Crooked Road 24-Hour Ultra

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I blame Iris. 

She's the one who brought the Crooked Road 24-Hour Ultra run to my attention. 

This is not a race. The point of a 24-hour run is--quite simply--to see how far you can run in 24-hours. If you want to walk/run, you can. If you want to run for 2 hours then take a 4-hour break, you can. If you want to run for 20 minutes then bag it and go home, you can do that too. Or, you can give it your all and find out just what you're made of (cue inspiring music).  

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Answering the Question: "How Was Your Run?"

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I ran the Kernersville Rotary Club 5K this morning, one of my favorite races not for the course (curses on those hills and the heat!), but because it's a small race that a lot of my friends run. I love hanging out and cheering for everyone. Blair's at work and I know when he walks in the door the first thing he'll do is greet me with a cheerful, "How'd you do?"

I have no idea how to answer this question. 

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Funny of the Week

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I bought a bootcamp Groupon with my friends Christie and Kay. We're the oldest in the group, with the other women being in their mid to late 20's. Our strength coach is 28. Last week, Christie, Kay and myself were milling about, waiting for class to start. The other girls weren't there yet. The coach came out and said, "Hey, where are all the young does tonight?" 

Uh... hello??? Want to try that one again? 

We were teasing him and giving him grief and he was blushing slightly as he waved his hands in the air and said, "No, no! You're misunderstanding me." (PAUSE) "I LOVE older women." 

Duuuuude. Noooooooo. 

The rest of class we'd glance over at each other and say, "You see any young does? No? Me neither. Just a bunch of old hags here tonight." 

We're old and we're mean.

Cheers,

Dena

Marine Corps Mud Run 2011

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The "Before" ShotIs there anything more fun than a mud run? I don't think so.

My friend Christie and I signed up for the 2nd Annual NC Marine Corps Mud Run months ago. The "After" ShotWe participated as a team with our spouses: Sole Sisters & Their Heels. Sadly, Christie's husband Mike was sidelined at the last minute by a stress fracture, but he gamely showed up at the race in his air cast and took the great pictures you see here. Our running friend (and Ironman!) Don took Mike's place. 

The big muddy smelly pit at the endThe course was a 5K run filled with obstacles - mud pits, climbing over logs, pulling yourself up a hill on a rope, crawling through tunnels, jumping walls and--of course--lots and lots of mud pits! The one at the end was huge, warm, and smelled. If by some chance you'd made it through the course clean, the marines in the final mud pit splashed and dunked you to make sure you emerged as a mud beast. 

Would I run it again? You bet! We're already planning our strategy for next year.Charlie's Angels Mud Queens

My favorite pic of the day