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I just signed up for my first race in 2011!

I am super excited
to run in the
Painter's Halfmarathon
in St. George
on January, 22nd.

I love St. George
and
can't wait to go there
in the middle of the winter.

The plan is:
swim on Friday
run the race Saturday morning
bike one loop of the IM course after the race

Sounds like a
training extravaganza
to me!
Only 11 more weeks...

If you want to join me for the fun,
check out the race here.
What better way to jump start
your run training
than a little 13.1 mile race?

(Just to clearify,
I am not doing
Ironman St. George
this year. )

(But that does not mean
I can't go out on the course
and have some fun, right?)


Comments

Leslie said…
RIGHT! I miss our training weekend down there, that was epic....and way fun!
November 10, 2010
Jamie Pearson said…
man too bad its right after i come back to NC. Maybe you should make your trip a little longer and come to California first.
November 13, 2010
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