Bring it on

My brother's in-laws are hosting a small going away party for him and my sis-in-law tomorrow evening. It should be a nice gathering albeit sad because in less than a month they'll be off to Phoenix. At least it gives me an excuse to go somewhere warm during the winter months. First, of course, we're going to Four Courts to watch Liverpool play in the morning.

In other good news I found a friend to carpool with to the 5k next month. I was glad I mentioned it at dinner on Wednesday night with the girls because I didn't realize one of them had also signed up. Allison (different Allison) and I are both fans of wine so we made a plan to also go to packet pick-up together and stop in the Boxwood Tasting Room over at National Harbor. Just not the night before the race. The race's Facebook page is loaded with questions from confused participants. I'm thinking this might not be the most organized activities organization around. Hopefully things go smoothly on race day. I went to their site to change my parking preference now that I have a carpool and it won't let me. Awesome. I also submitted documentation to try and get into a seeded (low, but still seeded) corral for this race. We'll see what happens. I did intervals of five minutes at 6.5 on the treadmill last night with a 2 minute "rest" of 5.0 in between. I did this times 5. I was surprised at how well I sustained the 6.5 pace which is fast for me on the treadmill. Must have been the Halloween candy I've been snacking on around the office.

Finally this afternoon, I promised something fun and fluffy so here you go! Enjoy your weekend!