I WANTED TO share some of my pictures from the RunTheBluegrass Half Marathon in Lexington, Kentucky this weekend. I beat last year's time by 3 minutes which is highly impressive considering last year was 60s and sunny. This year, it rained the entire time, and there was SIDEWAYS RAIN from Mile 7 on. SIDEWAYS! What.the.fuck.
OF COURSE, I got my beer AND bourbon after the race at the Buffalo Trace Distillery. Carlee and I went around to a couple different breweries and hung out. Our favorite was Country Boy Brewing. We drank beer and played cards. They had a beer called "Cougar Bait" and it was really good! If we would have been older, we could attest to it working. We got hit on awkwardly by the same guy three different times. When he was leaving with his friends, he came up another time and wished us luck with our "prison card game." Exit Stage Right. Cue the studio audience.
IN SUMMARY, I had a great time and I already signed up for next year's race in 2015! Speaking of races, I actually have a 10K Trail Run tomorrow morning at Allerton. A friend of mine wasn't able to run, so she asked if I'd be interested in running in her place. I ran this race last year and it was pretty fun. the only thing I didn't like about the course was that it was really hard to see the course paths. I remember passing a lady who was in the half marathon event and accidentally ran a good portion of the 10K course. I felt so bad for her!
WELP, it's Friday night. I am getting organized for the start of prep on Monday. I CANNOT wait for the first few weeks. That shock to your system causes me to lean out so hard. The only part of the process that I am less excited about is carrying around my water jug. YES, I feed into that stereotype. The thing is, it's the best way to track your water with the smallest amount of effort. I did see a female bodybuilder advertising this "fanny pack" kind of holster for your water jug. It made it look less...douchebag-esque.
UNPACKING my scale is important. I also am thinking about buying a second one. I would like to have a back-up scale available--especially packed in my 6Pack Bag that I got for Christmas. I am going to change a couple of things in my routine for this prep. I am absolutely 86-ing bread in my diet for the next 5 months. I held on to "bread" last year for too far into my prep. I really don't have anything against bread (Of course not; I'm a runner!), but I want to lean out as much as possible. I feel like last year, I could have been leaner. I could have had that peek-a-boo rib cage shot if I cut out bread. I also want to increase my water intake by half a gallon.
CURRENTLY, I am still debating on competing in Figure or Bodybuilding. I guess it depends how lean I get in the beginning. I am not sure I want to compete at the same show. I think it would be exciting to compete in a different state. Well, I'm going to finish my grocery list planning and my training schedule. It's going to be rough while I am still taking a class this semester, but I think it is doable. I just need to put my head down and stay focused.
