We Have A Winner!

All right folks, the damage is done. There is no turning back now. I have signed up for a half marathon. The Helvetia Half Marathon! I originally skipped over this one on my list of halfs because it's considered "challenging" due to its hills. But I talked to a lady that participated in it and she said it was great, and the hills aren't that bad. And it keeps winning awards for the best half marathon (in Oregon, I think). When I realized it was the only half marathon that fit within my timeframe and distance I wanted to travel to get to it, I got very discouraged. Then I researched it, and it didn't really look that bad. In fact, the pictures were beautiful. And the hills aren't nearly as steep as I was expecting. So there I was, getting motivated to go run 13.1 miles through beautiful farmland and trees, and I knew that if I didn't sign up now, I wouldn't do it.

I don't regret my decision yet, even though I was very unmmotivated today. After another successful 8-miler on Friday night followed by an overnight snowshoeing trip Saturday night, I was pretty tired. And the beautiful February blossoms aren't helping my allergies any, either. But I went for a 4-mile run anyway (I was supposed to do it yesterday but didn't). The only thing that carried me through my run was Queen. Singing along with Fat-Bottomed Girls and Bicycle, I began to make up my own lyrics to multiple Queen songs. Like these ones, to the tune of Bicycle:

Original: "I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike"
My version: "I want to run my marathon, I want to run it fast... MAAAAAArathon, MAAAAAArathon, MAAAAAArathon...."

Thank you, Queen, for getting me through 4 miles.

TE Shamrock run is in 2 weeks, and I've been thinking up a playlist for my 8k. Leading artists include Incubus, Black Eyed Peas, Queen, Andy Hunter, Owl City, and The Hours. Oh yeah, and Rock the Casbah by The Clash! Chris is convinced the lyrics are "Rock the Vespa."