October Events

I have a whole list of events going on in my life right now--and I have to say, at least they are
positive events, considering the last few weeks of my life...

So, let's get started.

1. Tomorrow morning at 9:00 am I will be running my first race since the marathon. For those
of you who don't know about the marathon (GO BACK AND READ ABOUT IT!)
it was a real winner, and it was just a mere 3 weeks ago.

This one is a 10 mile run--should not be too difficult for me, considering I just ran a marathon, and
because I run at least 8 miles a day, sometimes up to 17. Since this is my first 10 mile race,
I'm not expecting too much, but I would like to finish in no more than 70 minutes. We'll see if
that actually happens, because 70 minutes means I'd be running a pace of 7 minute miles,
and while I've run faster than that in 5k's and 10k's, that was only 3.1 or 6.2 miles. Not 10 miles.
I mean, even in the marathon I ran a pace of 7:50 minute miles, on average, and that was
hard enough at 26.2 miles. I don't know. You probably don't even care.

On top of my 10 mile race tomorrow, Phillip will be running his first race since June 24, 2007!
The event we will be attending is called the 30th Annual Richfield Run, and it's a 1 mile, 3 mile,
and a 10 mile run. Phillip will be running the 3 mile race. He is very nervous, as he has just
started back up running. He's doing FREAKING AWESOME, and he will do great tomorrow.
Looking forward to coming back here and showing everyone his award.

2. Tomorrow morning, while Phillip and I are out in the (99% possible) rain showers, running
our races, my dad and brother are going to be in Dallas, TX, doing something I can only
dream of doing. My dad got free tickets to the Patriots/Cowboys game, and he is taking
my brother with him.

Are you freaking KIDDING me!?!?! I'm like the biggest Patriots fan ever, and my dad takes
my brother. UUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH. I hate them. Not really. I love them. But
I have been upset about this for 2 weeks now. Jerks.

3. Next weekend, or rather Thursday, October 18 through Saturday, October 20, Phillip and
I are going to Chicago. There we will be doing whatever the hell we want to do, and then
on Saturday morning at 10:00 am, I will be running a 5k that starts at the University of
Chicago. I'm going to meet up with some friends I have recently become acquainted with,
both of whom actually live IN Chicago--Dave and Leslie. They will be meeting us there.

4. The weekend after that, the weekend of Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28,
I will be traveling back to Amarillo to help my dad with some stuff that we still need to work
on. I will also be running a 5k THAT weekend, that Saturday, as a matter of fact. It's
the last in a series of races that are being put on by Gold's Gym in Amarillo. I ran the
first race, because we still lived in Amarillo at the time, but the second one I missed
out on because we lived here in Omaha. Now I will be running in the third race, with
nothing but a fun time in mind.

Pretty neat-o times coming up, and that's just October. Wait until later when I update
with the November events.