Right now, I'm sitting near the window of my beach front hotel (DQ is next door!), mentally preparing for my half marathon in Virginia Beach tomorrow: the Shamrock Half Marathon! This race is a blast... and best of all it gets me excited for summertime. I'm here with my friend Amanda, Shannon was supposed to come down (we miss her!), and a bunch of other friends are down as well.
Amanda and I arrived Friday morning and the weather has been perfect! It was in the 70s and before I headed to the expo to work The Nation's Triathlon & DC Triathlon booth, we took some time to sit on the beach and get some Kohr Bros custard - so yum!
I worked the expo from 1pm-9pm, and got a new pair of shoes. The expo was fun! After the expo, Amanda and I went to get some DQ blizzards! boooyah!! I heart DQ and there are barely any around any more. I got a cookie dough and reese's pb cup blizzard (together, not 2 blizzards :P). We went to bed shortly after.
This morning I got up went for a quick run, stopped by the expo to make sure the booth was set up for Kait and Sim, came back and went right to the beach. Amanda and I laid out for about 2 1/2 hours. it was AMAZING. weather was phenomenal ... I am totally burnt now though. Oh well! We stopped by a sports bar, grabbed some food and a few beers and I headed back out to the beach for a little bit. REALLY Great preparation for my race tomorrow!! ha. Now we are sitting back on our couches, watching a Sex & The City marathon on E! and mentally preparing for our race.
Last year a big group of us came down and got a house on the beach. The race was a blast last year - I was happy with my time, and we all drank on the beach post-race. The race is sponsored by Yuengling and you got 4 beers with your bib post-race. It's so much fun! I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I'm not taking it too seriously, but still hoping for a good time. I got a few good runs in over the past few weeks and am ready to shamROCK out!
Details and race report in a few days. How do you prepare for your races?
Good luck tomorrow yo.. I prepare for my races by getting a huge DQ blizzard and then I drain my energy with the sun on the beach. YEESSSSSSS. Haha - prob do the opposite. Zero dairy - messes up my stomach and resting. This can be your new blizzard: http://ohsheglows.com/2011/03/18/chocolate-chip-cooke-dough-blizzard/
ReplyDeletethe beach looks gorgeous btw, very jealous! so glad you got to enjoy the nice weather yesterday at a beach. Lucky!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, girlie girl! BTW, there's a DQ in Blacksburg...even more reason for a visit. ;)
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