just for fun

1. Number of races you have run: 32 since starting in 2008
2. Where was your first road race? Richmond, VA
3. Favorite road race course: Richmond Half Marathon
4. Most memorable race: My first 10K
6. Ever run in a costume? Nope, can’t think of anything good enough J
7. The only running shoes for me: Saucony
8. Ever injured? yes, my hip in 2008
9. Hot or cold weather runner? Warm-Fall and Spring
10. Morning or evening runs? Late morning
12. Ever DNF? Nope! I’ve always finished
13. Race I'd like to forget: Shamrock Half Marathon-ran with food poisoning
14. Favorite post race nosh: Beer!
15. Galloway or Higdon? I make my own plans, although I tried Galloway before and I like it.
17. Back, Middle, or Front of the pack? Middle
18. Run alone or with a partner: mostly alone but I enjoy running races with people when I get the chance
19. Ever win your age group? No, doubt I ever will
20. One part of your body that has never seen Body Glide: hands
21. Best part of running: The feeling you get when you finish a race.
22. If I didn't run I would: sit on my butt.
23. I can't run without my: ipod
23. Ever lose a toenail? Yes, it hurt so bad!
24. Gatorade or Cytomax? Powerade
25. Favorite gel flavor? chocolate
26. How many days after a race do you usually start running again?  About a week
27. I run, therefore I am a runner.
28. Pre-race routines? Put out everything I am going to wear the next day, double check that go bag is full of safety pins, bib, snacks and camera battery is charged!
29. What is your typical night before the big race meal? Whatever I feel like, though I try to go for pasta and some protein
30. Would you run a road race again? Definitely J
31. What's the farthest you've ever run at one time? 13.1 miles
32. Tucked or un-tucked? untucked

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has had a good start to the new year! Ours has been interesting. C and I both have sinusitis which has just been peachy and on top of that my dog Cricket broke her toenail on New Year's Eve. Our vet was closed yesterday and today so we ended up at the emergency vet after I called what seemed like every vet in the area and they were all closed. It wasn't too bad and I think I ended up paying the same amount I would have at my regular vet. Glad we got her all fixed up but not how I was expecting to spend the first day of the new year :-(



Poor Cricket :-(
 

Anyways, last week we headed up to PA to visit C's parents for a few days. They live in the mountains of PA. It's kind of in the middle of nowhere in a place where people camp for the weekend and don't actually live, so it's pretty much just you and nature. The day after we got there it started snowing and the first day we got about 8 inches. Two days later we got more snow and had a total of about 14 inches. It was fun to see some snow since it stays fairly warm in RVA. I had to wear my father in law's snow pants since mine don't fit right now and I didn't bother to take them with me. I looked and felt like the kid from A Christmas Story. I wanted to sled down a small hill in their yard, and since the didn't have a sled, we used one of the tubes we go down the creek in during the summer. It worked out pretty good even though I had to roll out of the tube! Being pregnant is awkward.

View from my in law's back porch

I didn't spend too much time out in the snow since I have been sick but Cricket had a blast. She went from being terrified of snow to loving it in about 5 minutes. We had to stick her in the basement till all the snowballs melted off of her.

Next time she's getting shaved before we go up there...

We came home Sunday and went straight to the doctor since we both felt so terrible. Glad to be home but I do kind of miss the snow. The mountains are really pretty when it snows.

So, everyone's favorite New Year's topic, RESOLUTIONS!
Mine for 2013: have a healthy pregnancy, have a healthy baby, clean the clutter out of my house before baby gets here, get back into running and lose the baby weight, and take better care of my dog (monthly nail clippings and ear pluckings) Pretty simple things I think I can accomplish.

Anyone have any resolutions to share??