Marathon countdown

My marathon, the Thailand Temple Run, is 11 days away, on March 19th....

Two weeks ago I did my longest run ever- 27.5 miles. I took it nice and slow, as a training run. But I did it!! All by myself too. Wow. I should be ready for this marathon... I initially wanted to beat my best marathon time, 4:28. But lately I have reajusted my goal time to 4:45. I may have to reajust again, as we have hit the HOT season. It's officially here. And in a country where it's in the upper 80s during the COLD season, the hot season is not a pretty site. I just checked the weather and today it should reach a 'RealFeel' temp of 120. The predicted temp for my marathon site and day is 'partially sunny, very hot and humid' with a 'RealFeel' temp high of 113.

OH MY BUDDHA.

The 18th is my birthday. It's also two of my close friends birthdays- Tara and Natalie. My other close volunteer friend, Lindsey, has her b-day the 17th. So it is party time in Bangkok. Unfortunately I will not be partying on the 18th. I plan to get a morning bus to bangkok from Uthai. On the 18th I plan to go see a movie and have a great meal. In Bkk movies are about $3. But you can get VIP seats for closer to $8. For the extra $5 you get chairs that practically turn into beds, w blankets, and waitress service. I don't know all the details, bc I've never done it, but I plan to on my b-day. With my girls next to me. Then I hope to hit the hay at my fabulous fancy hotel by 8pm. It will be a 3am departure time for me. GULP.

Sunday is the marathon!! Starts at 5:30am, when hopefully it will only be in the low 90s. I am thinking of renting a van to get lots of my friends to come watch. The actual race site is about 85 kms from bangkok in a small province. The course winds by lots of temples and some rice fields. Should be gorgeous. Can't wait....

After the race everyone (loads of volunteers are coming in for the weekend) will come over to my nice hotel for pool time. Then yummy food. Then party time!!! I plan to be in heels and dancing till dawn.