Winspiration and Fave Friday

Coach just sent out our summer practice schedule.
WIN!
I'm hoping running with the team will help reinspire me.
These on and off energy crashes are beginning to get under my skin.

Anyways, to jazz up Fridays I've decided to start naming off my current favorite things.
I'll go in threes since that's a good number.

1. Criminal Minds: LOVE LOVE LOVE. Dr. Reid is the cutest nerd on the face of the planet. My friend Kelcy and I have him on our polygamy list.

2. Runner's World: aka my bible!

3. My 'Snooki' boots. They're so comfy!

GSN and Chai Tea

Two bad habits I'm back on lately?
Game Show Network and Chai Tea.
Of all the habits I could have, though, I suppose those aren't so bad.

My thighs have been SUPER stiff since Peachtree, but I can still run on them.
I actually did a tempo run today, and I didn't feel like I was about to pass out!
I think scaling back on my mileage is helping my energy levels.

Not much more to report around here.
I'm ready for Summer cross country practices to start up!
Hope everyone else is having a lovely week!

Peachtree Report

So my morning started off at 4 this morning!
I woke up, forced down some Chai tea, grabbed my running bag and drove over to Amelia's house.
A couple of thoughts ran through my head on the way there:
-"Thank God for 90's Weekend on Star 94" (it was playing on the radio).
-"Wow...NOTHING is open at 4 in the morning."
-"Kudos to you, Mr. Paper Delivery Man" (my paper was ALREADY on my driveway when I pulled out).
-"Driving this early in the morning makes me feel like the only survivor of a zombie apocalypse" (am I alone on this one?)

So once I got to Amelia's, we loaded into her mom's car and took off.
I'll spare you the uber boring details, but we got lost on the way there.
We ended up killing about 45 crucial minutes before arriving at our parking place in a panic.

We loaded onto the Marta and rode to the start, which killed about another 30 minutes.
By the time we got off, Amelia and I had about 10 minutes before our wave started.
And we had to pee.
So we rushed to the porta potties, did our business, and rushed toward the wave start.
Unfortunately the wave start was surrounded by fences and by the time we found our way in, our wave had started.

But the Peachtree volunteers are straight up ballers and let us go with the next wave. No big deal.

So we started the race and BOY there were a lot of people!
I ended up leaving Amelia behind a couple of minutes in.

The first couple of miles flew by, but I made sure to stop at all the water stations because I don't handle the heat very well. The frequent stops slowed my pace and Amelia caught back up with me.

We also ran into my cousin along the way, which was a pleasant surprise, but he told us to go on without him, so we pushed forward. The last couple of miles were a struggle, but all in all it was a pleasant 6.2.

The race ended at Piedmont Park, where we got water, our t-shirts, and some food.
But now I'm glad to be home.
I plan to get a nap in and then (if they're not rained out) go see the fireworks.
Happy 4th everyone!

Double XXL?!

I can't really explain why, but the newest XXL Grilled Stuffed Burrito commercial gets on my last nerve!
I couldn't find it online, so it's basically this: It shows several pairs of friends from different countries (Japan, England, France) holding one of the burritos and talking about it. They keep talking about how huge it is. The main theme is "What are we supposed to do with all this?".

Now, I might just be acting self righteous, but I don't think we as Americans should be proud that we make fast food the size of a baby.

I mean, I can definitely put some food away. I eat a lot, but I try to keep my foods healthy (like fruits, veggies, and whole grains).

What do you guys think? Am I the only one who thinks giant fast food meals are a problem?

Here Comes The Sun

(Doo doo doo doo).
And it's alright!
I had a pretty good run today. I'll take it!

Even though it was still a struggle just to get through a 4 miler, I felt more energy in me than I have in about a month now.
Woohoooo.
I'm hoping this good fortune will carry into Peachtree on Monday.

In the meantime, nothing is really happening around here.
Still no job, so I've been catching up on a lot of old Gameboy games. (You'd think someone my age would be out socializing, right? Wrong.)

Anyways, I hope everyone has a lovely Friday.
I'm off to play Harvest Moon.

Trivial Tuesdays

This has nothing to do with running (unless you count running from security personnel), but I just had to share it.
Happy Tuesday!

Sexy Sax Man 

Lazy Days

Lately I've been lounging around a lot.
My life has been filled with tv marathons.

But on a more interesting note, I found a ride to Peachtree. St. Amelia saves the day once again.
And I bought a hula hoop! I forgot how much I used to love doing that when I was younger.
Plus it's a good thing to do while watching back to back (to back to back) episodes of Law and Order and Drew Carey's Improv-a-Ganza.

Anyone else reconnect with old past times?