The Amazing Race

Five for Friday

December 9, 2011 by Kristy 14 Comments

Five things I’m excited about or looking forward to this weekend:

1. I have today off from work. Enough said.

2. I just finished a 13-miler with absolutely no hamstring tightness. I feel 100% back to normal, except my speed is still on vacation. It’ll come back, eventually.

3. I get to see Matt today. He’s been away for work the past 2 weeks (again). These 2-week trips are getting old. I can’t wait to spend the weekend with him.

4. Tonight is our annual Girls’ Christmas. My friends and I get together every Christmas for lots of eating and drinking. I look forward to it every year (note that the long run was done this morning so I can be hung over tomorrow 🙂 )

5. Catching up on Dexter and The Amazing Race this weekend. Matt and I watch these 2 shows together so, with him away, I had to refrain from watching them. It was hard but I managed!

What are you looking forward to this weekend?

Does your significant other travel for work often? Matt doesn’t too much but these 2-week stints suck.

Winter in October

October 31, 2011 by Kristy 13 Comments

The title of this post is simply obnoxious. Just 3 short weeks ago I was laying on the beach writing a post called “Summer in October“. Snow in October is just wrong.

Thankfully, Saturday was a planned rest day so I didn’t have to brave the cold and snow for a long run. We did have 2 parties to go to. The first was a Halloween party for Hawk hosted by our dog walker. We decided to swing by at the last minute since it wasn’t too far away. Hawk got 3rd place for his costume. Personally, Matt and I think he was robbed. First place went to a lab dressed as a cop. Totally unoriginal. Coincidentally, the owner of the lab was also the mayor of our town (I had no clue we even had a mayor), so I think she swayed the judges. Come on, how cute is this little lobster? If you care, 2nd place went to a tiny poodle dressed as a clown.

We left the Halloween party, dropped Hawk off, and then headed out to Jersey. We had a mini-Mains birthday to celebrate! We got stuck in terrible traffic due to all the accidents caused by the snow (it took us 30 minutes to go 1 mile). We ended up turning around since the roads were so bad. I was bummed. I was so looking forward to seeing everyone. Happy 1st Birthday Michael! I hope you enjoyed your cake 🙂

The rest of the day was spent catching up on DVR…Amazing Race and Dexter.

On Sunday I went out for a 6-miler around 11:30am. I wanted some snow to melt and the temps to warm up a bit. I felt so bad for all the MCMers freezing at the start. It was probably good race weather once you got warmed up but I’m sure waiting in the early AM was agony. Congrats to everyone who ran the race!

Happy Halloween! We get to torture Hawk again tonight with his costume.

Friday Favorites

April 22, 2011 by Kristy 9 Comments

4/22/11

6 miles easy

58:52

9:48 avg pace

It’s Friday….and that means more favorites!

The Amazing Race
Matt and I have watched this show from the beginning and it never gets old. Is anyone watching this season? Go Jet and Cord!

Cheerleading
Long before I was obsessed with running, I was obsessed with cheerleading. I cheered (competitively…yes, it’s a sport) from the time I was 6 years old straight through to my junior year of college. I think that’s why I started running soon after college. I needed a new obsession. Let’s walk down memory lane…

Scan_Pic0003 — I think I was 6 or 7 in this picture

Scan_Pic0004 — 6th grade maybe? This picture cracks me up because the look on my face shows you just how crazy I was about cheerleading.

Scan_Pic0002 — Senior year of high school...ouch, awkward looking.

Scan_Pic0005 — At Nationals...junior year of college

Pedicures
I declare April to October “pedicure season”. I think pedicures are a must for runners. We ask a lot of our feet, we should pamper them once in awhile!

What are some of your Friday favorites? Do you watch the Amazing Race or other reality show?