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.

1. Skydiving   
2. Rollerskate 
3. Blackhawsks game 
4. Scubadiving 
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.