Unfortunately, most of what I was doing was not running.
A week of camping in the wilderness, some strep throat, and a wedding and I'm finally getting back in the swing of things. I did have a lot of time to plan my outfit for the Princess Half Marathon, and will be sketching out a few concrete ideas soon. I finally decided on Elsa, because I am going to be the last person to get over "Let It Go."
I was having a hard time deciding between her coronation dress and the ice queen gown. The coronation dress is so underrated. But can you really be Esla without the badass ice dress? In my feverish streppy state I remembered Roger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway...
=????... and I'm obsessed with making this work. I've been spending some quality time on Pinterest looking for ways to make this work with my newly inherited sewing machine. I can't actually sew yet, so most of my sketches involve velcro and prayer. How amazing would this be to do at the 7 mile marker? I'm hoping the song is "Let It Go" again.
I have also decided to register for the Tinkerbell Half Marathon, which will make me eligible for the Coast to Coast Challenge! I was incredibly excited when I signed up, but now that I'm getting back to the gym after a break, I'm a little worried about what I've gotten myself into. The races are three months apart, so I rationalized it by saying that I'd already be in running shape from the Princess Half. It makes sense right? But then I looked down at the timer on the treadmill (while watching Mad Men!) and realized I was huffing and puffing fifteen minutes into my workout. I restarted at the walk five, run five part of the plan. I finished it today, but it feels like I have so far to go. It's hard to keep myself motivated, but I really think this outfit idea is helping. I'm much better at art than I am at sports! Joann's Fabric has a few fabrics that might work in their Performance section, but not at the store closest to me. I'm trying to hold off until I have something like a pattern, and Joann's has something like a sale...
My mood is either excited or discouraged, but now I get to come up with more outfits! I'm going to be looking for some runs to do to keep me going, but my work schedule has been so crazy lately. But I'm gonna let it go.
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