Jason pushed hard yesterday, and I really fall behind on the wintery mix stuff. If it's snow...I go in deeper with each step, if it's ice....I have to be more in balance, and if it's the mix of both...it just sucks. He probably finished a 1/4 mile ahead of me on just a 5K, and I was pushing as hard as I could. Every time we'd hit flat pavement I tried so hard to catch up, then we'd hit the messy stuff, and back I'd go again. I'm tired of it. It really just needs to go away. Winter doesn't ever usually bother me, but this year, now that I'm running in this stuff, I'm done with it. Still though, it was about a 29 min flat 5K, so I'm happy.
Slight update in the potential race schedule. Red = not registered, but considering it
3-12-11 Shillelagh 4 mile Run - Flushing, MI
3-13-11 Corktown St. Pats 5K Run - Detroit , MI
3-17-11 Pot O'Gold 4 mile Run - Flint
3-20-11 Al Kayner St. Pats 8K Run - Bay City, MI
4-2-11 Martian Half-Marathon - Dearborn, MI
7-30-11 Warrior Dash
There are more, but I'm not going to list every potential race I'm doing that isn't coming up soon. Two things. First, I kind of hate the idea of running on back-to-back days next weekend, but the Irish in me likes to overdo St. Patrick's Day events. Already I'm making mixes with The Pogues, Tossers, Flogging Molly, etc. for the day, so I might as well channel some overdoing into something healthy. Second, the Half-Marathon. It's too early for it, I know, but I might as well shoot for it now to see what I'm getting into. If I have to stop, I have to stop. I don't plan on giving up for it and walking at all, but if it's ever going to happen, that might be the one. I wanted to do this race's 5K last year, so maybe I'm just making up for that. It's been in my reticle since this year began, and I even already bought a shirt especially for it (below). Might as well try to do it up right. I'm still quite a bit frightened, though.
