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Race excitement!

Posted by DCtoPgh on Aug 22, 2008 6:10:39 PM

Tomorrow I'm running a trail 5K. I've never run a trail anything, I haven't run a 5K since April and I haven't run a race since June (10K).  Back for the other races I was really nervous to get back into racing after a winter full of injury. Right now, the night before this race, I'm not nervous, I'm just excited! How cool is it that I get to run a trail 5K?! I'm not expecting to PR, but even with what sounds like a tough course (I've heard of 6-8-6 splits... guess where the hill is?!) I know after a summer full of training that I'm capable of surprising myself and that is a very exciting possibility. Tonight got me excited for tomorrow, too. The packet pick-up was two blocks from one of my favorite happy hour locations so I was able to meet up with some friends for a beer and some carbs (was it a bad idea for me to split large cheese fries as my pre-race carbs?!). And I must say that one of the things I love about races is how nice everyone is... I love being around the volunteers and other runners. And I most certainly can't wait to have a great morning tomorrow Until then, I won't ask for good luck, because I don't need it because I've already put in the hard work.

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