2011 the year of running?

It looks like 2011 and part of 2012 will be the year of running for me.

I have committed (kinda) to running a half marathon each month starting in May. AND I just registered for the 2010 Disney Goofy Challenge (half marathon and marathon back to back).

I took a quick peek at Jeff Galloway's training plan for the Goofy. I saw a 26 mile run!!!! Good thing there is not a Un DO!!!! button on the registration.

Today I goofed and set my alarm wrong which met Christy had to run by herself. I could say I did set it right, but my alarm felt the world wide grief experienced by all Badger fans when Bucky failed to win his game last night and decided to be kind to at least me and change my wake up time from 4:30 to 6:30. I was punished by the fact that I had to to my entire long run by myself. And of course after not running for 3 days due to weather and work, my body felt like H*ll for the first 4 miles. There was no one to distract me from my misery, so consider me punished!

Are you curious what half marathons I have planned? Here they are... I am still looking for one in December.

May – Green Bay Cellcom

June 5 – Minneapolis Half Marathon

July 16 – Karner Blue Half Marathon – Black River Falls

August 21 – Madison Mini Half Marathon

Sept 11 - Elroy Tunnel Trails Half Marathon

Oct 29 – Summit Credit Union Haunted Hustle Marathon http://www.capitolviewevents.com/hauntedhustle.html

Nov 6 – Rails to Trails, NorwalkWI

December – Sparta Half Marathon??? (for some reason there are no half marathons in MN, IL, IA or WI in December)

January 2012 – Disney

February 12 – Sandbox indoor half (new Richmond) or Rochester Lace up against Breast Cancer

March 26 - Dick Lytie Spring Classic Half Marathon Green Bay

April 15 – Reedsburg Medical Center Vet Fest Half Marathon

Adolescent Humor - NRR

Warning - This is not running related (NRR).

Jim and I frequent a local Chinese Buffet restaurant (slim pickings in a small town) and when we do, we indulge in a little adolescent humor when reading our fortune cookies. This little game was taught to me by my good friend, Peter Schill, when I was in grade school. A group of families including Peter's were in Milwaukee to see the musical Annie. The families had gathered at a Chinese restaurant and the kids were allowed to all sit at a table together. Peter told us that when we read our fortunes out loud we should add "in bed" to the end. Now, I should point out that I was one of the youngest at this table of about 10 kids so many were were young teenagers. Needless to say, the adolescent humor was abundant. I remember being slightly aghast/embarrassed by adding such a sexual thing to my cookie's fortune. I wish children today had that same innocence. Anyway... I digress.

Needless to say, the addition of those two simple words caused much belly laughter and tears. It was so funny, that from that day forward whenever I read my cookie's fortune I would add "in bed". Of course when the other people I was dining with have not heard of this game, I will explain it (somewhat embarrassingly) and it never fails to elicit laughter.

So, today Jim and I got quite a kick out of the combination of ours:

His: "You will always get what you want through your charm and personality (in bed)."
Mine: "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst (in bed)."

Oy! A month

I see I have not posted in over a month! Yikes! You would think with the spring weather running would be on my mind constantly and I would have much to post about. Hmmmm. Not the case.

Although I have been wondering when will be the first day we can wear shorts. I was thinking that on January 1 each year we should start a betting pool to see can guess the right day. However, with the group I run with there would have to be copious rules to prevent cheating. I would put it past Mike to wear shorts on a -17 day just to get a free donut. Such challenges!

My ice cleats are still sitting on the floor of my car. The other day I thought I about moving them to storage, but I just don't want to take the chance of jinxing an early spring. So, I think I will let them sit there for another month to make sure we don't get any snow in April. In case you didn't know, my actions control the weather. Just like where Christy sits during a Green Bay Packer game determines if they win or lose.

I saw that the Boston Marathon has tightened their qualification times. Sigh....

Spring is flying by (and it is only the 2nd day!)! Those of the group that is marathon training has been saying how fast (and easy) their training has been. They think they are fooling us veteran runners in the hopes of making us regret not training for another marathon. HA! We are on to you! We all know that marathon training NEVER and I mean NEVER goes fast AND easy!!! You think you are soooooooo sly!

Well, that is it for the rambling. Hopefully I will be posting more than once a month in the future.