this will be interesting...

Well the 10 mile race is on Sunday. We ran 3 miles today and it went rather well. That was 3 miles though. I have no clue how attempting 10 is going to go on Sunday and I am pretty nervous about it. I am never this unprepared leading up to the races and that is totally my own fault but this just sucks. I wanted this race time to beat last years time and now I will probably be lucky to finish under the cut off time of 2 hours and 20 mins. We shall see....

This is me last year at the race. I want to be this good again!





On a more positive note, my blood sugar averages have been awesome lately. Probably a little more on the low side than Dr. Janicic would like but still pretty good to not see highs all the time.

Another Quiz

"Can you fill this out without lying? You've been tagged, so now you need to answer all the questions HONESTLY." (For the record, I don't like when memes threaten me. Of course I can fill this out honestly. And without the use of ALL CAPS.)

I like quizzes so I thought Id give it a shot!

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? SF Jello

2. Where was your profile picture taken? There is no picture on this one!

3. Can you play Guitar Hero? No and it bores me anyway!

4. Name someone who made you laugh today? Mike when he locked himself out of the house, I probably shouldnt laugh at that though!

5. How late did you stay up last night and why? 1030pm. We had to watch 24 and then I got sidetracked with trying to make the room cooler.

6. If you could move somewhere else, would you? Oh man. Who knows today. My opinion changes from day to day.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks? Yes.

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you on your FaceBook list? Sara and Udi or maybe Matt and Erin.

9. Do you believe exes can be friends? Not really, maybe, but most of them are weirdos.

10. How do you feel about Dr Pepper? Diet Dr Pepper is pretty good.

11. When was the last time you cried really hard? Cant remember.

12. Who took your profile picture? Again, no picture there. If we were talking about FB then it would be some stranger at the Cherry Blossom festival.

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of? Mike on Easter.

14. Was yesterday better than today? Not sure yet. Hopefully b/c I dont have to run today.

15. Can you live a day without TV? Yeah I think so.

16. Are you upset about anything? Figuring out where to live.

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it? Absolutely.

18. Are you a bad influence? Depends.

19. Night out or night in? Probably night in, Ive been all about saving money lately.

20. What items could you not go without during the day? Glucose Monitor, Water bottle, chapstick.

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? Papa John

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say? Some compliments on our save the date cards!

23. How do you feel about your life right now? I feel like I am waiting for something big to happen, either the wedding, a move or a new job or something else!

24. Do you hate anyone? People that hurt others.

25. If we were to look in your Facebook inbox, what would we find? Nothing overly exciting. Random messages from the past few years.

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass? Yes.

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before? No way!

28. What song is stuck in your head? There isnt one right now.

29. Someone knocks on your window at 2:00 a.m., a secret lover or George Clooney? It is probably the annoying kid upstairs making too much noise again!

30.Wanna have grandkids before you’re 50? No way. I dont want my kids to be young parents!

31. Name something you have to do tomorrow? Go running in the morning.

32. Do you think too much or too little? Way too much.

33. Do you smile a lot? I would say a fair amount of time!

Bonus Round...

34. How many hours a day do you spend on the computer? I lose track its so much!

35. If you could be anyone else for a day, who would you be? Someone who is not diabetic.

36. Facebook or Twitter? FB

37. Chicken or Beef? Beef, I have weird issues with chicken.

38. Mac or PC? PC

39. Have you ever punched anyone in the face? No.

40. Last music received or purchased? Been so long I cant remember.

We ran this morning at 530 AM and it was completely dark outside still. It is weird to see the streets around our house with no cars on them when in just a few short hrs there will be too many cars on them! It was peaceful almost, though it still does get somewhat creepy when you hear strange noises around you. We ran for 3 miles and though not the greatest, it was still pretty good. On Sunday I ran for 6 miles with Mike, which is interesting b/c we usually dont run together. I liked having him there though as I hate the feeling of running alone when theres an issue with my blood sugar. It wasnt the fastest 6 miles ever and I did have to walk a few times but all in all it was good.

I am still debating on running the Cherry Blossom 10 mile race or not but I am leaning toward doing it. Actually I am 95% sure I am doing it. As long as the weather stays nice and I keep with it these next few days I think Ill be okay.

Not good

Well this cant be good that according to my running schedule I am to run 8 miles tomorrow. I havent ran more than 5. And that was a huge stretch. This weather has seriously thrown me off of my plan and I dont like it. It sucks that I wanted to do so well in the Cherry Blossom race and yet I dont know how its going to go. I am weeks away from where I should be and yet I only have 2 weeks left until the race. And even if I could get passed that I only have 6 weeks left until the half marathon and there will be people watching me in that one. Not good, not good at all. Ughh....

St Patricks Day 8K

Results from the race:
1639
557/764
766 Jennifer F 28 Bethesda MD
5K split time: 33:56
Clock Time: 54:32
Chip Time: 53:13
Pace Per Mile: 10:43

First Race of 2010

and I dont know how itll go. This if officially the worst prepared I have ever been for a race before. I have ran probably only 5 times and am now expected to run 5 miles on Sunday. And itll probably be raining too. Great. I ran 3 miles on Thursday and only had to stop once. That was only 3 miles though. The St Patricks Day should be interesting and we'll see how it goes. On a more positive note my A1C came back as 5.6. The lowest I can ever remember. That is an avg glucose level of 108 which is pretty outstanding. Maybe thatll help me this wknd. Anything would help at this point!

Getting Back Into It....

Sunday was the first real run since the half marathon. Mike and I had gone on a run in late November and then I went by myself last Tuesday, but that didnt go so well. I fell after tripping on a cracked sidewalk and scratched up my knees and hands.

But Sunday was better. Mike and I ran together which usually doesnt go well but this time it did. We stopped every so often to walk a little which was much needed. And I purposely wanted to run by Bethesda Naval Hospital b/c President Obama was there on Sun morning for his annual physical. No Barack sightings sadly but it was nice to finally run 3 miles again even if I did have to walk a little bit.

1 week and 6 days until the St Patricks Day 8K!
5 weeks and 6 days until the Cherry Blossom 10 mile race!
8 weeks and 6 days until the Pittsburgh Half Marathon!

Thats a lot of running so I need to pick it up again!