Another PR

Tonight we ran the Albuquerque Farolito 5k. For those of you not versed in your hispanic holiday traditions (or terms), a Farolito is a luminary or more simply, a sack of sand with a candle in it. It was actually pretty neat as I don't ever intend to run after dark, but I will make exceptions when the course is candle-lit. The thing about a 5k versus the longer distances we have run lately are the appearance of gangs of children. Since 3.1 miles is totally doable for kids, you constantly here the thundering of feet approaching to overtake you and possibly trip you, if you're super lucky. Despite the packs of stray dogs (sorry, I meant kids)and a pitch black section over uneven terrain, I finished in 33:25, beating my previous record by over two minutes. I felt pretty strong through the whole run and enjoyed the holiday theme. ************************************************************************************* Honestly, the encouragement was much needed. I didn't run in DC last weekend or at all this week. I was in DC for a conference and have been working on my grad school applications with each waking, non-working, moment. At this point, I am seriously considering running the half-marathon in January since it seems completely unlikely that I will be ready for the marathon. I hate to think about dropping down, but don't quite see the point in running horribly in an event I am not ready for. We are five weeks away and I don't think I can get to where I'd need to be to run 26.2 miles in one go. Time will tell, although time is running short...