1. - Berry Vanilla Lotion - Bath & Body Works - $12
2. - Logitech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse - Amazon - $18.95
3. Trophy Cupcakes - $3-$4.50
4. Smitten Hand Cream - Lush - $17.95
5. Seattle Valentine's Day Dash Entry - $40
6. Short Sleeve Shirt (Pink) - 26.2 Apparel - $10
7. Kindle Cover - Kate Spade - $69.99
My second 5K (long overdue) is this Saturday! I have decided to follow through with my initial plan to run the Love ‘em or Leave ‘em Valentine’s Day Dash up at Greenlake. I am super excited! I was looking through some previous blog posts (on my short-lived Tumblr) and found this entry about my first and only 5K:
September, 27 2009
I ran my first 5K race today. It will not be my last.
The run was over in West Seattle and was the Alki Beach 5K Fun Run for Breast Cancer or something along those lines. The race started at 9AM, registration at 8AM. I had to get up at 6 this morning and had to bus all the way out there. The bus ride was ridiculously long.
I got there and almost immediately I knew things were off. I forgot to bring a ponytail holder (though I had my jersey headband), my right contact was falling out (I luckily had solution in my bag) and my bloodsugars were running high. I failed in getting enough water in the morning and I hadn’t eaten anything.
I wasn’t expecting much. My previous fastest 5K practice run was 33:10. My initial goal when starting to run was to run it under 35:00. I realized I would pass this when the first time I actually ran 5K I ran it in 34:24. When I ran it in 33:10, my new goal was 33:00. I also really wanted to get underneath 31:00, though this was me dreaming and I didn’t think there was any way I’d be able to do it. Still, I had it in my mind.
The boyfriend ran a 31:something 5K back in July. This entire time I feel like he doesn’t find me that physically able to do anything. He is extremely athletic, I am not but I have always been active and regular in hitting the gym. He does tell me that he finds me inspirational for running because it isn’t easy for most people. I wanted to kick his 5K time in the ass.
The environment was so inspirational, a lot of people were super pumped to race. I warmed up, found my pace group (though I realized I was too fast for it about 3 minutes in). We started and I was excited. I ran the entire way though (except for about 20 seconds at the 2.75 mark. We had to cross a street and the guards stopped the runners to let the cars through). It was a good run. I knew my time was going to be good.
I saw the clock time of 32:35 and I was so thrilled. I had at least beat my previous fastest 5K time. I was towards the back of the pack so I was hoping my chip time would be great.
I looked it up and saw the chip time of 30:20 and absolutely could not believe it. I beat my previous time by almost three minutes and beat the boyfriend’s time. I ran at about a 9:30 pace the entire way through when my goal was an 11:00 pace.
This is coming from a girl who ran a 9:30 mile once in her life (in the 5th grade) and never ran more than a mile at any point of her life before C25K. I did it!
I am amazed and so thrilled with myself. Just wanted to share. :)
Final Results:
439/1018 finishers (57th percentile)
258/727 females (65th percentile)
4/10 age group (60th percentile)
I had a really awful run the other night. It was 2.6 miles of pure hell. I came home, showered and called the boyfriend. We had Chipotle plans that I was not intending on missing. Isaac, my roommate, informed me I had a package. I looked on the couch and saw a pretty large box.
WTH? I hadn’t ordered anything from Amazon lately and the only outstanding package I had was my Attention System shirt. Devin (the other roommate) warned me that it could be a bomb. Yikes. Upon opening the box, I saw another box.
It was beginning to look more like a bomb at this point. What exactly did this diagram even mean? I was frightened. And horrified that someone would play a joke on me (my roommate Rachel’s hamster died last week and I didn’t notice it was out of its cage for DAYS and I felt really shitty. RIP Tribbles). I thought someone was being cruel.
But I opened the box and found a CR-48 laptop from Google! I was chosen for the Chrome OS pilot program! Basically, I received a free laptop with Chrome OS installed. I love it so far. And I can’t complain about a free laptop.
I’ll be sure to update in a few weeks with what I think of the system. It is a little too early to provide a well-rounded review.
Also, r/cr48 rules!
12PM to 12PM
12:00 to 4:00 – Pike Place Market/ The Waterfront/ The Monorail/ Seattle Center
5:00 to 7:00 – Fremont {Theo’s, Burke Gilman, Lighthouse}
7:00 to 10:00 – Wallingford {Molly Moon’s, Fainting Goat, Trophy} / Gas Works
10:00 to 12:00 – Capitol Hill -{ Broadway/ Pike, Pine}
12:00 to 2:00 – Movie @ The Egyptian
2:00 to 4:00 – Neighbors
4:00 to 5:00 – The Night Kitchen
5:00 to Sunrise – West Seattle/ Alki Beach
Sunrise to 9:00 – Breakfast @ The Coastal Kitchen
9:00 to Finish – Montlake {The Arboretum, Waterfront Activities Center}
I can’t figure out which one of these I want more.
The Scholar Satchel
The Bike Bag
The Bike Bag is supposedly larger and is $50 cheaper but there’s something about the Scholarly Satchel that I can’t shake off. First, I need to save up the money for one of these (grad school is killing my funds) and then I will have to go try them on at a Madewell store. Thank God there is one in University Village.
7th Grade Halloween
9th Grade Red Robin
11th Grade Prom
Narwal Imitation
12th Grade @ Woodland Park Zoo
1st Year of College - James' Birthday Party
1st College Summer - Chelan
2nd Year of College - Cayce's Birthday
“This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on his way to greet a Democratic Jewish woman member of Congress, who was his friend. Her life was saved initially by a 20-year old Mexican-American gay college student, and eventually by a Korean-American combat surgeon, all eulogized by our African American President.”
- Mark Shields, PBS Newshour
1.} Visit the downtown Seattle Public Library {Zach}.
2.} Rent a rowboat at the Waterfront Activities Center {Zach}.
3.} Find the Goodwill Outlet {Devin}.
4.} Hit every spot on the Disloyalty Card {Devin & Mindy}.
5.} Ride the Ducks!
6.} Visit the Science Fiction Museum (even if it is suppose to be lame).
7.} Go on a local art walk.
8.} Visit the Seattle Art Museum again.
9.} Visit Golden Gardens and the Arboretum.
10.} Visit the Museum of History and Industry.
11.} Indulge in Trophy, Cupcake Royale, Molly Moon, Fainting Goat and B&O desserts.
12.} Date on the Waterfront {Zach}.
13.} Picnic at Gasworks Park.
14.} Go to Agua Verde.
