On pace
I just got my assignment from my coach and I’m going to help pace one of the legs for the 3 hour finishers at the Seattle marathon after Thanksgiving. I’m super excited to get to pace and VERY excited to get to be a part of that pace group. It’s not too far from what (on paper) I should have been able to run my marathon at and I’m going to be out with a bunch of total bad-ass runners. I guess I have kind of a weird sense of “fun” but I’m really looking forward to this. Woot!!
Update: Good news, bad news, and awesome news. The bad news is I’m pacing the half for 6:52’s, not the full, which means I’ll be in much less bad-ass company than I’d thought. The good news is this should be a great group for me to run with (not way out of my league) and if I run the whole half with them it will be a good race for me. The even better news is we’re getting a whole new wardrobe for doing this! Hat, vest, and shoes - all (well, maybe except for the hat) stuff that I really need. More woot!