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NYC Half Expo 2011

I love that my blog being two years old means that I can look back and see what I did on any given day and that if I repeat a race (like I will this weekend!), I can reread my recap and look back on memories of the expo (Okay, so I write longer posts now.)

Last year, Joel told me I should do 8 miles of intervals two days before the race. Why? I have NO IDEA. But I did, and it was pretty miserable. Today, I just did some walking and some yoga and am going to have some major bonding time with my foam roller.

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I picked up my bib at lunch today, and I forgot how small this expo is.

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Spibelt booth!

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I was excited to buy stuff, but I left disappointed. (My wallet left rather happy.) I did buy a pair of Skullcandy earbuds, just in case I want to rock out to music during the race. (I don’t usually listen to music, but I like to be prepared at races, just in case.)

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When I got back to work, I had this chicken pattie, guac, spinach and brown rice for lunch. It wasn’t particularly thrilling, but it did the job.

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After work, I took a nice walk up to the Lululemon in Lincoln Square to buy a little something for the race.

I walked home in the sunshine and warmed up a chicken patty, roasted some broccoli and sweet potatoes and had some avocado with it. I’m doing some spring cleaning tonight and calling it an early night since Sunday is a big day! (And I’ve been going out a lot lately anyway.)

Side note: I had given up ketchup for awhile because I thought it was too sugary, but if ketchup is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

My Next Race

I’ve learned that I definitely need a goal to stay motivated. Some past goals were losing 50 pounds, training for a half-marathon and training for a full marathon.

Since running that sucker a month ago, I’ve definitely been struggling with staying motivated. Without a goal in sight, I have found myself rudderless in regards to my fitness.

I knew I had to pick another race to motivate me. I need to run two more races with the NYRR 9+1 in order to get into the NYC Marathon next year. I’m signed up for a four-miler (the Race to Deliver, on 11/21), but I wanted something a little longer before tackling some more half-marathons in the spring…

So, I have decided that I will run the Ted Corbitt 15K. It’s long enough (that’s about 9mi) to feel like it’s a big enough goal to be training for, but it’s short enough that I don’t have to bust my ass too hard. Plus, it should be an easy way for me to PR since I have definitely picked up some speed since this time last year.

Here’s the training plan I’ll be following, thanks to Runner’s World Smart Coach: