Last week of lazy!

I haven't posted in a while — I've been super-busy with other life stuff, but not quite so much on training. In some ways, it's on purpose, because it's my last week before marathon training starts, and I'm planning to run my first full official 5k on Saturday morning! I'll be participating in Hartford's Komen Race for the Cure.

Crossing the finish line on Saturday is going to mean a lot to me. I've only attempted one other race before, a few years ago, and walked almost half of it. I'm confident I can run the entire distance this time, which will prove to me that I'm in the best shape of my life and ready to take the next step!

Next week starts the real marathon training, which both excites and scares me a little. I'm fine with the mid-week runs, but even the first long run is more than I've ever done before. I'm trying not to think about it for now. :)