Philadelphia, Here I Come!

Last night I officially registered for the Philadelphia Marathon, so there's no turning back now! I just hope it doesn't snow or something on race day. Who else is going to be there??

Week four of marathon training is under way, with eight miles on the charts for today. It was another hot day! August is not a fun month for running. Luckily it wasn't too toasty, but I really think the world needs to invest in more water fountains. The exciting part today was that most people waved back to me! Some even initiated! Eastern Pennsylvania is slowly becoming more friendly...I don't think it will ever get up to my friendly Midwest standard, but I'm seeing improvement.

Tuesday, August 11
8.06 miles in 1:06:27, avg pace of 8:14

I skipped the strides because...well...I just didn't feel like doing them. It was hot. Excuses, excuses...but I think I'll make it.

In other news, I got a monstrosity of a hair cut yesterday. I'm VERY picky about how I like my hair, so testing the waters with a new stylist is a big deal. Looking back, I should have waited until I'm going home in about a month and just had it cut with my tried and true stylist, but hindsight is 20/20. The cut itself isn't too terrible, it's just not at all what I asked for! It's about two inches shorter and has zero layers in it. I pointed to how long I wanted it to be and then said "with long layers...like I have now." Gah. After telling her that I've always parted my hair down the middle, she attempts to style it with a side part. Then charged me extra because my hair was long. Well, it's not anymore!

I'm debating between attempting to damage control and get it fixed somewhere (my layers would be way short...at least for me) or just let it grow out and then deal with it. I wear my hair up five days out of the week (thanks, nursing!), but it's still annoying.

Okay, end rant. Hair grows, life will go on.