Housewares Inventory

When I moved back into my parents house 2 years ago, I gave a lot of things away. Recently I was looking for a few things like my flatware and couldn't find them. I can't remember if I gave them away or packed them up...geez, I knew I should have written down a list :)

My memory is not as shap as it used to be. I'm no spring chicken.

Can't wait to one day *sigh* finally move out of the parental casa and ses all my lovely housewares again.

Just Because...

I love picture of an inebriated Chester

San Jose Rock & Roll Half Marathon

Here's a recap of the San Jose Half Marathon that took place 2 weekends ago. In the pic above from left to right you will see: me, Andrew, Forrest, Chester, Hollis and Linh. Sam, being the family sherpa was behind the camera for the entire event and carried a bag full of everyone's crap. Eventu

Andrew 1:34:04
Hollis 1:41:46
Linh 1:54:10
Betty 2:09:31
Forrest 2:27:45
Chester No time available

1. I know Chester will have some comment or another for the use of "Andrew" but in cases like this where both are present, it is easier. And no, I don't think it's confusing or cute...like Chester would have you believe.
2. Holy crap she is faster than most men out there! Hollis has been a training maniac these past few months in her quest to run the NYC marathon the first weekend in November at a super fast time to qualify for Boston - I think she has it in her...especially with times like that!
3. Yo - what's with the sub 2 hour time from Linnie? She likes to say "I don't like to run fast" when she shows up to Tuesday Track workouts....but I know she's lying. With times like that...geez. FYI - Linh is thinking about running CIM in December so she can get that elusive marathon under her belt.
4. Check that shit out! 2:09! That's 21 minutes FASTER than my Nike half marathon almost exactly one year ago!! Please excuse all the exclamation marks but I am REALLY EXCITED - I hope all the gain wasn't all due to the flat course...
5. I think Andrew and I looked it up but Forrest came in 10th in his age bracket. AND there were only 2 runners in the next age bracket, really as long as he keeps running he could own his age group.
   
6. No comment here except - did Chester really even run???? HMMMMMMMMMMM
   

Chester in the final stretch...obviously not running hard enough either....since he has time to take a picture of Sam takinga picture of him

nothing else to say except that I am a certified dork. i am obviously not running hard enough if I have enough time to find Sam in the crowd.

check out the sub 2 hour half marathoning Linh go as she rocks it around the last turn of the half marathon onto Almaden Blvd.

run forrest run - picture of forrest during the early part of the half marathon.

Linh at the finish line photo op with 2 Pac West coaches

Company Fun Run

Last night we had a company 5K. It's a monthly occurance that's more of a fun run and an opportunity to score some company swag. Being in marketing, I have access to an abundant supply of company logo'ed merchandise. You name it, we've probably put a log on it and have given it away.

But I digress...the purpose of this post was to highlight the fact that I am apparently getting faster in my running.

I ran the 5K in 28 minutes flat. That's a 9:03 minute mile.

the whole time I was not feeling so strong so all I could think about was how unprepared I felt for the half marathon. Meanwhile I only felt like shit because I was running to friggin fast for my own good. I swear it must be the Tuesday night speed training sessions.

Bridge to Bridge

Ran the Bridge to Bridge this morning with Forrest as a last big "practice run" before the San Jose Rock and Roll half marathon next weekend. I think I may be done with the organized races for the year...but I dunno, I may want to do one more :) Linh has been talking about running the CIM in Sacramento this December because she really wants to get a marathon under her belt. Hollis is thinking of running that one to use as a qualifier for Boston. I think we should just all go together :) I looked it up, CIM is a full marathon only - I don't think Ill be ready for the distance this year...but who knows?

I am pretty excited about my pace - I'm getting faster.

1 hour 16 minutes total (9:35 average)
Per mile times
1 = 9:17
2 = 9:40
3 = 9:41
4 = 9:22
5 = 9:22
6 = 9:13
7 = 10:00

I don't know where this whole 9 minute business is coming from but it's kinda crazy. I felt pretty good too - I feel like I could have run faster, but my legs started to give out after mile 6, hence the slow down.

The best part of this run??? 20% off coupons for Sportsbasement. Forrest and I hit up the Mission Bay one later in the afternoon and came home with lots of jackets....

Friday Night at SJ Civic Auditorium

My co-worker Stephanie scored some tickets to Carlos Mencia for Sat night off Craigslist. It was a pack of 4 and I happened to be conveniently available...I took the other 2 for me and Forrest. So after a leisurely Canada ride Saturday afternoon, we hit up ths San Jose Civic Auditorum for a good ol'racist time.

OMG - this guy is funny. The jokes...ha! So many off-color remarks that even I can't repeat them and that's saying a lot. There were some political rants that went from funny to a little too serious but thank goodness he brought it back to being funny again - whew!