#skydiveultra

I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve or something! I am so excited for my first half marathon! I don’t know if it’s the fact that I get to jump out of an airplane before I embark on this milestone

or that I rented a vintage VW Van to camp in at the race,

 or the fact that I am running my first half marathon! 

But I am excited! 

I was telling a friend just today that I am more nervous to run 14.4 miles (it’s a 7.2 mile loop) than I am to jump out of an airplane! I have completed 7 tandem jumps all over the world, and would love to one day have my AFF license so that I can jump alone! I haven’t trained as much as I should (read: barely at all), and the last time I tried to run 7 miles I felt AWFUL 4 hours later, but I have a plan in place. And anything over the 15k distance is a PR! 

I have heard that due to the fact there are people running up to 200 miles while I’m out there, the weekend is like a big family running party! I have a friend running 100 miles, and I’m planning to chill with his wife, ride my bike alongside some people, and maybe even get in some miles on Sunday before heading home! I’ve packed up some yummy treats, and made my signature sangria, and now I’m going to try to calm the nerves and go to sleep!

Maybe this weekend will act as a defibrillator on my motivation and love for tri-ing. I do kinda miss my bike and the pool. 

Today’s Doughnut Count: .5 (They were NOT good! Pictured below)