Hyannis

After two months of fairly solid not running, today I ran the Hyannis Half.  We were signed up for the full, but not one of us felt like going that far, so we stuck to the half.  I was very impressed with myself overall, considering I haven't done any race training in a while.  I've been boxing/kickboxing, but no actual training.   Obviously the core and endurance work from boxing pays off though.  I was able to finish the half in 2:10. Only 5 minutes behind my actual training time.  Of course I've had some much better PRs, but 2:10 for a half marathon with little to no running beforehand is pretty damn good.  Right at the finish, Murdock told me to go ahead, and then he decided to sprint his way up anyways.  I was determined to beat him, even by half a second.  These are our results.
2035 376/555 F1829 2:11:47 2:10:14 9:56 Allison Runyan       29 F   371 Lynn MA                                                                

2036 218/256  M3039 2:11:47 2:10:14  9:56 Murdock Smith      32 M   394 Manchester MA

As you can see, I did not manage to beat him.  We tied.  It was a nice course though, very typical Cape Cod.  We met some random people on the course that ran Philly and MCM, so we had some conversation to carry us through the last few miles, which was key.  I really did enjoy the half, even though now everything hurts.  The lesson I learned from this is, even if you CAN run a half without much training, the muscle aches afterwards probably aren't worth it.  Maybe keep up the training this time around.  The medals for the race were really nice and the food afterwards was great.  They offered soup from the 99 and hot chocolate, coffee, and donuts from Dunkin.  Seriously the best race food I've had so far.  On the downside, the t-shirts are cotton, not tech, so that's no fun.  At least it's a good bed shirt, if it's not going to be used for running/working out.  

Aside from the running, we had a nice overnight at the Cape.  We ate dinner at the Yarmouth House and then went to bed.  So maybe not a crazy nice weekend, but we enjoyed dinner.  Ryan and I also had our cake tasting yesterday and decided on our cake, so that was exciting.  Today we were going to pick up the suits that we didn't pick up on Friday.  Turns out, the lady I gave all the info to at Jos. A. Bank two weeks ago, got basically everything wrong.  Out of the four suits we needed, only one was correct.  And it was the only one that was in store.  Everything else had to be ordered.  So out of the three suits that were ordered, all were ordered wrong.  I felt bad for the guy working today, because he had to redo the entire order, but I was also super annoyed.  I couldn't believe someone could screw up so poorly.  How do you get THREE suits wrong, even after we went over the measurements twice?  On top of that, two of the suits were a different style.  I'm glad the man working there today was able to fix it, but it was super annoying.  

Besides the suits though, the wedding stuff is coming along fine.  Which is good, considering we're only about 2 months out at this point.    Anyways, here's a post race picture to enjoy.

Oooohhhh...

I just looked and saw the last time I wrote anything was actually one month ago.  Sorry friends.  I know you've probably been checking everyday just in case something new pops up and I apologize for making you wait this long.  Unfortunately for you, I have nothing exciting to tell you.  So I guess I'll just fill you in on some random pieces of what I've been doing.
Currently: I am watching the Beatles Grammy show and thinking about Ringo has surpassed Paul in the looks department.  Also, how weird is it to be singing your own songs, with half of your band missing.  Plus, what REALLY happened with John and the rest of the band?  Finally, if you say the Beatles are overrated, you're lying.  You can't overrate great music.  It would be like saying Pink Flloyd is overrated. Just because they were/are popular, doesn't make them overrated.

Recently: We went to Texas for Brittany's law school graduation.  Way to go Brittany!  I went for a short-ish run a week or two ago outside, but forgot my garmin, so that was sad.  More recently than that run, I went for 3 miles on the treadmill at the hotel last weekend and it was AWFUL.  I just can not run like that.  Even with a tv on the treadmill, I was so bored.  Running without scenery and not going anywhere is just no fun for me.  Some people love the treadmill, but I am not one of them.  While we were in Texas, a friend of mine had her first baby.  That was an exciting text to get.  I have yet to meet him, but he's adorable in all the pictures I've seen so far.  I've been keeping up the boxing and trying to get in at least three times a week.  My only problem with the boxing is that I feel like it has somehow gotten HARDER than it used to be.  That makes zero sense, but there you are.   However, the other day, a new member stopped me after class and told me that I was so good at it that she was watching me to get motivated.  That was a pump up moment for me.

Wedding: I feel like I've been blowing through this wedding planning lately.  I've sent out all the invites, I have the table numbers done, I purchased favors, and just bought suits yesterday.  A few weeks ago I picked out flowers, we've had our tasting, and our cake appointment is scheduled for next weekend.  I'm sure there's still a ton left to do, but it feels like almost everything is covered.  Mostly it's just alterations, gifts, and figuring out what to do with out of towners before/after the big day.

School: Lots of tests.  Lots of snow days.  Next week is vacation, which is weird, but whatever.  

Alright, you're all caught up now.  Here are some pictures of nothing.

Valentine's Day gift for Ryan.  Us in snowman form.  So romantic.

I asked for a sangria, I got this Sangrita monstrosity.

Only in Texas.

Groundhog day Punchbowl Party

Student notes

Sunset in motion

Waffle sandwiches and an elephant mug