the RUN down

ha ha ha.... i really do make myself laugh sometimes. is that bad? :)

The half marathon is behind me! Angela and i had a great weekend full of laughter, YUMMY food, tons of talking, and lots and lots of running! there are few people in the world who make me laugh like angela. i just wish you could all encounter her as a story teller. she was THE girl to have with me as we encountered some of the funniest "treats" Albany, GA had to offer.

I have sore muscles (but that's fun because they are earned), a strange and piercing pain in my right foot (but only when i walk...so, i guess it could be worse!), and a really sore back. bottom line - this girl has earned a week off from running!

i am quite sure that i would never understand what endurance even means if i had never done a race. With that said, i am newly comfortable with not ever racing again if that's what happens. i no longer have to prove anything to myself or anyone else. i am quite proud of the racing i have done, i am not too shy to say. That decision is based on lots of consideration and realizing that freeing up from the "need" to race (triathlon or running) is more of a satisfaction that the racing.

SO- in totally unrelated news... as i catch up on the DVR, i am astounded that alaina (sp?) got kicked off of American Idol this week!?! simon even called her one of the dark horses of the competition. what was america thinking?! i just don't get how the skunky rock nurse is still here! c'mon!! that's it.... i'm voting next week. look out, world!

night!