Happy Monday Everyone!
Lynn: Disney offers a unisex shirt (at least for this year's DL 1/2 and next year's WDW 1/2). Unisex doesn't like me (not that women's cut favours me all that much better) and I didn't see a place to choose something differently.
Dave: Sorry to hear about you and Sally. It's inspiring though that you guys will be able to maintain a strong friendship. That says great things about both of you!
Emily: Yeah, it's a tough decision (see how late I waited?
) but congrats on going for it! I guess we'll be seeing each other on the course after all! Regina does make a good point if we wanted to do the relay.
Regina: I haven't got a run in yet so the icing hasn't happened but this week I'm planning on it. I found with rest it got better too so I might just need to watch my training schedule better.
Thanks for the suggestion about the relay!
I'd love WiSH gear but the WiSH green doesn't look that great on me (nothing neon does).
Vicky: You're going to kick Goofy butt! I ended up using the Visa code because every little bit counts right now. With the pin, the reg came to 147 total. There's no discount for the relay so I figured it was ok to wait and see if I find a partner (or if DBF smartens up?
).
Thanks for the recipe! I didn't get around to baking this weekend but I have the materials to make both chocolate peanut butter loaf and coconut so I might do more than one. I'm thinking though for the chocolate/PB one, to make the bread PB and layer in chocolate instead of flat out mixing. Might be better to do muffins instead though if I'm going to do that.
I'd totally be up for a meet, but I've never been to Kona. I've heard good things though. Last time I ate at Chef Mickey's I was six...
Perhaps we can summarize our meet-up options and take a poll? See what dates/times work best. It'll probably help some of us (ok, me) figure out when to get there and what time to book off.
Kim: How did you guys decide who is doing which leg? If I can arm-twist DBF into doing it (big if), I'm curious to know how to decide which is better. It mirrors the full right? Why is AK so not fun?
Also, Vicky mentioned you were able to switch before from the half to the full after registering. What did you have to do? (In case I want to switch to the Goofy).
Mike: Thanks for the Friend Request (I assume that you're THAT Mike, lol). Congrats on the half marathon. Impromptu as it was you still did great!
Beth: That's awesome that you pushed yourself so hard with that crazy hill! I would totally have buckled.
Mary: I'm doing the DL 1/2 too and just signed up for the Donald. I was worried it was too close but I think if I just keep a lower but consistent set of maintenance runs going, I should be ok to do the January races.
AFM: So I cracked and at 8 to midnight I signed up for the Donald. I'm still debating on the relay versus Goofy. I think if I can get a partner (Vicky, I responded to Maura's post in the 2012 thread) I'll probably go the relay route this year, just for the inaugural medal and hold Goofy off for next year. Plus, it would be a good primer for back-to-back races.
I mentioned the Goofy Challenge to my trainer and it was "Why would you even want to do that?"
Pretty sure the words masochist and insane were used in my explanation.
I really am seriously considering the Goofy though so I can go to the Sunday dinner with y'all. I wanna be cool too!
I'm almost committed to doing the end of May 10K local race. Part of me is terrified of doing it but the other part really wants to. I'm not sure if it's too close though to train for it and be ready. Plus, it's on a busy day for me since it's the same day that we go to visit my grandfather's grave and go for a family dinner out to share good memories of him.
Maybe I should do it and in his honor.
I totally vegged this weekend, eating junk, and not really leaving the house. Going to have to stop that come next week since my DL training plan is starting.
This week is going to be busy though and I'm going to try and decide if I'm going to get my hair highlighted for the first time as a surprise for DBF for our anniversary. It's next Monday but I strongly suspect we'll be celebrating this weekend.
On top of that, I'm going to a candidate debate of the local MP candidates at the university to hear what the parties have to say about post-secondary education. Funny how the conservative member opted to not participate.
Also, for those who are so inclined:
1-Ingredient, Dairy-Free, 100% Fruit 'Ice Cream'
Ingredients: 2 bananas (per person)
Instructions:
Step 1: Peel and slice bananas into small circles.
Step 2: Freeze for 1-2 hours.
Step 3: Place frozen banana slices into blender or food processor.
Step 4: Blend/process, scraping down the sides frequently (the bananas will creep up and cling to the walls). Note: My blender struggled a bit with this.
Step 5: Once the bananas have the texture of soft-serve ice cream, add any other flavours you wish (optional: peanut butter, strawberries, or chocolate).
Step 6: Enjoy or re-freeze for a short time to make it more like hard ice cream.
We used strawberries in ours and found it very bitter, so you may wish to add sugar to it to off set if you're adding something extra that can be bitter. We're going to mess around with adding whey isolate next time. Yay protein ice cream!
I am such a sucker... HAVE A AWESOME TIME IN ALASKA. I was there aout 11 months ago...amazing
