DUH!!...WINNING!!!

Happy Friday blogland!  I am especially excited today because it is opening day for my TEXAS RANGERS!!!

C.J. Wilson will be taking the mound at 3:05 CT for a showdown against Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester.  (my money is on C.J. and his blue glove) AND Bill JUST called and got me a ticket! BOO-FREAKIN' YA! 

It really is like Christmas today - I LOOOOVE baseball season (Sorry about your Royals Jim; I was rootin' for them!)

On to the winners....

There were 71 comments entered into random.org for prize pack 1....

The lucky #46 is ZOE! From Run, Zoe, Run! Congrats Zoe!!!  email me at allie0622 {at} yahoo {dot} com to claim your prize!!

For prize pack #2 there were 46 comments entered into random.org ...

Lucky #15 was selected - Nolls4 - Nolls; email me at allie0622 {at} yahoo {dot} com to claim your prize!

*Prizes must be claimed within 72 hours of winners being posted - if prize is not claimed a new winner will be selected*

Training Recap + Weekend Recap = one long post

Good morning lovelies!  I hope you had a fantastic weekend!  I sure did!

First things first... Training Recap for the week:

Swim: 1800 yds, 2 workouts - My swimming right now is focused on breathing and correct form. The master's swim class has been worth every dollar of the $35 it is costing me per month.  Seriously.  You should find one in your area if you want to work on form, technique, and effeciency.  I have two more work outs focused on drills, then I will be worked into the normal workouts which average 3000 yds per workout.

Bike: 42 miles - Saturday morning are my long rides so this makes up the most of my mileage currently.  I tried a new ride with the PBA on Saturday and it's still too slow for my pace.  Not sure if I'm ready for the "tweener" ride (45 miles at 16mph average) but - I think after I get through this race weekend I may try it.  It is not a no drop ride so if I get dropped I can always make my way home.

Run: 5 miles (should have been 11) - I missed my Sunday 6 mile run.  Which means I'm going to have to work in the mileage this week.  Not sure if I will work in one extra 6 mile run on my day off or possibly work in two three milers.  I need to talk with Lea and see.  I bought new running shoes on Friday and was kinda ticked  I missed my run to try them out.  Oh well, if the weather cooperates today I may try and sneak in a few miles just as a test run.  (Look forward to a shoe post soon)

Total Mileage: 48.02 miles.5.5 hours

Weekend Recap:

Ummm... it was a baseball weekend for this girl.  My Texas Rangers came home with a 2 game lead in the ALDS vs. Tampa Bay.  Bill bought tickets for the Saturday night game and we loaded up and headed out for a tailgate after my bike ride on Saturday.  Poor Rangers couldn't pull it out - but that was a-ok because we had tickets for Sunday's game too.... 20 rows behind home plate to be exact :)  BUT - disappointing...couldn't clinch then either...so it's back to Tampa for game 5.

We purchased game 7 ALCS tickets (saying we go to game 7 versus the Yanks - first seeing that we wrap up the ALDS in Tampa).....

So I'm off to work...the big wigs are here....gotta go schmooooze...HOLLA!

Let's Party Like It's 1999...

Since my beloved Rangers haven't been to the post-season since 1999 - I thought I would share you some fun facts about 1999...plus are you tired of hearing about training yet?

• I was 18 years old about to enter my freshman year of college.... what a disaster...and I looked like this: (that's me on the left and Jess on the right - hahahaha)

• I drove a 1995 Green Camaro that rocked my socks off... had I not wrecked it I may still be driving it to this day
• Y2K was the impending doom to our universe... I remember stopping in my tracks on NYE '99 at 11:59  and making sure all electronics were fully functioning
• Clinton was president
• Britney was a school girl.... BTW - did anyone watch GLEE! last night?? OMG - I.heart.britney and the entire train wreck that she is!
• Top 5 movies; Star Wars The Phantom Menace, The Sixth Sense, Toy Story 2, The Matrix, and Tarzan
• Sports:
• NY Yankees won the World Series over the Atlanta Braves
• Spurs won the NBA National Championship
• Lance-y-poo (my cycling bf) won the Tour
• Denver Broncos won the super bowl

So.... just some fun facts for ya :)

In other news:

My shins are hurting today.  I ran 4 miles yesterday in 44:30 (17 seconds faster than the exact same route on Sunday) can I get high fives all around?!?! Thank you.....I iced them last night and took some aleve...hopefully they will stop before my 5 mile run tomorrow

I went to my first Masters Swim Practice this morning.  My alarm went off at 4:00am...seriously 4am... I got up and got dressed and go to the aquatic center early... which allowed me to nap in my car for 15 minutes (it was GLORIOUS). 

Coach Dave was pretty much awesome... this class is held M/W/F at 5am so I'm pretty sure I'll be going to it at least once or twice a week.  It will take some getting used to getting up that early and functioning for the remainder of the day - but getting my workout over with in the morning seriously ROCKS!

Hope you have a great day!!! The weather is awesome here and I'm loving running outside :)