I am in taper madness as they say......WOW.....who knew I would be so obsessed with running!  My very first marathon is Saturday and I am super excited.

Susan G. Komen 3-Day

I am so excited to be participating in the 3-Day walk in Atlanta in October. My goal is to raise $2,300 by October 21st and i am at $1,000 already. YEA! Training is going great.....now if i can just figure out how to get rid of these nasty looking remains of blisters on my heels! My new Brooks Ghost 3 shoes are awesome. They are the perfect fit. They do me justice whether i walk or run.

11 days to Sarasota Half Marathon

I am so excited and ready to run the Sarasota Half Marathon relay with my Boo. Thank goodness she isn't afraid of heights and will run the first 5.5 miles over the bridges. I am expecting some awesome pictures from her. I will definitely be sharing pics from my portion - 7.6 miles - downtown Sarasota.

Look out sidewalk here I come tonight. Planning on a quick 4 miles after work.

ABCs of ME :-)

A) Age: 41
(B) Bed Size: King
(C) Chore You Really Dislike: Folding clothes
(D) Dogs? Nada....too much work
(E) Essential Start Your Day Item: water
(F) Favorite Color: really digging green lately
(G) Gold or Silver? neither really
(H) Height: 5'5"
(I) Instruments You Play: None
(J) Job Title: Administrative Assistant
(K) Kids: Brodie (4), Jaclyn (16)
(L) Live: Auburn, Alabama but praying we move to Florida soon!
(M) Mom's Name: Laura
(N) Nicknames: LorLor (my grandma was the only one to call me that)
(O) Overnight Hospital Stays? Tonsillectomy when i was 7, two kids/c-sections
(P) Pet Peeve: Chewing in my ear!
(Q) Quote from a Movie: Bolt -- I was like HUH?? then i was like WHAT?? -- cracks me up everytime i hear it!
(R) Right or Left Handed? Lefty
(S) Siblings: 1 older brother
(T) Time You Wake Up? early - 530ish
(U) Underwear: Yes.
(V) Vegetable You Dislike: Carrots
(W) What Makes You Run Late: Nada; I am always punctual
(X) X-Rays: does mammogram count??
(Y) Yummy Food You Make: Homemade pizza
(Z) Zoo, Favorite Animal: giraffes

Three Things Thursday

1. American Idol made me cry last night. Poor J. Lo....I felt so sorry for her. She has a big heart!

2. Running...oh running....how I miss you. Life has gotten in the way alot this week but I promise to find you soon:-)

3. I am so ready to stick my toes in the sand at the beach that I can't stand it! 16 days to go!

Love Your Heart Run 10K - maybe it should be called Love Your HURT Run!

Saturday was gorgeous! Sunny and 70s. My sweet Boo and I headed to Chewacla state park for the annual Love Your Heart Run 10K. We started the day off by spinning the Chik-fil-a wheel and i got a coupon for free dessert and Jaclyn got a free biscuit coupon. We then hit up the honey buckets and it was time to line up. Aubie got the crowd started with an awesome War Eagle and then we were off. Chewacla hills kicked my fanny! My quads are still shaking. Hill after hill after hilll. I survived the first four just fine but bonked quickly. I had to walk through the water stop at the 4 mile mark. After snorting my gatorade at the 2 mile stop i figured it was better to drink the gatorade than to inhale it. Anyhooo.....i did finish. It wasn't pretty....just under 1 hour. Why oh why does it take so blooming long for race directors to post the results????? And FlipFlopFoto, please hurry and post the pics! I can't wait to see the shot of me and my Boo with Aubie:-)

Three Things Thursday

1. Love Moes! Thankful Thursdays is an awesome money saving deal. Can't beat lunch for two for under $12.
2. This weather we are having in the South is absolutley glorious. Really, really hard to come back inside after lunch.
3. Looking forward to going to the AU-AL women's basketball game tonight. Tickets - compliments of Lovie!