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It’s a WRAP
Well, I survived.
Thanks, Rachel, for hanging out at the blog yesterday. She’s wicked awesome at running. . . well, and biking and swimming, too. My two hour and two minute finish is laughable compared to her half-marathon time, but I’m okay with that.
I’m just glad I finished.
AND, I had a super time with my BFF, Michele.
Here are a few pictures. Enjoy, because I’m hobbling around all stiff and sore today. But it was worth it!
Have a super Monday. Do most of you have the day off because of MLK Day?
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On marathoning….
Hey, everyone, Rachel Clark here. Lynn wrote about me in Tainted Cadence. I figured I’d stand in for Lynn today since she’s out running around at the half-marathon today.
It’s kind of fitting, actually, considering I’m a triathlete.
Though I don’t think Lynn struggles with the whole seeing-auras-thing. It’s really distracting while trying to run a race for sure. Well, maybe she does see auras because was able to really understand me when I told her about it for her story…
Now I’ve run a *few* half-marathons in my years of racing, and there’s always one thing in common with them all:
Pre-race jitters.
And yep, Lynn had them! She looked a little nervous this morning.
When I get nervous before a race I concentrate on something soothing.
And right now, it’s my training partner (and hopefully soon my sweetheart) Brandon Parks.
There’s just something about his calm, rock-solid demeanor. He’s an athlete, too, so he knows just what I need to help me relax and focus.
And he’s even not squeamish to hug me when I’m all sweaty from a monster-run or workout.
What do you guys do to stay calm when you’re freaking out about something?