Monday, February 28, 2011

i did it! (x2)

morning run success! with a little help from kevin, i sprung out of bed with my 5am alarm on friday. yeah, friday is so old news now, but i had a busy weekend. drawing an iphone is so much funner than taking a screen shot mkay so maybe i didn't spring, but i did get up for an early morning run...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

abc easy as 123

i saw this recently on shannon's blog, and then again on jess's, so i decided i may as well hop on the train: (A) Age: 26 (B) Bed Size: king. it's become a necessity. do you know how weird it is to sleep on a double/queen now? (C) Chore You Hate: [insert any chore here] (D) Dogs? allergic. my mom has a schnoodle that used to be mine as well as a rottweiler. (E) Essential Start Your Day Item:...

Monday, February 21, 2011

dancing for the presidents

josh found out he'd have to stay late at work so i grabbed clothes to runmute home. when i left work i realized i'd forgotten to grab one of our 374 spare keys, but i figured he'd beat me home anyway. dum dum dummmm (doom music) perhaps i should have taken this dead deer in mile 1 as a sign. you're...

Sunday, February 20, 2011

not quite marathon mileage

confession: the motivation has not exactly been flowing as freely as the m&m's have. planned mileage actual mileage look at all those 0-mileage days. pathetic, i know! it bums me out to look back on, but i have been struggling to force myself out for a run after work. i need to kick the laziness...

Thursday, February 17, 2011

breaking news

dear (former) temp worker thank you for providing me with entertainment from "8:00" to "5:00" (/whenever you felt like showing up) for the past couple of months. i thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your train-wreck of a life and all the random details you chose to talk about (loudly) all.day.long. you...

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

candy aisle clearance

i returned to work monday after failing to convince josh that the flu/plague lasts 5-7 business days and saw they had freshly salted the sidewalks. good thing! the high was only 72 degrees today. safety first. i got this sweet gift in the mail from genesis! i just know i'm going to get excited about...

Saturday, February 12, 2011

d.n.flu

i thought i'd have a success story of a flu-five-miler (well, 8k) but instead all i have is my first dnf. after suffering through work tuesday afternoon, i poured myself into my pj's and into bed with a fever, chills and aches. for the rest of the week, i shuffled from the bed to the couch, slept,...

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Monday, February 7, 2011

ragnar relay florida keys 2011: leg 3

i'm so distraught. i had more hott stylish pictures of myself from ragnar that were erased forever when my phone wouldn't reboot after replacing the glass. here's a replica of one i will miss the most: getting my fair share out of the $12 boston sweats i was posing with some christmas lights anyway. after...

Sunday, February 6, 2011

bringing the heat to michigan

one of my good friends got married this weekend. in michigan. brr. hence why i needed the shoe advice. i was amused how the red shoes won by a landslide. no need to recount votes here. thanks for all the input fashionable friends. course by this time the shoes were long gone i informed my mitten-dwelling...

Thursday, February 3, 2011

help!

alright. you know i'm not fashionable. please tell me which pair of shoes i should wear. red peep toe? or black ankle boot? my dress is gray as shown in photo. i thought the boots might be fun and funky but i don't know if i can pull it off. here's the rest of the dress for your reference: on...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

i shake my butt

the scene: tuesday evening, 5:30pm. rainy. 39 degrees. runmute home with 4-mi tempo. i don't want to be a chicken. i don't want to be a duck. this stupid song. stuck in my head. i think the slapping of my feet on the wet pavement made me think of the "clap clap clap clap" portion. regardless, it was annoying. stuck in your head now? you're welcome. tuesday (2/1) am run: 2.75 miles, 25:02...

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

january 2011

january 2011 total mileage: 130.10 time spent running: 19hrs 15min days off: 12 avg temp: 46.35 trip of the month: south florida for ragnar keys not a bad month. i realized i'm doing well at recapping 2/3 of an event and then never finishing it up though (ie ragnar, wedding, honeymoon). maybe i'll...