The Countdown is On!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!  Hope your week was filled with lots of fun and running!  Mine featured some running but not enough....and not long enough either.  I met with my trainer this past week and got a new plan to follow as far as strength training goes, so I am happy for that.  I am really working on becoming stronger, losing the extra weight that just does not seem to want to go away, and running longer distances.

So, as the title states, the big countdown is on....1 month and 16 days left til the big 4-0...yes I am turning 40.  A lot of people just tell me it's just a number and it's not a big deal...I am not completely convinced.  I am not happy about it but I am hoping the day will come and I will feel o.k. with it...maybe even feel 22 just like Taylor Swift?!  I doubt that.

I do have a couple of races that I am planning on doing...the Haslaw 5K in Manchester, NH on July 3rd (day before my birthday) and then The Foamfest 5K on July 14th. The race in Manchester is one I have done twice now and would really like to improve on my time.  It is a pretty decent course but there is one stretch of uphill that seems to get me everytime.
The Foamfest 5K is me really stepping out of my comfort zone.  I am not one to want to become dirty and messy so the fact that I actually want to run a race that involves mud is big.  The race also includes foam too and it looks like a lot of fun.  I am doing the race with some of my friends from the running club and we are going to have a good time.

This pretty sums up my week in running:

 

So until next time, happy running and stay strong!