On a side note, this picture is of the Long Beach Sports Arena next to the race starting line. I lived in the area for three years before I realized it was not actually the Long Beach Aquarium (LOL). You might have seen images of this building earlier this year on Earth Day when Wyland […]
Continue reading about CarbKiller: The Race Recap continued…
Continuing yesterday’s theme of the Long Beach half marathon. Let me just say waking up in the dark is a lot less frustrating when you don’t have to worry about an awkward pre-dawn commute and shuttle schedules. And yes, I mean PRE dawn. Fortunately by the time I had to get behind my wave sign […]
I have a bunch of posts about today’s race and my prep for it (or lack thereof). I have pictures too. You want to see a picture of my medal? ::crickets:: No medal. WHY? That’s because I don’t HAVE a friggin medal. AGAIN. I’m going to have to stalk the race committee. AGAIN. The bright […]
Remember back in February when my OCD manifested itself in racing goals? You might remember it better if you see: Yup, just more proof that a picture *is* worth a thousand words. For those who prefer text you can check out the details HERE. Anyway, the dates (SF is just added) at the moment […]
I feel like I owe this blog some pictures, pathetic though they are. So I thought I’d post a couple image detailing my activities over the past couple weeks. I learned early that treadmills weren’t for me. This is what tripping on a treadmill looks like. I kick some serious bike butt, though. And I […]
I scratched my race this weekend. At last I think that’s what you’re supposed to call a no-show. I started out, of course, with the best of intentions. I knew I couldn’t finish the race, my ankle is still sore, but I wanted to do the first 5 miles. The first 4 miles or so […]
Does Hell YEAH? mean anything to y’all? Cuz it sure does to me. I set 3 goals for today’s 5K. “Run” then entire way. (Yes, I use a very loose interpretation of the word run…) Come in at 40 minutes. When I found out there were 800 participants, I wanted to be in the top […]
Um…happy birthday to me. I talked my mom into paying for two race registrations for my May birthday gift. She thinks I’m nuts (and I think I’m nuts) but I feel kinda good about it. My financial adventures started lightly. The numbers weren’t bad and the race price goes up this weekend so I had to lock in […]
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Okay I’m sure you’re all tired of this by now, I’ve been writing loooong posts and they’re mostly un-funny but one last post I swear! Things I have learned: (not to be confused with old tips which still stand but need updating) 1) Try on your tshirt before take it home with you. FatChicks tend to not understand […]