Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon

I signed up for my 11th half-marathon this morning.  I need goals in my life people.  Sorry to those who are scrunching their faces in disgust that I'm going to attempt to run a half-marathon when I'm 7 months pregnant, but I'm going to attempt it.  I'm completely fine with the fact that I'm not going to be breaking any speed barriers with my jog/walk combo but I am always looking for a new challenge and I was say that this will be a pretty big one.

Last year's finishers medal.  This
year there is a conch shell instead
of the sand dollar.

Step one was signing up.  I haven't run the VBRNR half in two years.  I boycotted it because they changed the course and I absolutely hated it.  The course is still the same but after volunteering last year I realized that I missed it.  I am also stupidly tempted by the sparkling finisher medal.  Every month on the 13th they give you $13 off of registration. I took that since it was Friday the 13th, today was my day.  Before work this morning I took the plunge.

Step two is getting prepared.  I could run a half-marathon right now which is why my doctors said it was alright to keep going with my normal workouts.  I'm heading out today to get a heart rate monitor so that I can keep a better eye on how hard I'm actually working.  I am wondering what I'm going to do for water.  Normally I wear a 'grenade belt' but I don't know if that will fit anywhere on my waist when I actually have a belly to work around.  I'll have to wait and see on that one.  Around 20 weeks the doctor said I'll have to get a support belt to wear so that my back doesn't get killed by my stomach and so that my stomach doesn't flop all around, if that even happens.

After all of that I play the waiting game.  How big will I be at 7 months?  Will I be ridiculously klutzy?  Will everything with Baby T go smoothly so that, medically, I'm allowed to continue running and working out?  Will I, physically, be able to continue working out?

All I need to do is finish within the allotted time of 4 hours.  I do not want to be picked up by the "sag wagon".  Hell no!  If something prevents me from meeting my goal then I will graciously bow out.  Until then... it's on!

16 weeks until I find out.  Will Baby T run two belly half-marathons?

Go here if you want to run too: Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half-marathon