BEERFEST!

YES! Today is Beerfest in Durham. I am going to the afternoon session, 12-4pm. I am going with my friends from Chapel Hill (but, one went to Duke and is on my side and the other is a Miami fan, so it's ok). So why on Earth am I up this early then? Simple, because today is Week 2 Day 3. Gotta get my run in and let's be honest, it's not going to happen post-beerfest.  I am serious about getting in shape and running the 5K. I've never run a 5K. I can walk a 5K but my goal is to run, the whole 3.1 miles. And that mean making some sacrifices, like waking up early on a weekend and drinking water at wine night. But it'll be worth it.

I had an orange as a pre-run snack. Can't run on empty. I don't think my legs are feeling it today, but let's hope I'm wrong. It's a nice cool 61 degrees with the sun starting to come out. I'll wear my sun glasses, just in case. Oh! And I am typing this with my sweat gloves on so I don't forget them! My hands have been swelling lately, so hopefully this works. This is the last of my easy runs I think. It gets tough starting next week.

Will update on how it went when I get back and after I've had my yummy, ice cold glass of chocolate milk!

UPDATE: (Okay, I just went on MapMyRun to map how far I went. My C25K GPS was off a little bit I think. Mapping exactly when I started the walk, it was 2.19 miles, and 2.31 door-to-door. Now I don't feel so bad, but still need to improve what I wrote below!)

Not a good run, but is there such a thing as not a good run? I mean, I ran. :)  I think it's my worst run of the week. 2.09 miles/ 14:47 per mile. I can list out reasons why this run wasn't a good one, and running friends, if you have anything else to add, let me know!
1. Let's start with how I ate yesterday. All I had for dinner was tilapia. I did not eat any carbs to go with it and I was probably still hungry.
2. I did not hydrate enough last night or this morning.Trust me on that one, I know I wasn't hydrated haha.
3. My meal this morning. I need to add something else to my meals before a morning run. I think I used to eat a scrambled egg with a piece of toast about an hour before my run. That might have given my a little more pep this morning.
4. I dressed for 61 degrees, walking, not running. I've made this mistake before. I ran with my long sleeve shirt on...Mistake. I should have gone with one a regular running shirt. I was getting hot and I didn't run with water.

Live and Learn, right? I will say the chocolate milk tasted delicious. Now that I have cooled down a but, I'm going to take a nice, relaxing shower and have a good breakfast.

This is the elevation on  my run today...not totally flat, a little bit of hills, my calves feel the incline: