with my one soda routine. It won’t hurt me as long as I drink sufficient water (and then some). I also drink a cup of coffee in the morning but that’s also a part of my routine and didn’t see a need to change that either.

Chris and I plan on leaving tomorrow (Saturday) morning. We’ll head to the Expo probably after grabbing a bite to eat. I’m looking forward to seeing what the Expo has to offer, maybe some running goodies.  Then, I hope to get a good dinner before the rush of runners hit the Outer Banks. We are staying until Monday to enjoy OBX for another day with each other. And, to celebrate our four-year anniversary! It’s turning out to be an excellent week so far – let’s hope that continues!