The Rapture

After two awesome runs this weekend, I'm feeling a little more confident about what I will ultimately wear next Sunday for the half marathon. I ran yesterday morning in my favorite running shorts, and used the glide to prevent chaffing. Yesterday was super hot and I was really sweaty (YUM!) and the glide worked for about 4 miles. If the glide works for 4 miles, that means I'll need to re apply it at least twice during the race. Luckily, it comes in little one time use packets that easily fit in the pocket in my running shorts. Today was a bit cooler, so I ran in my 3/4 length leggings, and wasn't overly warm. I was wearing a tank, and experienced some chaffing in my armpit (WTF??) around mile 7, so it looks like I will be wearing a T shirt for the race (or using glide on my armpits, gross).

I had an amazing weekend, despite the looming threat of The Rapture. Brian and I ran 4.5 yesterday morning, and then went to Earthfest. We got to see Ok Go perform a free concert at the Hatch Shell (an outdoor venue in downtown Boston, along the Charles). It was amazing, there were tons of sailboats on the Charles AND lots of vendors giving out free food!! I got two reusable shopping bags, one full of free samples of granola, cereal, Clif bars, fruit bars etc.  It was sponsored by Whole Foods, which is kind of a bummer, but I was able to enjoy some live music and load up on enough portable breakfasts for the next two weeks!! We rang in the "end of the world" at Dillon's, on their outdoor patio with deep fried pickles and Sam Summers.
This AM, Brian and I ran a loop to the gym (4 miles) and then he lifted and played bball while I ran a second loop of 3.5 (so I kind of ran a figure 8). We met at Athan's, our fav brunch spot and I devoured french toast, half an omelet, and 2 pieces of baklava.
Coming up this week: one more long run (hopefully Tuesday), a Hill workout on Wednesday and two shorter runs (3 miles) and some rest on Saturday before the big race. O yeah, and I start my new job tomorrow! Laundry, cleaning and a bottle of red wine for the rest of the day.