Knees Don't Fail Me Now

Today we made it official and registered for Memphis. The race isn't until Dec 5, but it has a cap so we thought we should get around to registering eventually. Well, thank goodness we did! They were already at 76% capacity a week ago. That's over 6,ooo people already signed up to run 13.1 miles. Isn't that crazy? I don't know how it will be running with that many people. The total limit is 11,500 for full and half. The biggest event I've been in had 1,000 people, and we didn't all start together. The Memphis run has a wave start with groups starting every 2 minutes. You had to enter your expected finish time on the registration so they could put you in a group. I didn't know what to pick, so I decided on 2:10:00. That seems reasonable. As much as I would like to be under 2 hrs, I know better. That's like a 9 min mile. For a 5K sure, but not 13 miles.

Marc and I are still deciding on a training plan. I need to focus on not hurting any knees. I've decided if this happens, I'll just go and run in the 5K, or walk the 5K - whichever is more appropriate. I hate to waste $60, although I guess it's not "wasted" per se since it is a charity run for St. Jude's.

This weekend is the Bark in the Park 5K. It's a fundraiser for the Oktibbeha County Humane Society. We have signed up to run. First 5K of the fall. Hopefully the humidity will be down and the rain will be gone. Running these last few times has been miserable and slow. It makes me wonder how I can do 14 and then not be able to run 3 just a week later.

Tomorrow I go to Guntersville State Park. I am looking forward to a beautiful morning run on a trail! I hear the views are spectacular.