Counting down

Let the countdown begin.  I can’t believe I’m at this point.  Next Sunday I will have (hopefully) run my first half-marathon!!!  Yup – next. Sunday.  Wow.

If I don’t think too hard about it, I’m fine.  No nerves.  But I suspect they will catch up with me as the week wears on.  Yesterday was my last “long” run – 7.6 miles.  I was able to get outside to run, too, which was nice!  It was a little cool out for me, which meant I questioned what I was wearing as I’d pass women in just shorts & a short-sleeve shirt!  (If you must know, I had on a short-sleeve technical shirt under a long sleeve technical shirt, tights, a cap, and a band to cover my ears – I hate when my ears are cold and cold wind does not like my ears!)  There were only 5 minutes or so when I felt hot, so I guess for me, I was dressed a-ok.

Unfortunately, I now have knee pain.  I’m not sure if it’s the new shoes (latest model of the shoe I’ve been wearing for a few years now, but this one is not as wide in the mid-section of the shoe), over use of knee (from long runs), or over use on long treadmill runs.  Ugh.  It’s there a little bit when I run, but it’s really noticeable when I stop running!  Again – not thinking about it too hard, but will look into possibly seeing someone about it, after the race!  (I do have a history of knee issues, none of which have ever been looked at by a doctor…and where the pain is located is not in the same place as where my past knee issues have been.)

If I think about things just right – I’m getting excited!!!!  woo hoo!!!