New Orleans Half Marathon Race Goals

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New Orleans Half Marathon Race Goals

posted by Run Girl Run
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 1:12pm EST

Run Girl Run is a blog that covers just about every aspect of health and fitness. While the primary focus is on my trials and tribulations training for various races, I also talk about my favorite types of exercises, experiences from my yoga instructor days and all kinds of nutrition stuff, with the occasional product review sprinkled in. Follow me as I overcome injury, try to balance a social life and beat back laziness to tackle the marathon, half marathon, 5K and every distance in between.

I hinted at my race goals a little bit on Monday when I talked about my more relaxed approach to my training for this race.

The New Orleans half marathon is built around a mini-vacation to the city, where I plan to have lots of fun, eat lots of good food and experience all the city has to offer.

Because of that vacation mindset, I'm not setting a single time goal for this race.

Sure I'd love to not have it be a personal worst, but if it ends up that way, I'll be OK with it.

My goal for this race is to simply start strong and cross the finish line (hopefully still feeling strong).

I'm also hoping I'll be able to finish the race without any IT band problems. I have to say though, I'm very nervous that they might crop up. I can't exactly fit my foam roller in my carry-on, but I plan to pack the Stick so I can roll any tightness out before the race.

And with that I am off. My flight leaves this afternoon and I'll be spending the next few days enjoying the (slightly) warmer weather in the South. I won't leave you hanging while I'm gone though, in fact tomorrow I have a fun review and giveaway, so make sure to check back!

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