21 miles in the Bank. Ka-ching.

Hey guys! This past week was boring, boring, boring as far as work was concerned. Blah. But, I got a lot of mileage in, even in the crappy cold weather. I think 25-27 was my coldest run one night this week. You know it's hella cold when your water bottles start freezing up! Yikes....

Wed at work we had our bizarre office holiday luncheon thing. We were all forced to wear these hideous red shirts with the company's name on them. We were asked our sizes the week Brent and I were on vacation, and for some reason a Medium was ordered for me and a Large for Brent. WTH? I'm 5.2 and 114 pounds? I am NOT a medium! I run over 100 frickin' miles a month? How is that Medium?? And how is Brent large?? Anyway, they gave me hell about trying to swap it for a small, and I'm not even sure how many people asked me why I ordered a medium. I DIDN'T YOU FREAKS, give me a small! And as a red head I do NOT wear red so I wasn't happy about this whole retarded event anyway. After some goofy speeches it was grub time. Turkey, dressing, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes and rolls LITERALLY dripping in butter. Yuk. Starch, carbs & fat. Not even a salad for a healthy option. I mostly picked at some turkey, which was good. To top it off the food was catered by the sister of a woman I literally can not stand, if there was an award for world championship fakest person ever she'd win. So I made sure she heard us say the food wasn't that good at least a couple of times. Why don't they give us some healthy options?? Do they want us all to have heart attacks?

Thursday night was gym night. I'm thinking about trying out a mini/sprint triathlon this summer so I rode the stationary bike 25 minutes and then ran on the treadmill for 20 minutes. After riding the bike (and esp Fri morning) I felt like I'd been to RunnerSusan's butt camp! I don't know if it was the totally uncomfortable seat or the workout, but I like to think I somehow slimmed my butt/thighs!

Friday night called for an emergency visit to the local running store we prefer, Fleet Feet. We've checked all 3 local running stores out and I think FF is the best. The staff is awesome and the selection is great. It's a very comfortable & homey shopping experience. We've spent enough money there that the staff is starting to know us, which is always nice. So, it seems I have about 12 toes now. I've always had a tendency to blister, but with the increased mileage lately and the change to the Pearls it's gotten worse. I never really rested after last week's half, so my feet never got a chance to deflate. My left big toe had such a large blister on the side that we had to go and see what options they might suggest. Needless to say my feet grossed them out. They said I wasn't the worst that they had seen, but I was top 5. Woohoo!! I'm a mid-heel overpronator, and I tend to do so more with my left foot which is leading to some sliding in my shoe. The Pearls have a wider toe box, which is making it worse. They hooked me up with some orthotics & thicker synthetic socks. We also bought some Clif Shot Blocks and JB sports beans, and Brent got some new clothes. And they told me to pop the blister or I'd never survive today's 21 mile run. Ugh. After we carb loaded we came back and I popped it. It wasn't really that bad. I did take some pics but I probably won't post them.

So, today we did 21 miles. I finished in 3.40, averaging just a hair over 10.30 which is exactly where I want to be. I'll post more about it tomorrow, I'm beat and it's time to sleep!!