So I’m running the Seattle Rock N Roll half marathon in the morning. The only thing I’m really feeling going into it is…nervous. Even so, we headed to the expo this afternoon to pick up my bib and hopefully boost my confidence.
It was a HUGE expo with so many great booths and vendors. We had fun walking around checking out all the tables and other races being advertised. Cullen is starting to get used to the racing scene!
It was insanely crowded, and I immediately regretted having the stroller with me. Cullen seemed freaked out by the crowds closing in all around him, so I carried him and used the stroller as a place to store all the awesome samples and swag.
We even ran into my friend Julianna, who is also running tomorrow! I’m excited to have several friends out there on the course with me.
Casey was originally supposed to be running the full marathon tomorrow, but he has actually been in Hong Kong for work this past week (which is why he ran in Vancouver last weekend!). He’ll be back tomorrow morning (we are counting down!) but not in time for the race.
So I’ll be leaving Cullen at home with Aunt Sarah, and saying a prayer that bottles and naps are successful. It feels strange to be driving myself to and from the race all alone! I’ll be looking forward to meeting my cheering squad back at the house afterward.
As far as the race itself goes, I was so hoping to feel prepared and confident this time. I felt like my training was finally on the upswing back when I did the 15k last month. But then Cullen and I got sick, and it lasted for almost two weeks. And so I took three weeks off from running. Excuses, excuses. I know. Trust me.
It is what it is, and I’ll make the best of it. The forecast for tomorrow is cold and rainy. My alarm is set for 4:30am. Here goes nothing!
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I am running the full tomorrow and what freaks me out is this RAIN! Putting lots of positive thoughts that it doesn’t pour like it did today!! Good luck!!
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Lindsay McAlester Reply:
June 23rd, 2012 at 5:48 am
I ran my first and only full marathon in rain and it was still awesome! Good Luck!
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Good luck! I would love to be running too! :)
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Good luck Emily!
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Good luck tomorrow! Can’t wait to hear your recap.
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You go girl! I will cheering from my laptop :)! Good luck
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Good Luck, Emily! Oh, and Hong Kong? Whoa! What does Casey do?
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You can do it! Good Luck! It is so hard training for anything when you have children ;) Can’t wait to read your recap!
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Good luck! The key is to just enjoy it!
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You will rock it!!!
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I am sure you are going to dominate it today! You may actually be running now! Can’t wait to hear how it goes :)
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You’ll do great girl! Knock em’ dead. :)
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You should be starting about now and I just said a prayer for you!! Have a great time!!
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I’ll be there too–my mom is running the half. If I see you I’ll make sure to cheer for ya!! :)
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Good luck! We’ll all be rooting for you from different parts of the world! ;)
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I just saw your tweet about the cold and pouring rain. You can do this!!!!!! Think about how great you will feel afterwards!!!! I say, go out there and have fun with it; make friends with the cold, wet people around you! :D
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Sending you good thoughts and vibes!!!!
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Good luck! We’re all rootin’ for you!!
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Goodluck goodluck goodluck!! Thinking fast thoughts for you! :)
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Good luck, Emily!
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You can do it! Rain and cold is so much better than the heat!
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Good luck Emily! I hope this doesn’t come off as weird but I think both you and your sister are so gorgeous and photogenic. I really wish I was a runner but I always get so discouraged when I can only run for a little without getting out of breath. I’m hoping I can maybe overcome those fears and self-judgement this summer/fall.
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I don’t think they can be called excuses when they are _totally_ legit and understandable reasons for disrupted training!!! You are awesome–good luck today!
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Good luck!! You went into the Indy Mini not feeling so strong and did great there, you will do amazing on this race! :)
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Good luck! Hopefully you’ve “rocked” it. Haha. :)
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Kick that half in the butt Emily!!! Best of luck.
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Good luck! Have a great time :)
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I hope you had a great run! Seattle is a bit more hilly than Old Town haha…I have a feeling I’m going to be sore for days! Such a gorgeous run though, and I am sure you rocked it! :)
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Hope it went well!
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How’d you do?? I finished in around 2:05ish. It was my first half, so I was pretty stoked. The course was a bit long according to my Garmin though. Maybe I was just moving around in the lane too much? No clue. :)
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I hope the race went well for you! Can’t wait for your recap, you are one awesome running mama!
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hope you had a great race. i have run the r&r seattle twice and loved it.
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Good luck, Emily!! I hope everything goes well. I’ll be thinking of and saying a prayer for you!
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Good Luck!!!! Just love reading your blog & following your running progress as I am back at as well after having my 2nd baby boy in October! ! Looking forward to the recap ;-) Power to the she!!
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Hi Emily,
I hope your run went really well!
An unrelated question: I’m visiting Washington DC this summer and I was wondering if you could point me to any old posts about good eats in downtown DC? I found Pizza Paradiso for example, but does anything else come to mind?
Other readers, please jump in if you know great inexpensive eats there. Thanks!!
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Lexi @ You, Me, & A World to See Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Hey Olena! I’m going to school and D.C. and have gone to a good handful of restaurants now. Sweetgreen is really good, as well as Founding Farmers and Busboys and Poets.
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Olena (The Fit Gourmet) Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Thanks a mil ;) Taking notes here.
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Hope it went well! Can’t wait to hear the recap.
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I don’t comment often, but follow regularly, and couldn’t miss saying good luck today! You are such an inspiration to me as a mom and a runner. I’m definitely a runner, and hoping to be a mom someday soon…who balances it all as well as you! Enjoy the race :)
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I have always wanted to do a Rock N Roll half marathon. I hope your race went well, you stayed warm, and enjoyed every minute of the run!
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I love your v-neck t-shirts, where did you get the one you are wearing in this post and the blue one in 2012 VANCOUVER USA MARATHON RECAP? Thanks!!
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Emily Malone Reply:
June 25th, 2012 at 9:17 am
The striped one is Forever 21 (embarassing) and the navy vneck is American Apparel!
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