turkey trot

Note to self:

gimping thru an entire 10k run does NOT warrant a free pass to shove greasy, buttery, deep fried food into my face all day long

i pathetically crawled thru the finish line in 1 hour and 14 minutes, experiencing blinding pain and had successfully swollen my knee to just the right size.

at least Chris ran better for the both of us! way to go sis!

oh well, at least i tried. its the thought that counts, right?

except all i was thinking during my "run" was how much i hate my busted knee and how i'd much rather be parked on a sofa somewhere eating deep fried turkey and cinnamon butter. dont judge me

and that mexican looking gentleman in the middle would be my brother-in-law. and yes, his shorts are really THAT short.

that was one dirty weekend

not only was our hotel "conveniently" located next to a gentleman's club, but chris, therena, and i and some friends got to roll around in some smelly, nasty mud on saturday!

for this 6.5 mile run,

the first 3 miles were uphill,

there were 2 mud pits with walls we had to scale,

(a lake we were supposed to swim thru but was completely dry this year-hallelujah!!!)

plus tunnels and a mud pit at the end we had to crawl thru,

all the while getting sprayed with hoses

and i finished it all in 1 hour and 18 min.

{not bad considering i jog 6.5 miles in about an hour}

yes, that sports bra WAS white

and apparently i'm not a "pretty runner".

gross

this weekend also consisted of food:

me constantly wanting it,

mom hoarding it,

and everyone eating it inappropriately {like having cold stone for dinner}

{notice the difference in size, and also the guilt all over mom's face}

a few other highlights

*Chris finally got her swedish fish. i on the other hand chose not to give up anything in preparation for this race, and rather decided i would continue to eat whatever i felt like. good decision on my behalf.

*our hotel had some mysterious smell. no cable. and a very interesting wake-up call recording.

*mom had THE BEST MEAL OF HER LIFE at Claim Jumpers {that would be the one she hoarded}

*i will forever be trying to find mom's "twin"

*there was a lot of facebooking happening and i was very uncomfortable with it all

*mom diagnosing me. turns out i don't breath properly

*chris picked up a very delightful infection in her knee which kept her up all night

*mom wondering if the gentleman's club was a bar

*we were still muddy after we showered. twice.

*and Marcie brought forth my favorite nickname of all, "Moose". now i just have to find that perfect person to call this genious name.

all in all, i laughed pretty darn hard this weekend!!

oh, and one of these 4,000 people gave me the flu. thanks.

thanks mom and marcie for being our cheerleaders!

please don't be upset. i traded in my unitard for some shorts just days before the race. disappointing, i know.

9 days and counting

and we will be muddy, sweaty, hot messes at the mud run

and i'm as ready as i can be. last saturday i ran

6.75 miles

straight

i have never in my life done that before

& when all was said and done, i was more shocked than i was tired.

but i couldn't of done it without my sista chris

she is a superstar!

and if you are wondering what this chick would possibly wear in a mud run, well you are in for a treat

well close. mine is black

i know what you're thinking, a-mazing right?