Six Random Things

• On Friday, I had my first real run in weeks. I’ve been doing events (or tapering for events), so it’s been 4 weeks since an actual training run. I went 5.5 miles on Friday in 35:53 (6:31 / mile). I felt great throughout, and I kept picking up the pace. I did the first half in 19:05, and I did the last half in 16:48 (super negative split!). My last mile was 5:54! I loved it.

• Last weekend I got to spend a little time with my nephew, Ian. I was able to entertain him in the backseat as we were driving to lunch (to celebrate his Daddy’s birthday). Look at how unbelievable adorable he is:

• Do you know what I LOVE?!? Papa Murphy’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. It’s so freakin’ good! But do you know what I DON’T love? Chocolate chips. Really. So when I eat the dough, I always have a little bowl for spitting out the gross chocolate chips. I’m nasty like that:

(Side note: My Mom used to make chocolate chip cookies, and she’d make a few without any chips for me. That’s the sign of a loving mother!)

• A few days ago, I started transforming part of our basement into a workout room. Here are some photos:

Before: Well, I was too excited and forgot to take any “before” photos.

During: Basement cleaned, crap put away, ready to lay down workout mats:

After: 72 square feet of “Puzzle-Mats” laid down, 1 out of 2 trainers set up, sit-up board set up:

(room for a second trainer next to the one set up,
both facing the TV and DVD player)

• Borsch and I are SUPER EXCITED for the debut of “Team Tighty-Whitie” in one week. There’s going to be more competition than at the Cannon Lake Du that “Team Happy Pants” won last weekend, but it should be a BLAST. It starts out with a 3 mile run for me, then a 22 mile (hilly) bike for Borsch, and then I get to book it home on a final 1 mile run. (I can’t wait to just go nuts on that last run!) Matt, the other half of Team Happy Pants, will be there too, only he’ll be doing it himself - he saw last years results and is hoping to place as a Clydesdale. Stop back next Sunday or Monday to see how we all did!

• And finally, in 2 weeks, I’m excited to do this again:

That’s right folks, I’ll be cheering at the Twin Cities Marathon as a giant chicken for the second year in a row! If you’re running it, make sure to look for all of us farm animals! And come give the chicken a High Five!