run this amazing day

Sooo....after a week of planning, a night of partying, and less than 5 hours sleep, we got up and dressed for a 5K!   Lauren and Julie decided to join us; the rest of the house was still sleeping.  I had special technical tees printed for this race (probably the only reason we didn't cave and go back to sleep!).   We headed out to Reston, cranky and tired and more than a little punchy. We didn't pre-register for the race, so by the time we got there, registered, and had our bibs on, the runners were lined up and ready to start.  My original idea had been to try and PR this race, but a few days before I realized how bad of an idea that was for many reasons and decide to instead just enjoy it. And we're off! We jogged most of the first mile, and then stopped on and off to walk and chat with other runners.  There was a little kid singing the Mario Galaxy theme song, so we hung with him and helped him out with his singing for a while.  The race was an out-...

1. Back to complaining about running.  My piriformis has been pissing me off ever since the JATW10K .  My PT doesn't seem all that concerned, but after listing my body parts that are going wrong at my last appointment, he said, "Maybe you should take a day off?" to which I said, "A day off from what?"   Oh.  I see .  So, the last week of the year I ran only very easy miles, and only 12 of them.  AND I walk/ran the NYD 5K, then took the next 4 days completely off.  Effect on my piriformis?  Zip.  So I'm taking the rest of the week off (until I see the E.M. on Friday) from running and will adjust my training plan  after we talk.  It doesn't bother me any more while I am running than it does the rest of the time, and it doesn't actually bother me that much, but it's enough to give me pause.  And I'm sure running does not make it happy.  And I am determined to get to the starting line of this half marathon healthy.  So. H...

Back in October, the poet threw me a surprise 30th birthday party, with an extra surprise for everyone - a proposal .  At the time, in that moment, I was terrified.  But we decided to discuss it, and I shared my thoughts about where we were and where we were going.  We decided that we would take two weeks to think it over and talk and be honest with our feelings and not make a decision.  At some point over those two weeks, I worked through a lot of the things I was afraid of, and said yes - but a yes that I wanted to keep to ourselves for a while, to give us time to adjust.  So we started talking about when and how to do it - the big question for every couple who has decided to make this step.  We talked about December 2012 - a date that felt safe to me, being far enough away that my “yes” could feel like a “no” for quite some time.  We talked about eloping, about sneaking off to Vegas or the Bahamas and doing it quietly, just the two of us, without a...

Let's take a look back... December Goals Finish the Jingle All The Way 10K under 1:05 (more on this later). Smashed it, with a new PR to boot. Stop living off of noodles, tomato sauce, and cheese.  Eat a vegetable, for crying out loud. Semi-success - lots more fruits, some more veggies. Keep planning the workout dates. (Anyone?) Looking back, I actually had lots of workout dates - mostly running.  Who wants to go lifting? Do some Christmasy things in DC I've never done before. Done! Work up to 20 mpw.  Don't stress about pace. Finishing the month at 18 mpw, 24-26 mpw including pool miles. Finish the swim in Key West without having a giant anxiety attack because of a fish. Finished solidly, albeit much slower than I'd hoped. Buy some new dress clothes and DON'T RETURN THEM. I have not yet returned the Target dress pants.  WIN. Maybe - MAYBE - try to not eat 45 cupcakes this month.  Maybe.  Maybe indeed. I think it's pretty fair to call December a month...