I'm Ready To Rumble

My first milestone race--the Rockledge Rumble--is just two days away. I went for my last tapering run yesterday and I felt great. No calf muscle problems. My legs felt strong and rested. My lungs are good. And my brain is very excited about participating in the first race since I started my Three In Three Challenge. I have successfully completed my training and I feel like I am ready.

My plan for the race is simple. Keep it slow! I am not going to "race" the race, but instead, just jog it at a nice easy 13 mpm pace. I am not trying to break any records or finish first in my age group or anything other than complete the race without hurting myself!

At this point I have no concerns over the distance. I have been running further than the 15K course distance on my last few long runs. So I am looking at this as another training run, not as a race. I think the difficult part will be the discipline needed to stay at my planned pace instead of getting caught up in the event and "competing" with others.

I am actually rather excited about the race, not really for the race itself, but because of the achievement of the milestone, which marks progression toward my ultramarathon goal. I am already thinking about my next race. But I won't get into that right now. I know I need to stay focused on Saturday.

Will post a race report with some pictures after the race.