by Marcy on January 26, 2012
…if I knew what Nyan Cats were? It would appear that the look on my face told her that I have never heard of one so she proceeded to describe exactly what a Nyan Cat is. “It is a grey cat…well, the head, the legs and the tail are of a grey cat. (laughs) The body is actually a cherry poptart. He flies around in space with a trail like a rainbow.” “And there is a picture of a rainbow with lightening on the inside of it. The caption below it says, ‘this is what happens when you make rainbows mad.’” “There was another caption below that that said, ‘this is what happens when Thor does battle with a Nyan Cat.’”
My curiosity got the best of me so I had to look it up. Low and behold, there were many Nyan Cat links that google had to offer.
Yeah for Nyan Cats!
On a more serious, non-teen note, I am sitting here watching Victorious. Wait, that is another teen thing, isn’t it?
Okay, how about this for a non-teen thing. I don’t watch TV a whole lot but when I do, I have noticed that most commercials that involve a man and woman always depict the woman as being hateful B*. Why? And what about the Kia commercial that has the woman holding her lap dog like a baby? How is that supposed to help sell cars? Oh, and what about the other commercial that has the guy singing about beer and wine and you can’t even understand him? Wait, who can forget about the one where the blonde says, “Just call Al’s already.” with a completely b*tchy tone and everything. I just wanna go through the TV and ask her why she doesn’t call Al’s? I know, such a small thing to get to worked up about. But she annoys me! I am thankful for the ability to fast forward through commercials.
I think my long week at work has resulted in random crap making it to my blog.
*Keep Moving ;)
by Marcy on December 28, 2011
I don’t even know where to begin. 2011 brought new challenges, new faces to the game, new frustrations, new beginnings and endings. So, let’s start off this way:
New Challenges ~
- Helping LaBrett train for her first half marathon. Walking is so different from running and offers a different set of challenges. She did a lot of reading on speed walking to help her prepare for this challenge. She taught me a thing or two in the process and kicked ass on her first half marathon. So proud of my PRIMO girl.
- After the half was over for LaBrett, I needed to get to work myself. LaBrett worked with me and helped me stay on track with my training. My challenge was to come in at 2:10:00 and I came in at 2:07:33. Happy face over here!
- The other challenge for me this year was to set a PR at ONE, just ONE 5k event. I did set a PR, but it was not the PR I was hoping for. So, for 2012…that will be a goal of mine. The PR I would like to set will be to cross that finish line at 26:59. Easy enough considering it is only 21 seconds off my best time.
New Faces ~
- Peggy has been running with us from time to time and this year she brought along a new face to join our growing group. I met Robin for the first time in the early part of the year. She is super competative, thoughtful and down to earth. I have enjoyed running with her and I have enjoyed pushing her. (Congrats on setting your PR, Robin!)
- The other new face to our group was Kelly. But she has only been to one race. Maybe I scared her off with my speed? Wait…she crossed before I did.
- My husband joined us for a cycling event and he has not been back either. Hmmmm, I am starting to take this personal!
- Last but certainly not least is my teen. She wanted to do an event with me and decided the Run for the Cure was her race to do. I am really proud of her for joining me for such a worthy cause and hope this is one we can do every year together.
New Frustrations ~
- One of the frustrations I faced was muscle loss. I worked pretty hard to bulk up a bit and as soon as my half marathon training kicked into high gear, I lost some of that mass due to the long cardio sessions. I knew I would with all the reading I had been doing regarding how cardio affects muscle. But still, I worked hard only to have to start over, sorta. Wah Wah Wah. I know, big flippin’ deal!
- My other frustration was “allowing” my personal demons to dictate my success at running, lifting, cycling, life in general, etc. At the time they were very real to me but looking back now just made me realize that I am better and stronger and healthier for overcoming something so silly.
New Beginnings and Endings ~
- The birth (beginning) of PRIMO – Psycho fRiends In MotiOn
- The beginning of what I think will be great friendships.
- The end of Mizuno’s and the beginning of Brooks runners. (I really do love my Brooks!)
- The end of self doubt.
What will 2012 bring me? The one thing I know for sure is hard core training with Hunter, Hotter Than Hell in August and more monthly events. Big races, small races, short races, long races…I will never stop moving.