On The Eve Of The Lawyers Have Heart 10K

I feel like I’ve already done an out-and-back course in the weeks leading up to the Lawyers Have Heart 10K–or least made a few u-turns.

At first, I wasn’t too psyched about the race, and focused my efforts on fundraising for the American Heart Association.

To everyone who has donated, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

To everyone else, it’s not too late! 🙂

But then, my training was going pretty well. I was doing fun speed workouts without getting injured. I was keeping up with Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred three days a week without getting injured. I was balancing all that with some Rodney Yee.

I hadn’t set a race goal yet, but I was toying with the numbers I would plug into the race pace calculator. (This really cool one from Runner’s World will calculate goal times for each mile.)

And then I decided that it was time to learn how to use clip-in shoes on my bike. And then my third “lesson” didn’t go so well. So, now, on the eve of the Lawyers Have Heart 10K, I am wondering if I will even be able to run at all. 🙁

Does this knee look ready to run 10K?

Honestly, since this race means so much to me personally, I am bound and determined to run, even if it means that I am sidelined for a few more days afterwards. So, on to race things.

We have the same cool design for our team shirts as we did last year, although this year the shirts are a neon yellow instead of a neon green

I really love this design!

None of the races I enter have really good swag, but I do like the full-sized reusable bag and love the Soyjoy bar!

A pencil?

I am a bit skeptical of the race logistics because they have added a 5K “fun run” that will share the 10K course (with an earlier turn around) and start about 1/2 hour earlier. It’s already a crowded course with several hairpin turns, but that’s just one more reason why this race is not good for a PR.

The weather looks iffy with hurricane Andrea bringing rain up the East Coast, but we might get lucky and have an overcast or drizzly morning–either of which would be much better than the heatwave we had the last time I ran.

My race outfit depends on the weather, but I will definitely be wearing these, although probably not with our neon yellow team shirt!

Check out Jill’s Fitness Friday link up for other great fitness posts today.

Are you racing this weekend?