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A screenshot from an app called RaceAddict. (And yes, that race start time is the default and likely is not correct.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I joke that I hate running.\u00a0 I don’t actually hate running.\u00a0 It’s just that upon taking up triathlon, I discovered that I like doing things in addition to running, and having to run four+ days a week is kind of terrible.\u00a0 I love the killer workouts that triathlon season brings.\u00a0 And yet I spent my winter season running.<\/p>\n

Why?\u00a0 Well, I’m one of those people where if I don’t race, I’m much more likely to skip workouts.\u00a0 If I have something I’m training for, I’ll get out there.\u00a0 (I’d like to think that with Chattanooga 70.3 on the schedule, that would be enough, but really, who knows?)\u00a0 Plus I have a lot of friends who I met through running and I want to keep racing with them.\u00a0 For me, running races are also a lot less stressful.\u00a0 I think it’s because the logistics are much simpler.\u00a0 So much less to pack.\u00a0 Weather plays much less of a role (except in what I wear).\u00a0 The races are also shorter, time-wise, so that makes things easier.<\/p>\n

That doesn’t mean that I’m not aiming for big things this season, but I’m taking each race as it comes.\u00a0 For example, with this weekend’s Army Ten Miler, I’d love to improve my time from the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler earlier this year, but I’ve been a bit tight for the past couple of weeks, and I’m just not sure my body’s up for it.\u00a0 But we’ll see what happens race morning.\u00a0 Goal is to finish and have fun.<\/p>\n

Then it’s on to half marathon season.\u00a0 I’m not sure what I’m most excited for.\u00a0 Space Coast has become a tradition, and I’m excited to hang out with friends and get my that 5th coveted space shuttle medal.\u00a0 Donna is also slowly becoming tradition and a trip to Florida in February is so amazing.\u00a0 BDR New Orleans is new, but I’m pumped to finally get to run with Kim <\/a>again.\u00a0 So each race has something awesome about it in addition to the actual running part.<\/p>\n

Plus if nothing else, all that treadmill time helps me keep up on my tv watching.\u00a0 Thank goodness for the fall tv season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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