Tomorrow is the Rhododendron 10K in Bakersville, NC. It is my first "race" (and boy do I use that term loosely) since the St. Patrick's Day 5K my husband and I ran in March.
I have heard that running in a race provides a different experience of the mental game. I have run at least three times a week since February (well, except my "rest" week after the made-up 15K). Each run has been an adventure in mind games and learning about my mental stamina. I anticipate tomorrow being a different kind of adventure, so it will be interesting to see how a race feels now that I have more experience (again, a term I use loosely) just pounding out the runs on my own.
I am looking forward to having the community-feelin'-mile-markin'-water-drinkin'-free-snack-gettin'-official-time-keepin'-bib-wearin' race experience!
By the time the race starts tomorrow, I will have taken nearly three full days off from running. This was done in the hopes my body will be rested, healed and ready to carry me through all 6.2 miles without walking. (I can count on one hand the number of times I have run without a walk break. Even my last "easy" two mile run had one minute of walking.)
So we will see.
Wish me luck. :)
