November 2011 Review

This month I ran 84.3 miles.  Much better this month.  Below are the races I completed this month.

• Chicago’s Perfect 10 Mile, November 12
• Run 3.14 Pie, November 24

Both races were new this year.  I had a great time at both of them so I plan to race them again next year.

Total miles ran this year is 657.93.  Definitely no chance of hitting 1,000 miles before December 31.  That is OK because my new goal is to run 1,000 miles before November 19, 2012 which is the day before I turn 40.  Yep, you read correctly.  I will turn 40 next year.  Do I feel almost 40?  Nope.

I put together a list of 40 things to do before I turn 40.  Below is my finalized list. 

1. Skydiving   

2. Rollerskate 

3. Blackhawks game 

4. Scuba diving 

5. Whale watching 

6. Taste 40 different beers/tequilas 

7. Bikram yoga 

8. Ballroom/pole dancing 

9. Relay race 

10. Slumber party 

11. Drive-in movie 

12. Pottery class
    

13. Visit a country/continent that I have not been to

14. Go to the Grand Canyon 

15. Hike at Yosemite Mountains 

16. Do ultramarathon (50K) 

17. See U2 in concert  

18. Hot air balloon ride  

19. Take a CPR class  

20. Learn sign language  

21. Participate in the Chicago Polar Plunge 

22. Go on a helicopter ride 

23. Travel first class 

24. Visit the four corners (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado) 

25. Learn to play poker and go to a casino  

26. Learn to play pool 

27. Watch every movie that has won an Academy Award Winners for Best Picture 

28. High Tea at the Plaza Hotel in New York 

29. Get palms read/See a psychic/Get a tarot card reading 

30. Run a marathon in another state 

31. Participate in the Women’s Half Marathon 

32. Run 1,000 miles 

33. Rock climbing 

34. View the top 100 paintings and pick top 10 favorites 

35. Highlights on hair 

36. Go to a bar alone 

37. Horse carriage ride 

38. Speed date/blind date 

39. Graceland 

40. Mt. Rushmore

No upcoming races until the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in New Orleans.  I am registered, got my hotel, and now looking for a cheap ticket to New Orleans.

Finally got my Brooks PureProject Cadence.  To date I’ve ran 33.16 miles and they feel GREAT!!  I love them!  They’re expensive ($120) but totally worth it.  My next pair will be a Ravenna.  I know that in a previous post I wrote that I was a fan of Asics.  Well, I have converted to a Brooks fan.

Glad it is December.  That means only less than 3 weeks of work and then off for vacation.  I will be visiting my sister and nephew in San Antonio.  Yay!!  I am so ready for it.