Pasta, Cupcakes and Beer (Oh My!)

It seems this week that my carbs of choice have been beer, pasta, and cupcakes. We’ll see if this was effective Saturday morning at 7am. I did go for a quick run this morning. This was my taper week, so I haven’t run all week. It’s supposed to make you feel like a caged animal so you have tons of energy for the race. My run this morning was nice and easy, just to loosen my legs a little, and it felt pretty good. Maybe the cupcake/beer/pasta method is working!

The Queens half is officially tomorrow. For those of you that are not familiar with Queens, I’ll be running here.

This is Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The site of the 1939 and 1965 World’s Fairs. Near Mets Stadium and the US Open. Most of you will recognize it as where they filmed Men In Black. The whole thing has a weird Jetsons vibe. The course looks like really complicated footwork instructions for a dance. Turn left. Turn right. Go straight. Go around. Hop on one foot. It should be…interesting. I know that I can physically do the distance, and for once, I’m not worried about that. I’m worried that I’ll get lost. Or that, with the predicted high of a nice, balmy 91 degrees, I’ll be super slow. I was hoping to beat my last time, but with the heat and all the confusing turns, I’m not expecting that. I’ve only done one previous half marathon, so this race will either be a new PR, or the worst I’ve ever done. I guess I have to be ok if it’s my worst but hope for the best.

Either way, I’ll post a race recap later this weekend. Wish me luck!