...run my heart out! For the second year in a row, I'll do the =PR= Run Your Heart Out 5K! This year's race will be on February 8 and is is moving to a new, but familiar, location at =PR= Fairfax location (11895 Grand Commons Avenue, Fairfax, Virginia 22030) at Fairfax Corner! I like this course!
Last year the race was in Reston, at South Lakes High School. I ran two miles before hand and remember having a little hamstring niggle by the time I finished. Took forever for that niggle to go away last year! While I liked this tough course, I thought it was a bit crowded. The finish on the school track is always nice! And being crowded didn't stop me from signing myself and my younger son up for the Run with Dad 5K last June!
Anyway, I'm just now getting into my 10K race plan. I'm starting off a bit slow for several reasons: (1) my ankle is still not 100% from the rolling incident after Thanksgiving; (2) I am recovering from a recent sinus infection; and (3) I ran last Sunday and now have a little calf niggle! Race day will be at my long run effort. My schedule has me running six miles easy that day, and depending on how things go up till then, maybe I'll run a little bit before / after. Or maybe I'll swap out my tempo run from earlier in the week.
This year I took advantage of the =PR= 2015 Race Pass, where I can run up to four races for $110. This is my first use of my pass! It is a pretty good deal because I think the 5K prices are $30 and if I ran 4 of those that is $120, so I save $10!
Another fun thing about this race is it is a collectible pin race! I received several last year and it was a fun way to commemorate the races. They are all on my 2014 Race Series lanyard. I guess I'm going to need a 2015 lanyard...
Happy and Healthy Training!
2 comments:
I'm running my heart out, too! See you in Fairfax Corner.
Oh great!! See you on the 8th! :)
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