Sorry so long, no post. To be honest, it's been a busy couple of weeks. I know some of my co-bloggers are U of L students, so I'm sure they understand -- this week is spring break, which means I was slammed with projects due that week. This week I've been working on a lot of different things while I had a little free time.

Training wise, they've been a couple of interesting weeks. A pretty easy week last week with some shorter runs, speed work and a 9.5 miler on Saturday. This week has been similar, taking it easy with the Rodes City Run tomorrow. I also bought some new shoes this week, so I did some slow runs to scope those out.

I've also been reading "Marathoning For Mortals" by John "The Penguin" Bingham ("No Need For Speed" column in Runner's World) and Jenny Hadfield (a running coach). It's entertaining but a little simplistic, really geared to people thinking about running a full or half marathon but not actually training for one yet. For example, I'm reading about shoes right now -- and if I didn't have that figured out by now, I probably would have given up already.

So some pre-RCR thoughts ... I am feeling anxious about this race, because it doubles my previous race distance. I worry I will go out too fast, which then makes me worry I may go out too slow and over-compensate. It will be interesting, that's for sure. Another big crowd; I just wish the nice weather would come back. I also think the cash prizes are pretty cool, although I have no chances of winning them! I am aiming for 45-48 minutes, which is not fast enough to win anything but is fast enough to make me eligible for a seeded position next year. (I don't know what seed times are for other 10ks.)

That's all for now, just didn't want anyone to think I had abandoned ship!