18 miles...partly cloudy with a chance of rain...and happy happy birthday danell!!

it was a great weekend. ran 18 miles...it wasn't a great start with the trail being flooded but it was a much better run than last weekend. most of the rest of the weekend was spent napping...however, i did attend danell's fabulous halloween/birthday party. and so, i dressed up...it was somewhat of a poor attempt at a costume...but it was a costume! and so, i have finished #61 on my list of 101 things. you probably won't be able to tell from the pictures but i was "partly cloudy with a chance of rain." cheesy, i know. ;) tomorrow brother and josh and i are going to head down to franklin street to check out the craziness...i'll be sure to post some pics..stay tuned.

i'm looking for some new music for the marathon...any suggestions?! i need some new upbeat songs. my favorite at the moment..that one song that gets me through (i sometimes play it over and over...especially if i'm running up a hill...yes, i'm weird) is "malo" by bebe. i'm not even completely sure what she's saying, but i love it. check it out below.


malo - bebe


the nerd & the 80's prom queen (danell & sara)


me & sara

15 miles, no shuffle, new shoes, no weim, and a wii.

that's my weekend in a nutshell.

chris called me friday night on his way to my place (or is it his place?!) and said he had a surprise. now being the girl that i am, i expect something amazing...and well, something for me! however, that was not really the case...as i should have known. ;) anyway, he came over with a wii...and for those of you who haven't played one...i recommend it. who knew you could get a workout from playing video games?! after trying tennis, bowling, golf, baseball, and boxing we were exhausted! brother and chris played again on sunday...it was quite entertaining just to watch!

saturday morning was tnt training as usual. we started our 13 mile run (which ended up being about 15 miles) around 7:30 am...it was all around brutal. i couldn't find my brother's shuffle and therefore had to use my huge ipod...which would be fine...except for the fact that we're not supposed to be wearing headphones and well, my ipod is a little harder to hide than a shuffle. i had to hide it in my fuel belt and run the headphones through my shirt...oh the drama. meg lost her breakfast (and the previous night's dinner) before we even hit 3 miles. our legs felt like lead. it was humid. and not too many others were out on the trail. but it finally ended...hopefully our 18 mile run next week doesn't feel so bad...

i have one more month for fundraising...and about $1000 to go. thanks to everyone that has supported this great cause. feel free to pass it on...a link to my website is on your right! :)

spose you like my new shoes?! my next race is city of oaks 1/2 marathon in raleigh...nov. 3rd...come on out and cheer!

so i was told that i can't get my weimaraner. or at least not anytime soon. chris was thinking about it...but then ran into another weim owner and was told they they are extremely needy, high maintanence dogs...which we already knew...but apparently, chris doesn't think he can "deal" with me and the dog... haha. maybe someday...

quote for the day: don't let your dreams be dreams... - jack johnson

donuts?!

Meg...one of my fellow TNT mentors...and I sold donuts on Sunday at W@lmart in order to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. It was a lot harder than we thought...who knew that all the average W@lmart customers were on a diet?! (was that mean?!)


Meg with dozens and dozens of donuts!

Training is going well...we ran 16 miles on Saturday morning out at Umstead...I can't believe we're up to 16 miles!! Less than 2 months til Kiawah!

Breck...

We took a trip to Breckenridge, CO (my future home...it's absolutely gorgeous!!!)...for Jason & Jenna's wedding. It was a fabulous little vacation...even though it was a little chilly compared to NC. We hiked in the mountains, relaxed in the hot tub, went to an oxygen bar, had some beers with Calvin and Beef, danced, had dinner at Blue River Bistro (I definitely recommend!), laughed, and of course, drank a bit too much wine. ;)


Boodles & Courtney...open bar after rehearsal dinner...


Chris & Courtney...later in the night...ha.


Before the wedding...


On the dance floor...

I can't wait to go back...

Virginia Beach...

I finally downloaded my pictures...here are a few from the Virginia Beach Rock-n-Roll 1/2 Marathon over Labor Day weekend. It was a great race...flat course...beautiful...and even some good music. Unfortunately, I wasnt exactly prepared and became pretty dehydrated...lesson learned. Rhonda ran an awesome race though! :)


At mile 1...


Feeling great after 13.1 miles...


Rhonda & Courtney after the race...


Finally relaxing in the hotel room...

I think I finished the race in 2:24:something...not great at all...but I finished...that's all that matters! ;)

#96

Colorado. I think I want to live there. Or at least go back to visit...multiple times...

:)

Monkey Love...

...that's the first book that I finished...monkey love. not the greatest book...but mindless and easy reading. 1 down 9 to go. i've started the book marrying up...and kite runner is on deck. i don't think it's going to be that hard to finish 9 more books in the next 954 days...now if only i could motivate myself to read that gre book. ugh. ok, all books for fun are on hold until december!...time to learn some new words that i will never use in order to get into grad school.

went to a new restaurant...blue river bistro...in breckenridge, co. if you're ever in the area, i recommend it! it was fabulous! i think i want to move there...to breck that is...not blue river bistro...

tnt update...fundraising isn't going all that well...still at $692. i have a little over $1000 to go...tell your friends! please! :) running is going ok...although i'm supposed to run 16 this saturday...and i'm not so sure i'm ready. i tried running in breckenridge last week...and it was brutal!

hmmm...nothing else...i guess it's time to start that presentation due tomorrow...