Jingle Jog Recap!

Okay, as soon as photos become available from the race I will be sure to post them for you to see! Kelly and I planned on running the 22nd annual Jingle Jog with a few other friends but they dropped out for various reasons (Shannon, Chloe, Britt- I'm looking at you!). Anyway, I picked up some Tonka Trucks and Kelly bought a cute costume for dress up to donate to the Salvation Army. We woke up at 6:45am (which is EARLY for a Saturday!) and headed to the race. I ate a banana on my way and guzzled some water. It was a chilly 33 degrees out but I was ready. After dropping off our gifts, picking up our numbers and securing our bells to our shoes, we were ready. Unfortunately, we got there just before the start so we were at the back of the back. I haven't timed a 5K recently but I pegged it at about 36 or 37 minutes so I was pleasantly surprised by my time of 32:53. Kelly and I cherry picked off a lot of people. She was a great person to run with because she kept pace with me and jammed to her own tunes. I hate when you feel like you have to keep up conversation. I did have to stop and walk for about a minute at one point because my lungs were crying and I didn't work out at all this week so obviously my body was not happy with me. All in all it was an awesome experience- definitely one I hope to continue for years to come!

Race Time

Blah blah blah, I've been MIA. I know. I warned you. I just have not had much to say. Sorry. But not really. Sometimes it is nice to not have to commit to sitting down to blog and just LIVE. Yeah, I said it.

Anyway, I signed up for two races today. I am going to go out on a limb here and say best 40 bucks I've spent. First up, Piedmont Park 5k Fun Run. It apparently happens the 4th Saturday of every month but I think I will just sign up for the one right after Thanksgiving on November 28th. My friend Amy will be running it will me and it will be the definition of fun since neither of us has been doing much running (hey, I've been big on the bike lately!)

Second, the one I am SUPER excited about, the Jingle Jog on December 12th! Everyone brings a Toy for Toys for Tots and runs with jingle bells on their shoes. Marla Goldsmith would die if she knew I was doing this as I made fun of her my freshman year of high school for having bells on her shoes (they mysertiously disappeared and I wish I had thought to steal them!). Anyway, my friend Kelly and I are running it possibly with a few others. Everyone is very festive. Check out the site and let me know if you want to run either race with us!

That's it for me right now. But do tell me about any road races you might be running- ideally, I am hoping to do one a month!