Not everyone is an a-hole

I attended my very first Arizona Road Racers board meeting last night.

I'm so cool.

OK not really. But a lot of these people are. The meeting was held at a Member's fancy law firm downtown....20th floor with amazing views of the city. I would have taken a picture but I wanted to be normal for at least one meeting before they figured out what a spaz I am. We started off the meeting with a short intro to tell everyone a little about ourselves and our "running story". I laughed when it was my turn. I am the newest runner of the group.

At least no one made me feel bad (or they just secretly laughed and pointed when I left the room).

But really, most of these people have served  multiple years on this board. It's the biggest running club in Phoenix, running and managing multiple races a year. And they do all of this for nothing. For the pure love of the sport. I'm pretty excited to be a part of that.

When they asked me WHY I wanted to be a Director my reasons were this:

1. To become a better/faster runner.
2. To give back to the community. (I know, cheesy)
3. To meet new people with the same common interest. Running. (obvs.)

Being the VERY serious person that I am....I was a little apprehensive walking into this big board room full of people. I was having flashbacks of a neighborhood HOA meeting I once attended (not pretty, lots of angry people yelling and fighting about stupid shit no one cares about).  I was hoping I wouldn't fall asleep out of boredom or be stuck dealing with a bunch of boring drips for the nest year.

Opposite!

The room was full of funny, crazy, sarcastic and sweet people. All with really cool personalities and different abilities as far as running. The President is training for a 100 mile Ultra. Damn Gina.

So there are GOOD people in the world, that do shit for free because they aren't a-holes.

End of story.

Smoothie Queen

It was a smoothie breakfast kinda morning....

We woke up a little earlier than usual to get in our 8 mile run because Wade had to be in the office early. We started out running in the dark which was actually quite nice during the week. The school buses and teenagers driving to school isn't quite as peaceful and quiet as my summer runs were.

I drank A LOT of smoothies over the summer. They are refreshing and filling when it's warm out and also quick and easy. It's also a good way to get my protein in.

Here was my concoction for today:

Blend together the following ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 cup frozen mango
1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder (I use Muscle Milk)
small handful frozen raspberries
handful crushed ice
couple drops of coconut extract

Wade went for Chocolate and Banana tonight, equally delicious.

I guess I'll go shower now. Lame.

Hot & Cold

Temperature during last night's run: 95 degrees

Temperature during this mornings run: 77 degrees

So I allowed myself to sleep in yesterday and was punished by having to run in THAT shit. I almost barfed. I'm glad none of my neighbors saw me bent over my front yard...

Lazybones...

I've been a lazy blogger. Yes, I have.

I haven't done anything monumental or super exciting, so I thought I shouldn't bore the 3 people that read this. Plus, I've been pretty busy with that thing you call work, how rude.

So remember on Saturday when I said I was going to bust out a bike ride on Sunday?

I did.

And it was amazing.

It finally clicked with me. My bike and I figured each other out (thise damn 27 gears). And I even learned how to look behind me while riding, and not wobble all over the place. My fastest speed was 22.1 mph. I even yelled out loud/whooped at one point during the ride...I was grinning from ear to ear. I wasn't even scared anymore. Wade was patient and even hopped on my midget bike at one point to teach me how to properly shift. I went 22 miles. All hills. And I wasn't even sore. Guess all that running is paying off.

We had family day on Sunday. BBQ, wine, and homemade carrot cake.

I even hopped on my old horse and cruised around the pasture on her. She still remembers me every time I see her....and she's 25. We grew up together.

All is good.