Sorry everyone, this is a day late! (Crazy busy day at work yesterday, but I digress…Better late, than never!) Here are a few things that got me excited this week:

• For starters, Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher ROCKED the 10-K at Stanford last night. (Shalane nabbed the World A-standard, and Kara was just over a second off of it! Whoo!) I’ll definitely be thinking about what’s happening a few miles down the road in Boston during the race. These ladies certainly have a shot at doing something special on April 15!
  

  Aimed for 32 in the 10k last night but realized at 4 miles the speed I thought I lost was still there. Kicked to 31:46. Boston, here I come!

  — Kara Goucher (@karagoucher) March 30, 2013

  Train hard so the racing feels easy. Last nights 10k felt delicious! Love the Stanford energy and magic, 31min and 4 seconds of fun! — Shalane Flanagan (@ShalaneFlanagan) March 30, 2013

  And this, which makes my inner track nerd freak out a little:

  Highlight of the night. Meeting mini Kara and Shalane. Love @alexipappas and @jordanhasay twitter.com/karagoucher/st…

  — Kara Goucher (@karagoucher) March 30, 2013

• I successfully snot-rocketed WHILE running yesterday. Guess I finally got over my fear of getting it all over my face. A killer cold’ll do that to ya, huh? On a related note, my coworkers are snot-rocketing masters:
  

  @megrunnergirl I almost snock-rocketed while driving yesterday, now that is #runnerproblems

  — Hannah McGoldrick (@FitHappyGirl) March 29, 2013

  @megrunnergirl It’s all about harnessing power from your core. The yoga will help! Oh, and see @markremy‘sone-video instructional series. — Caitlin Giddings (@caitlingiddings) March 29, 2013

• Truth:
  

  The days you don’t want to run are often the days you need a run the most #run #runningthoughts

  — Michele Gonzalez (@nycrunningmama) March 28, 2013

• Even Shalane gets the marathon taper crazies!
  

  (Us too!) @shalaneflanagan: I have a love/hate relationship w marathon tapers. Feeling like a caged animal. Ready to get show on the road.

  — Tish Hamilton (@RWtish) March 27, 2013

• I think I might just have to start doing this, too.
  

  I’m going to start prefacing restaurant orders with “I’m not binging. I ran X miles today.” #runchat

  — Jen A. Miller (@byJenAMiller) March 27, 2013

• And to close, what an awesome perspective:
  

  Better to tell someone “well deserved” than “congrats” when they accomplish something they worked hard for. Good advice someone just shared.

  — Colin Cooley (@runwicked) March 26, 2013

QUOTE OF THE POST: “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller