June was not a fun month for a variety of reasons so that means July can only get better. This first week has been full of shorter runs. Monday was a 1.3 miler, Wednesday was a 3 miler, Saturday a 2 miler, and today will be a 3 miler, once this storm passes through.
I know I am not a morning person. However, Saturday morning I got a little bold and decided to go for a run at 8 am. It turned out to be the worst run ever. However, since my race is at 8:30 in the morning, I need to start getting more runs in so that I am prepped for being up and mobile that early. I did receive some encouragement from a running buddy, Maddilia, "Great job getting out there, the more you do it the easier it will get." I am going to hold her to it!
On a very positive note, I completed registration for my first race, the Aflac Iron Girl 5K. The race is on August 8th so I have less than a month to prepare. I should have picked up my running last month but I didn't realize the months were flying by so fast. Consider it a lesson learned so I will be picking up my running for the next three weeks with more speedwork and distance. I am very excited about running my FIRST race. Maybe I will catch the running bug! 
From the Iron Girl website:
Launched in 2004 with just two events, the Iron Girl brand has grown to now include ten events nationwide, varying in distance from 5K to duathlon and triathlon. Iron Girl's mission is to empower women toward a healthy lifestyle. The Iron Girl event experience provides women with a competitive platform and amenities such as: a post-race catered Breakfast Café, performance shirts sized just for women, IPICO Sports Timing, personalized race bibs, custom finisher medals, post-race giveaways and much more.
The race is being held in the Denver City Park so I plan on doing a couple of runs on the actual course prior to the race. Since I am a newbie to all of this, I welcome any pre-race advice your willing to share (and any encouragement).











