Beautiful because:
I was a lucky recipient of the Beautiful Blogger award from Lizard Runs, a local running blogger that I recently found. Thanks! I’m supposed to list 7 random things about me and then tag 7 bloggers, so here goes:
- In high school, I “lettered” for being the track team manager and also for being the President of the Debate Team. Academic letters and athletic letters were different designs. Guess which one I put on my letter jacket. ;o)
- I met Beer Geek when I was 20 years old at a fraternity house. He was an alum and I was dating one of the active brothers. It took me four years to figure out he was “the one”, but I’ve now known him half my life and been married to him for almost 15 years.
- We got married in Nebraska, had our reception in Virginia, and honeymooned in Alaska. We then lived apart for four months while I finished my masters degree.
- Until our current house, I’d never lived anywhere longer than 3 years. I tend to get antsy now every few years and go looking for something big to do. The result of this “antsiness”? Jones, Shoo, and my first marathon.
- I can’t put a book down if there are less than 100 pages left to read, no matter what time it is.
- One of the things I love best about running long distances is that I can eat a peanut butter and honey sandwich and drink a glass of chocolate milk and call it “fueling.”
- I REALLY love good beer and have a small stash of beers that I don’t even like sharing with Beer Geek (although usually I will.)
I tag:
- Lisa at Chasin’ Bunnies
- Christie at Cooking to Run and Running to Cook
- Heather at Junk Miles
- Michelle at Let’s Roll Mama
- Berry Girl at Berry Bloggerific
- Badgergirl at Adventures of Badgergirl
- Lisa at Discovering the Meaning of Stonehenge
(Picking only 7 was really hard, because I read blogs of so many awesome, beautiful women. I think it may also mean I read too many blogs LOL)
Strong because:
“The Plan” called for an 11 mile long run today. I pulled/tweaked something in my neck last night that resulted in serious pain and limited movement in my neck and shoulder last night. I slept horribly because the two positions that were almost comfortable were not my normal sleeping positions. It was cold and damp this morning, so I was in a crappy mood.
I made myself head out, figuring I’d at least get in four miles, so that I could switch with my Saturday run. The first five miles were rough. I felt like I was working pretty hard, but my pace would not go below 10 minutes per mile. Suddenly in mile 6, I got a “second wind” (although is it really a second wind if you never had one to begin with?) My next miles clocked in at 9:28, 10:12 (gu), 9:26, 9:30, 9:25, and 9:07 (not sure where that one came from!). I ended up finishing in 1:47:43 (55:46 for the first half and 51:57 for the second!) Last time I’m pretty sure I never had negative splits. This time I seem to be able to stay steady or go negative for most of my runs!
#4, #5, #7: step-in-step with you.Thank you for not tagging me.
Congratulations on the award! You are truly an terrific person and it is well deserved!Your run was very impressive- you're running like the Elites with the negative splits. Yay!
Yay! I'm with you on 4,5, and 6, and I love the letter story. Now I'm going to go check out the new winners. Congrats on the run!
Great list, lol at # 4!
I LOVE fueling!
Congrats on the award. It's always fun to learn more things about other bloggers!
i'm jealous of your #6. i wish i could read 100 pages at once buti can't. it takes me forever to read a book. great list! 🙂
awww – thanks!and LOL at your "second" wind – that is hilarious. I love the way you talk yourself into "just four miles" and always blow it out of the water :)I also can't put a book down with that little left, no matter what. And I stash chocolate – BGuy is a chocolate hound, so I hide mine 😉
Yay for you! You are a beautiful blogger! Great running!
Loved your list! It sounds like we met our husbands in a similar way.
I love your list! Especially the being able to eat PB&Honey! I'm the same way with books as well. I am an addict!Congrats on the run! Thanks for the tag!
Those are a great 7 list. Holy run! Very nice!
Great list! I love reading random tidbits. :)Nice job on your long run – that is a major negative split!
That's an awesome negative split run! Thanks for the tag. Jamoosh's comment cracks me up. 🙂
Wow, check out your negative split – that is one strong run!
Great list! I feel like I know you better.Great great job on your run. Negative splits, you rock!
Great list and I totally agree with the chocolate milk comment!Nice job on the run and thanks for the tag, I'll put together a list in the next day or two!
Thanks so much for the tag! I enjoyed reading your list and getting to know you better. Awesome run. Good job.