Well, now, that was quite an adventure.

Remember Monday, when I ventured far, far away to the distant land known as Northwest Austin?

I did it again.

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I'm filling in for a couple of days at an office up there, pretty close to where I got my hair cut.

Today I got the grand tour of the area.

Unwillingly.

I had a flat tire.

Which is now fixed, but I had to go to two different repair shops. Three, if you include the one who's parking lot I used while I figured out where the deuce I was trying to go.

Because I don't know Northwest Austin at all, you see.

And now my silly old car has a brand new tire, which is a bit like putting shiny chrome hubcaps on a rusty old lawnmower, but unfortunately a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

And this girl had to get to home.

To ask all you blog lurkers out there (blurkers?) a question:

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So, that 1/2 marathon I was training for?

Well, I haven't run in a week and a half.

It's not my fault!!

As mentioned, I've been sick with allergies/sinus infection, which seems to be on it's way toward clearing up, but prevented me from, you know, breathing for a while. Thus, no running.

Except now I'm not sure what to do. I didn't progress like I should have last week, so when I get back on the trails I probably can go back to the level where I left off, but it'll still put me about two weeks behind where I should be, which makes for a projected training plan finish two weeks AFTER the race I intended to run.

No bueno.

Here's the question: should I suck it up and do it anyway? Or should I pick another race a little later in the spring to account for this and/or any other pending derailments? I need your advice, blurkers!!


P.S. I'm running the Zilker Holiday Tree 5K on Sunday. This, I'm not worried about. 3.1 miles? Meh, no big deal. :)