5k run with Santa

hey y'all! hope everyone is having an awesome week. hb & i finally got the pics from the race, and don't we look cool? actually, hb looks like he is having a nice leisurely run, whereas i look like i'm about to die. notice how there are no runners really behind us - in fact, just a woman out to run errands! next time, it will be a better finish for sure!!

ps, in case you were wondering about my gear - headband is from manzella, longsleeve crew is from mizuno, shorts by nike, tights by underarmour, and the half-zip is pearl izumi. next time i think i would probably just wear the crewneck.

13 and eaux

hey y'all! i'm sure by now y'all know that lsu will be playing alabama in the national championship game. it's kind of annoying that we have to play a team we have already beaten in the regular season, BUT i will say that bama is probably the second best team in the nation. one sportscaster said that the rest of the conferences should not be up in arms about this since they didn't take care of business in the regular season. i agree, but it would have been nice to have the national title game as an obvious win for us. the honey badger is ready for this game though.
speaking of honey badgers, my friends have now taken to calling me this since i use the honey badger as motivation when i run. every time i think i want to stop, i just think of how tenacious the honey badger is and keep going. unfortunately, i did walk part of the time at my first 5k this weekend. the silver lining is that although i woke up feeling cold and achy, i was able to finish in 43 minutes when my goal was to finish in 45. i guess i can only get better from here.
geaux tigers!!

nervous nelly

hey y'all! i'm sure everyone is prepping for a fun filled thanksgiving, but while everyone is enjoying the leftovers and black friday sales, i'll be filled with nervous anxiety when lsu plays arkansas in the battle of the boot. as some of you know, i'm a big lsu fan. i love my former state and i LOVE my school! BUT, i'm so nervous to play arkansas as they are number 3. my hope is to finish the season undefeated and have alabama lose to auburn (war eagle to all you auburn fans out there!!). i was so counting on oklahoma state to go undefeated, because no offense, but i know that the national title would be ours playing them or oregon in the big game. now, i'm so nervous to potentially go up against bama again! the silver lining in all of this is that whoever we play, we play in the superdome in new orleans - how's that for home field advantage?? :)

love

hey y'all....

i just wanted to share this wonderful interview with christine lagarde on 60 minutes. she's truly a role model and i am so in love with how she carries herself and her honesty of what is going on with the economy. my favorite part of the interview was when asked her thoughts on being the first woman managing director of the imf, she said that she doesn't care about being the first but she really hopes to not be the last.

running gear

hey y'all! so, of course being the big shopper that i am, i see this whole running craze that i have going on as a perfect opportunity to buy some cute gear! i did some investigating and ordered three pieces - a manzella headband, a pearl izumi half zip and a pair of asics thermopolis running pants. the headband was awesome and really kept me warm. the half zip kept me warm as well, but since i ran in warmer weather, i got hot pretty quickly. the pants feel really amazing and comfortable. so much so that i probably would use them to just run errands had i not signed up for my race. the only complaint i have, and it's not really a complaint about the pant itself, but it's that i'm so short that i feel like the pant leg is too long. i am thinking that when the temperatures drop in the dc area more, i will have to invest in another pair of tights. my next purchase is going to be a running vest - anyone have one they particularly like??

the half

hey y'all! since everyone (alice) has been clamoring for more information - i will be running my half marathon on march 17, 2012. it's part of the rock and roll marathon series, so a band should be playing every couple of miles. i still haven't looked at the race course, but i'm thinking that avoiding won't help much. the great thing is that i actually have a PLAN! the next couple of weeks, i'm going to prep for my 5k race to establish a good base for the half training. any tips for me?

hello...is thing on?

hey y'all! i'm wondering if there is anyone out there??? and if not, that's okay, i think i'm going to really try this time to blog again - third time's a charm right?
basically, i just want to be accountable to myself because i've signed up for a half marathon. i'm going to use this space to keep track of my training. first up - the run with santa 5k here in rockville, maryland!