no race weekend

No races for me last weekend -- instead, I got schooled by this cool cat in a disco dance off (literally - to "Disco Inferno") at Sanchez Ice House, along the First Friday Cruiser Ride

Next, up -- I wing this 25k trail run - again.  One year, I swear, I'll train for it!

If I get eaten by a javelina, I bequeath my critters to Alexis, who provided the disco pic!

Crazy running chicken

Happy New 2012!

I decided to change it up this year and spent New Year's Eve running my first 5k of 2012 at Ft. Sam Houston, with a start time of midnight.  This is a free run produced by the base MWR - with plenty of post race food - but no booze!!  Yes, really.

Here are some pre-race pics with buddies:

with Scottydog - fotog and runner extraordinaire (he and his wife were running/walking/volunteering the multirace New Year's circuit, too)

Scotty's wife, Gail

with Jim (1/1 is his birthday - AND he was entering a new age group)

George, Gail, Hugh, and Jane

Bill Piatt (to my right) was my law school dean

with fellow Wisconsinite, Charlotte - we train together in the Summer at Fleet Feet - and laugh at people who still run in snow (just kidding, friends and family - not really)

With Tina and Phillip - they also ran 'the circuit' of multiple runs on 1/1/12.

This historic Army base is in central San Antonio, just North of downtown, so as we ran, we were able to view the downtwon fireworks.  Here is my 'artistic' snap at the start of the run - with the fireworks in the background. (Really just a blurred pic with my cheapo camera - click on the pic to enhance its 'artsy' factor!)

Afterward, we enjoyed some pretty decent food and a Welch's sparkling juice toast.  Then, I headed home, poured myself a glass of real Prosecco, and hit the sack - to grab a few hours of sleep before run #2 of 2012.

The Cobweb Chaser 5k
Luckily, this race does not start until 10 a.m. - unluckily, a cold windy front came in at around 5 a.m.  So, while I ran comfortably in short sleeves at midnight - it was a little colder on New Year's morning.

But, I rocked some new armwarmers (gift from my folks) and ran about 15 seconds slower than 10 hours before, looking like a zombie chicken in armwarmers.

And then enjoyed a non-non-alocholic event

At the Cobweb Chaser, the San Antonio Road Runners always give out calendars for the new year - which I enjoy browsing the past pictures and using the calendar as a training log each year.  Until I flipped over the calendar this year...

Yep, just the 'ol SARR race schedule - I'll run most of those races.  It just gets a little scarier if you zoom in (click below if you need MORE zooming)

I guess that it is official, and I'd better start this new year off working on the Women's 5k as race director!

Thanks to Scottydog and Tom Lake (SARR) for the pics.

I wish everyone a wonderful 2012!

Felices Fiestas

I ran a nice Christmas Eve run with the folks from Run Wild Sports along the Riverwalk North - and then proceeded to enjoy some 'hometown' holidays with friends/critters - sleeping in with Simba the cat on Christmas, a movie on Xmas, Momo's birthday party (which she shares with Jesus), Packers beating the Bears AGAIN, and more.  Here are some of the pics - thanks to Ceci and Dorine for the pics. 

 We WERE playing, and killing the Bears, after all - and I removed my cheesehead before leaving the house

Momo, the birthday chica

 the chicas - we didn't need a picture of the boys

my fave fotog - and good buddy - Ceci

In place of running - cross training - arm wrestling style!

Two a day

This past Saturday, I ran two races, beginning with the SARR Mission 10 miler - which was not held at the Missions this year, due to construction.  It was run at OP Schnabel park, and it was a chilly start - here's me cold:

 and with my buddy, Dulce, at the start

After the 10 miles, I went home, showered, tried to warm up, and napped.  Then, there was the Jingle Bell 5k, which I ran with my 12 year old running buddy from Girls on the Run/Girls on Track.  It ended up being 30 minutes of fartleks among 998 other runners (sprint-stop-walk-repeat), but it was pretty cool to encourage someone through her first 5k - even if it was a big chase.
here's where I look fast:

And the sprint to the finish - the one in the red shorts is the running buddy who tried to kill me

and here is my buddy and fotog, Scottydog, who also ran both races (5 miler in the a.m.) AND another race on Sunday morning - races #71-73 of the year for him, I believe.  Yep, he's crazier than me!

Thanks to Scotty, Ceci, Tom, and JohnO for the pics!

hurry.....

and go check out www.iaapweb.com  - I'm on the 'cover' with my Girls on Track running buddy - for a limited time!

or, if you are really lazy, it looks like this:

 

Thanks Ceci & IAAP!

Roar. or more of a rawrrrr, cavebear style

Thanks to Bo for this one... as you can see, that climb out of the cave was fairly slow, since I managed to negative split the second 2 mile run after riding hell hills.  I really can't say much about the bike, except that I made it - for some reason, I was planning on more of a 45 minute spin/cruiser ride.  NOT SO.

But, by far the most important - cool pic.  Which is the real reason I actually enter all events - to amuse everyone with my ugly race pics.

RRP is directing a half marathon that starts in the cave in February - I'm tempted.