Ran 1.56 miles with the boys early in the evening. I was proud of Samuel for running a full mile without stopping once. Joseph would have run further, but at .41 miles, he fell and scraped his knee (while holding on to my hand, otherwise it probably would have been worse). He of course didn't want to run any more, so I had him sit down in the jogging stroller. I promised all of the boys Gatorade when we got home (they love Gatorade) if they ran without stopping. Each of my boys did it, even little Adam, who is only 2! He only ran .13 miles, but he had lots of fun.
Now on to my run. Ran 6.0 easy miles with the Garmin. I decided earlier this week that I didn't want to taper for the 5K because my calves have been a little sore, and the easy runs have been helping to work things out. Focused on my form and running technique to see what felt better in preparation for my race tomorrow. I still have all kinds of wild fantasies going on in my head about what will happen tomorrow. Nevertheless, I feel prepared for whatever happens. It will be good to run a race again. My last experience with a race was disastrous - that was the 8K I ran the January after I ran St. George, and that entire week (almost) I had been sick with a cold. I ran too fast from the start, had to stop running about a mile from the finish and walk the rest of the way. Not only that, but I was dizzy and wasn't even walking straight. I ended up finishing, threw up the Gatorade that was in my stomach, and was halfway to my car when better sense prevailed and I walked back and got some attention. They ended up having to call the paramedics to keep an eye on me, and I had to call Lybi to come get me. I am certain this is not going to happen again. Not only am I healthy, but I feel well-trained and in good shape. | 