Gearing Up For Glass Slipper Challenge.

The time has come!  It's Glass Slipper Challenge time!  I am so excited to get down to warm, and hopefully sunny Orlando!  Woo hoo!

Of course, once again, my training has been lack luster.  I was all gung ho, full speed ahead, and then, once again, I got sick.  Twice.  This winter is killing me.  I think my job is too.  I have never felt so worn down, exhausted, and flat out sick!  My class had a nasty stomach bug fly through us all, and then another sinus infection hit.  This has been the sickiest few months of my life!  Training took a back seat, and I pretty much gave up.  It's like once I committed, I get sick.  Maybe I will stop committing.  It happened last fall with Wine and Dine training (plus other stuff earlier on that depleted me), and it happened literally days after I committed to decent training this time.  Ugh.  BUT!  I am not giving up.  I am relying on a lot of adrenaline, newer shoes, and pent up running that never happened to get me through.

I had originally made a goal to try and run the Princess Half for time, but I never got to really work on speed, just plain old running was hard enough to get in, so now it's get to the finish upright, and if I have it in me, I will try to up the speed.  I have not run double digits since Wine and Dine in November.  I have only had a few long runs, the last and longest one being 7 miles nearly 3 weeks ago.  I have not run outside since before Wine and Dine in November, and really only once in a 10k that was freezing cold in December. It's been treadmill only for months.  So hey, my work is cut out for me, but I will be in Disney World, in the happiest place on earth, doing what I have to remind myself that I really do love, running. And vacationing.  It could be worse!

Also!!!!  I get to run outside again!  With clear roads!  Yipppeeee!!

I am excited to get out there, got me some new sparkle skirts, one of which I will pair up with Ashley and be a part of team minnie!  (#teamminnie for all my twitter friends!) for the Enchanted 10k in which I will attempt interval run/walk with Ashley, and just try to let my legs go easy, so I can prepare for running the next day.  We plan to stop at the characters.  My aunt made us an epic sign.  It's gonna be a great weekend for running.  As for the half, that will be more fly by the seat of my pants based on how I feel.  I may stop along the route, I may not.  I may do both.  We will see.

I am excited though, and so ready to get away from this tundra we call Ohio at the moment.  48 hours to go!