Comments on Half-Fast: Analyze This

I'm pretty sure that if if Katie Holmes ran withou...

2008-05-18T16:44:00.000-06:00

I'm pretty sure that if if Katie Holmes ran without a shirt, she'd have had her cheating tits arrested for indecent exposure. Just sayin'.

Candis, Ian is a moron if he doesn't want you to e...

2008-05-15T21:26:00.000-06:00

Candis, Ian is a moron if he doesn't want you to earn more money. Hee hee

We all get a little bit crazy. It will all work out. I figure if you are this worried about it you will pretty much do the right things over hundreds of morons who did nothing and said, hey let's try to run that. You will be fine, girlie.

Candis, I get just as crazy before a race, so I fe...

2008-05-15T12:07:00.000-06:00

Candis, I get just as crazy before a race, so I feel your pain, sister.

I take my carbo loading tips from Michael Scott an...

2008-05-14T23:05:00.000-06:00

I take my carbo loading tips from Michael Scott and eat a huge bowl of Fettuccine Alfredo right before the race!

You sound exactly like me with all this overanalyz...

2008-05-14T18:47:00.000-06:00

You sound exactly like me with all this overanalyzing! You'll do great, relax and have fun.

...and I always pin on my bib the night before. and put my chip on my shoes too. Or sooner. As soon as I get my race kit.

I also do the bun when I run (hey - that rhymes!) ...

2008-05-14T18:16:00.000-06:00

I also do the bun when I run (hey - that rhymes!) but now I've chopped a lot of hair off so I have to do these sad little pigtails instead.

I always splash the water down my back - that seems to help.

Finally, I only pin the top half of my bib when I leave the house, leaving the bottom dangling with pins attached. Then when I'm at the race, I pin the bottom. I just hate getting it all crinkly during the shuttle and stuff.

Too funny...I'd go for the new shorts, something n...

2008-05-14T17:30:00.000-06:00

Too funny...I'd go for the new shorts, something new always makes me feel better.

Good Luck!
~K

Kick ass Candis!

2008-05-14T16:43:00.000-06:00

Kick ass Candis!

just don't carbo-load minutes before the run with ...

2008-05-14T15:26:00.000-06:00

just don't carbo-load minutes before the run with fettuccine alfredo and you'll be fine. oh, and don't refuse water as a sign of solidarity with rabies sufferers.

Jess-In my dreams I beat Ian.he'll run at ~8:40 pa...

2008-05-14T14:59:00.000-06:00

Jess-
In my dreams I beat Ian.
he'll run at ~8:40 pace and I'll run 10:40 +/-.
Maybe it's like money... You don't want your wife to earn more money or be faster... Ian's not worried:)

thanks for the encouragement!

The new shorts will make you faster. So the only ...

2008-05-14T14:41:00.000-06:00

The new shorts will make you faster. So the only reason Iam would be against them is because he's scared you'll beat him. Which you may.

There are so many things to worry/think about! I ...

2008-05-14T14:25:00.000-06:00

There are so many things to worry/think about! I can add a few:
1. How much caffeine is too much caffeine? What if it has "adverse" effects?
2. Mascara or no mascara? I hate leaving house without, but too much sweat and it's dripping all over.
3. Need to drink enough water, but don't want to have to go to the bathroom while racing - will totally mess up my time.

We're all a little crazy ~ that's why we run. ha ha.

For putting up with Vanilla I think you should buy...

2008-05-14T14:04:00.000-06:00

For putting up with Vanilla I think you should buy whatever you like. Good luck to you both.

Candis, you're awesome! I do a bit of obsessing m...

2008-05-14T13:32:00.000-06:00

Candis, you're awesome! I do a bit of obsessing myself, but since I'm fairly new to running, it hasn't come out in full force yet. I can only hope to be as good at it as you are.

Oh, and I agree with the others--definitely buy the shorts. And a new bra.

Obviously you need the new shorts!!! & maybe a ne...

2008-05-14T13:19:00.000-06:00

Obviously you need the new shorts!!! & maybe a new sports bra that won't cause chafing!?!?!?

I think the bun (I call it a knot), because the swooshing hair is a distraction, if nothing else.

I also think you'll do fine & I'm super excited about the weight loss, body fat lost & the MINUTE, cause I’m in that 11+ m/m range & a good 20lbs over weight, so if i could start dropping some of that, maybe running will be slightly easier? If nothing else, faster!!! :O)

& I think you should go ahead & let Deana win this one......she is trekking all the way to Boulder. . .. .I'd give her this one. ;O)

Screw the Kenyans though.

I, for one, think you SHOULD buy new shorts, shirt...

2008-05-14T13:02:00.000-06:00

I, for one, think you SHOULD buy new shorts, shirts, shoes, visor, sunglasses, and a plasma TV to watch the footage from the race on the nightly news. If you need to rob the savings account to do it, so much the better. Well, worth it. With all the non-running Vanilla has threatened after this race, he'll have that much more time to take on a second job.

Good luck.

This is my plan for this year's BB:* Yes* A bun. W...

2008-05-14T12:29:00.000-06:00

This is my plan for this year's BB:

* Yes
* A bun. Wind resistance, baby!
* The visor is worth it. And cute.
* Sprinkler. But be careful not to get your shoes waterlogged. Don't forget to cue porn music as the water is hitting you and you're whipping your hair around.
* Sleeveless. Show off your buff arms.
* A new ensemble is ESSENTIAL.
* 45 minutes.
* Before the drive. Because what if you realize on the shuttle that you don't have your bib?!?
* There's no such thing as too many carbs. You should probably start now. Go grab a brownie. I'll wait. :)

Good luck, and maybe I'll see you there. :)

I'm still trying to figure out why I'm supposed to...

2008-05-14T11:37:00.000-06:00

I'm still trying to figure out why I'm supposed to feel sorry for Vanilla.

Oh boy, I totally could have written this! For wh...

2008-05-14T11:02:00.000-06:00

Oh boy, I totally could have written this! For what it's worth I vote for the new shorts. ;>)