It’s Almost Race Time
Three days from now, I’ll be finished running America’s Toughest Road Marathon.
How’s that for self confidence?
The Blue Ridge Marathon is happening on Saturday, and I can’t wait! I’ve been looking forward to this race for awhile now, though if I’m honest, I’ve been a little nervous about this race as well.
You see, as a naturalized Floridian, we don’t really have many hills to train on. In fact, the (only half-way joking) legitimate hills we have are actually road/highway overpasses.
No offense, but overpasses don’t quite measure up to the Blue Ridge Mountains. There is an advertised 7,500 feet of elevation change over the course of those 26.2 miles.
You could say that I’m slightly unprepared for this race, but I’m not sure that would accurately portray how this race is going to go. I know I’m capable of handling the miles, but the hills are going to kill me. If I can make it in less than 5 hours, it’ll be a win for me.
Just Having Fun
No matter how the race goes, the goal for this weekend is to just have fun. I’ll be flying up to VA on Friday morning, running the race Saturday morning, and flying home Saturday night. The travel itinerary isn’t ideal, but it is what it is.
And this way I can blame the lack of a PR on the condensed travel schedule! Hehe.
If any of y’all are running Blue Ridge this weekend, I’d love to meet you guys! Let me know, or give me a shout on twitter, and we can meet up at the expo.
And if you see me curled up along the side of the road on Saturday in the fetal positions, just keep going.
I’ll be ok.
Hamstring issues caused me to have to bag the race this year, so I won’t get the chance to meet you. I hope you do really well. Enjoy the scenery, and the other runners. It is truly a unique and amazing event. I hope to be strong and healthy and return for 2015.
That sucks man! Hope you’re back on the run soon!
Good luck on that Blue Ridge Marathon race! It definitely seems difficult as you say, but you’ll do great 🙂 All you’ll need is a nice bath afterwards.
Thanks!