I Will Check the Weather

The day before race day goes by too slow. The day before race day goes by too fast.

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Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 8AM

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Yes, those two sentences contradict each other. Yet those two sentences are accurate. I want tomorrow to be here. I don’t want tomorrow to ever come. Tomorrow I’m aiming to complete a half-marathon. A half-marathon is 13.1 miles … which will take roughly 30,000 steps.

Since Christmas … I trained. I stretched. I ate good (not perfect, but good) I bought new shoes about six weeks ago. I broke them in slowly on short runs, then did a few long runs in them. I made sure I had a few clothing options ready depending on the weather. About two weeks ago, I began checking the weather.

Now today … I check the weather. I drink lots of water. I will walk a little. I check the weather. I will stretch lightly. I will sit. I’m getting a massage. I will clip my toenails (a must before any long runs/races!) I will check the weather.

Tonight before bed, I will check the weather. I will make sure my clothes are ready. I will charge my phone (I use an app to track my run and play music, headphone in only one ear) I make sure my watch, my armband phone carrier and my headphones are ready. I will fill a few water bottles to take along. I will check the weather.

Tomorrow morning I will be up too early. I will check the weather. I will dress a few times … as I check the weather. I will make my homemade sports drink* (I get nauseous from Gatorade and other drinks … guess they have too much sugar and crap in them)

Then I’ll be out the door … excited and ready!

I’ll be cool (hopefully not cold) calm and collected once I’m there. I’ll meet my running buddies. I’ll meet friends – old and new (thanks to online connections) I will be motivated and when the starting gun sounds … I’ll be ready!

One step at a time …

I hope to update Facebook (friend me if we aren’t friends if you want to see updates) and Twitter before and after the race … and maybe during if the planets align and it works out.

Now I gotta go … I need to check the weather!

*My Sports Drink

I started with two recipes from No Meat Athlete and Daily Garnish and and modified them to my taste.

  • 1/2 cup orange juice (fresh squeezed or not)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Juice of 1/4 lime
  • 2 cups water/ice
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • dash of sea salt
  • About a tsp of chia seeds (optional)

Mix together, shake well before you drink. Enjoy!

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  • http://www.alise-write.com Alise Wright

    Best of luck to you Janet! I’m sure you’ll be amazing!

    Last night my daughter and I decided that we want to start the Couch to 5K program. What apps do you use to track your running/times? I am as n00b to this as anyone can possibly be.

    • http://bablogthoughts.blogspot.com/ BA

      There are C25K apps available- pocasts and such, tailored to each week of the program. I used one based on Christian Indie music found here- http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChristianIndieBroadcastC25K
      which gave me the running/walking cues while playing the music. I don’t run listening to music anymore, but this was sure nice- beat carrying a kitchen timer while I ran. Don’t get much more noob than that!

    • http://www.JanetOberholtzer.com Janet Oberholtzer

      Thanks for the encouragement!
      Cool … what a fun thing for you and your daughter to do together. I have a Droid phone and use an app called Cardio Trainer.

  • http://www.toprunningtips.com Gabi

    All the best for your race Janet you are going to rock it! Will be looking out for your updates on Twitter. My fingers are crossed for the perfect weather for you.

    Have a wonderful race! :)