Just Plodding Along

Saturday November 3rd was the Tyranena Beer 1/2. This race caught my eye because...um.... BEER ...hello. This race is put on the Tyranena brewery in Lake Mills, WI which was about a two hour drive from my house. The race starts at 11:30 a.m. and only has packet pick-up on the day of so it worked out perfectly. We rolled into Lake Mills around 10:15ish to snow. Nothing was sticking but I freaked out for a minute. I am not ready for that yet. We parked (D came along for this one, I had him at beer) right next to the race tent and headed in for my race packet. The tent was huge and warm. Good thing since it was freezing outside. After grabbing my number, returning to the car to drop stuff off and obtain ipod and gels we headed back into the tent to keep warm before the start. Should have gone with pants on this one. I had the most awesomely awesome hair for this race. Apparently washing and not drying and styling leads to an interesting race 'do.  The timing c...

Tomorrow is the Tyranena Beer Half . This race is kind of different in that it starts at 11:30....so not sure what to do with that.  I have done some super sleuthing and found some other people's race reviews and comments on the interwebs. There is a common theme: Hills. Yes, those are some hills. Mile three looks like a particularly good time. Knowing my general distaste for hills I doubt another sub-two will magically appear. A Goal: Sub 2:10- keep running, even up the hills, even the big one. B Goal: Sub 2:12- run, don't focus on how much you have walked up the hills, and stop whining. C Goal: Obtain medal and beer after getting some exercise. I can only hope the amount of Halloween treats I have consumed this week count as carb loading. How do you all feel about hills- love/ hate? Any hill running tips to share?