So in my preparation for the upcoming half marathon there are a handful of 5ks/10ks that I’m looking at participating in. This will get me more used to the idea of race day, and how to prepare mentally and physically the day of the race. I mean, even if I train every day and am doing the work, come race day if I don't know how to pace myself with all the race day adrenaline, or eat the way I'm supposed to etc., its gonna be rough!
I’ve put the name of the run, the distance, the date and the website for each of the runs below. I wanted to put them out to see if anyone would be interested in participating in them with me, and so you can also keep track of all the races I'm doing! Plus its always more fun with a group of people!
You can do one, none or ALL! Just wanted to share the love! I've officially signed up for the first two runs listed (Covey and Athleta Iron Girl!) WOOHOO!!
Happy running!!
xoxo
Ames
Covey -5K Fun Run (in Woodinville – starts and ends at Redhook Brewery)
Saturday, August 20th
http://www.runforchildrens.org/Home.html
Athleta 10k/5k Run (Doing the 5k here!) – Green Lake!
Sunday, September 11th
http://www.irongirl.com/Events/Seattle.htm#axzz1TnBmnTIU
Project Athena 10k run – Marymoor Park
Saturday, October 1st
http://www.projectathena.org/seattle.php
Dawg Dash 10K/5K (doing the 10k here!) (UW Stadium!)
Sunday, October 23rd
http://www.promotionevents.com/dawgdash/
Green Lake Gobble (5k) – at Green Lake (obviously!)
Sunday, November 20th
http://promotionevents.com/Thanksgiving/reg.htm
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Danielle's Visit to the Emerald City
One of my very BEST friends from back home (and by home I mean Vegas) came to visit the little place we like to call the Emerald City a couple weekends ago. It was a last minute trip decision, but I have to say it was one of the best weekends I've had in a VERY long time!
It was amazing to be able to have someone who has been in my life for so long come up and see what my life is like now. To see my new city and see all of the changes that are going on. Most of all, I love the fact that I can have one of my best friends come up, someone I haven't seen in over a year, come up and have it be as if NO time has passed. We are able to pick up and be the friends that we've been all along. And I am truly blessed to have someone in my life like that.
Our weekend was jam packed full of sightseeing and good times. We did the usual spots - Pike Place Market, the Waterfront, Alki Beach, Green Lake, Seattle Center and Space Needle etc. But we got to do a lot of things that not all of my usual visitors get to do. We were able to catch a free concert down on the waterfront (along with some TASTY bloody marys!), kayaked Green Lake, hiked Rattlesnake Ledge, wine tasting in Woodinville, and just relax and enjoy some BEAUTIFUL Seattle summer weather.
Danielle told me on more than one occasion that I'm crazy. (in a good way I think) Mostly because of how much we ran around while she was there. Pretty sure she told me I probably get more done in a day than she does in a week or month because I walk so damn fast. What can I say?! I like being on the go now! :)
Anyway - I have to thank Danielle for coming up and making it such an amazing weekend. It honestly was EXACTLY what I needed. An amazing friend to take my mind off the many things that have been running rampant around me. To allow me to just be me and enjoy myself, my friend and my beautiful city.
Love you lady!
Added some pictures below of my favorite moments :)
xoxo
It was amazing to be able to have someone who has been in my life for so long come up and see what my life is like now. To see my new city and see all of the changes that are going on. Most of all, I love the fact that I can have one of my best friends come up, someone I haven't seen in over a year, come up and have it be as if NO time has passed. We are able to pick up and be the friends that we've been all along. And I am truly blessed to have someone in my life like that.
Our weekend was jam packed full of sightseeing and good times. We did the usual spots - Pike Place Market, the Waterfront, Alki Beach, Green Lake, Seattle Center and Space Needle etc. But we got to do a lot of things that not all of my usual visitors get to do. We were able to catch a free concert down on the waterfront (along with some TASTY bloody marys!), kayaked Green Lake, hiked Rattlesnake Ledge, wine tasting in Woodinville, and just relax and enjoy some BEAUTIFUL Seattle summer weather.
Danielle told me on more than one occasion that I'm crazy. (in a good way I think) Mostly because of how much we ran around while she was there. Pretty sure she told me I probably get more done in a day than she does in a week or month because I walk so damn fast. What can I say?! I like being on the go now! :)
Anyway - I have to thank Danielle for coming up and making it such an amazing weekend. It honestly was EXACTLY what I needed. An amazing friend to take my mind off the many things that have been running rampant around me. To allow me to just be me and enjoy myself, my friend and my beautiful city.
Love you lady!
Added some pictures below of my favorite moments :)
xoxo
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Its My Birthday!!
It is officially my bday! I'm 24 years old now and I feel old. haha Not really but somewhat.
Last night I rang in the 4th of july celebration with Nat, Apes and Tiff at HOB. We had our share of drinking and dancing and that was just thursday night! The official b-day is not really even started and it has been such a good time. Maddie (my current roomie) and I had a 4th of july bbq with the Funks crew tonight and they all were there to help me ring in my bday at midnight.
Really not sure what the plans are for my actual birthday day but this weekend has already been amazing.
I continually say that I'm going to improve upon my last year but I feel that this is very true for this coming year. The first 6 months of 2008 have been rough. Through heartbreak, work and living struggles I haven't been able to find a footing, but I'm hoping that the second half of this year and the beginning of a new birthday year will have better things in store for me.
luv amy
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Wake up Call
So I definitely have fallen behind on the blogging lately. And it isn't even because I've been all that busy. Ok thats a lie. Things have been busy. But it hasn't been busy because of just work. Which makes me happy. Its been busy with a whole lot of dancing too.
There are definitely a few things that I've come to realize lately. The first and most important thing is that I am in desperate need of some adventure. Now how did I come to realize this little fact? Could it be that I spend at least 10-12 hours a day locked away in a cubicle doing stupid testwork and typing up memos? Hmm..it could be. How bout that my sister just got back from her belated honeymoon in Hawaii and the pics make me want to jump into them they're so beauitful? OR could it be that my mom has gone off to flee the country and go to Chile for a week and a half? It could also be that looking back over the last year, I have not taken a single trip other than to see family.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm unbelievably happy that my sister had a fabulous time on her honeymoon and that my mom has actually stepped outside of her norm and is off enjoying a spur of the moment vacation. Both of them absolutely deserve to have some carefree time. I also love being able to take time to make visits to see my family. All of this is great stuff. However, I have not taken a single trip over the last year to a new location. To some unknown spot and just gone to have a relaxing, fun filled adventure. And I'm pretty sick of it. So my new goal is to plan a random trip to somewhere I've never been. Maybe even more than one trip.
This is going to prove to be pretty hard during this year because I've actually got a lot of traveling to do. Next month I'll be going home for about a week to visit with mom and also for my friend's bachelorette party. Two weeks later I'll be heading back east for my cousin Josh's wedding. Beginning of June I'll be in LA for a week for job training. Then in Mid-June I'll be making my way to the Bay Area for Funkanometry's 1st Annual Showcase! (more on this below) August I head to Michigan for my cousin Matt's wedding, and then in October I'm off to Columbus for my Cousin Ashley's wedding. All of this doesn't even include a possible trip that I want to make to Seattle (the sister moves there next month), and then a possible trip I'll be making this coming weekend depending on where our men's and women's team get placed in the tourney (again, more on this below).
So there you go. Definitely a lot of traveling this year, but somehow about 90% of it is to places I've already been! How is that possible??? Oh well, guess I'll have to try and plan a combo trip when I make my way back east to visit family.
Other news in my world:
USD Men's and Women's basketball are WCC Champs! Oh hell yes! Our basketball teams pulled off an amazing double victory at the WCC Champsionships. And now they are both heading to the big dance! The last time that the mens team made it to the big dance was my freshman year of college. And that was such an amazing experience. The game, the trip up to Spokane. It was a once in a lifetime type thing. But now my girls will get to experience it and I'm so happy for them. To be able to step outside the small world of WCC and into the world of real college basketball is going to be such an adventure for them. We'll find out today and tomorrow as to where the teams will be heading and who they will be heading. And based on this information I will find out if I'll be need to head out with them to chaperone my dance team girls.
Funks news! I had my very first performance with Funks SD last weekend and it was such a fun time! It has been quite awhile since I've actually performed with a dance team, and even longer since it was on a theatre stage. It was definitely nerve wrecking but now I've gotten my first performance under my belt, and we're busy prepping for more shows. Fusion is in less than a month and this is a huge show. This show will dictate our invitation to other showcases and so the pressure is definitely on. Not only do we have this show, but as I mentioned above, we are having our first ever Funkanometry Showcase up in the Bay Area. Funks SF is organizing it and Funks SD and Funks LA will be helping put it together. Its the weekend of June 20-22 so mark your calendars and make your way up to the BAY!! :-)
Work is well....work. I'm forging through it and hoping to come out of busy season relatively unscathed. Hours have definitely not been as busy for the last few weeks, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us. And whereas most peoples busy seasons are close to the end, I feel like round 3 of my busy season is just gearing up!
I'm trying to keep my head up and thoughts of my 'new year, new hope' strong, but unfortunately things seem to keep bombarding me and things/people that I thought were going to pull through have slipped away. But I'm trying not to let my spirit fall, but its been proving difficult. Hopefully I'll be able to find a new way soon because the path I've been on is looking to be really rocky.
Thats it for now. Going to rest some more before Funks rehearsals tonight :-)
There are definitely a few things that I've come to realize lately. The first and most important thing is that I am in desperate need of some adventure. Now how did I come to realize this little fact? Could it be that I spend at least 10-12 hours a day locked away in a cubicle doing stupid testwork and typing up memos? Hmm..it could be. How bout that my sister just got back from her belated honeymoon in Hawaii and the pics make me want to jump into them they're so beauitful? OR could it be that my mom has gone off to flee the country and go to Chile for a week and a half? It could also be that looking back over the last year, I have not taken a single trip other than to see family.
Now don't get me wrong. I'm unbelievably happy that my sister had a fabulous time on her honeymoon and that my mom has actually stepped outside of her norm and is off enjoying a spur of the moment vacation. Both of them absolutely deserve to have some carefree time. I also love being able to take time to make visits to see my family. All of this is great stuff. However, I have not taken a single trip over the last year to a new location. To some unknown spot and just gone to have a relaxing, fun filled adventure. And I'm pretty sick of it. So my new goal is to plan a random trip to somewhere I've never been. Maybe even more than one trip.
This is going to prove to be pretty hard during this year because I've actually got a lot of traveling to do. Next month I'll be going home for about a week to visit with mom and also for my friend's bachelorette party. Two weeks later I'll be heading back east for my cousin Josh's wedding. Beginning of June I'll be in LA for a week for job training. Then in Mid-June I'll be making my way to the Bay Area for Funkanometry's 1st Annual Showcase! (more on this below) August I head to Michigan for my cousin Matt's wedding, and then in October I'm off to Columbus for my Cousin Ashley's wedding. All of this doesn't even include a possible trip that I want to make to Seattle (the sister moves there next month), and then a possible trip I'll be making this coming weekend depending on where our men's and women's team get placed in the tourney (again, more on this below).
So there you go. Definitely a lot of traveling this year, but somehow about 90% of it is to places I've already been! How is that possible??? Oh well, guess I'll have to try and plan a combo trip when I make my way back east to visit family.
Other news in my world:
USD Men's and Women's basketball are WCC Champs! Oh hell yes! Our basketball teams pulled off an amazing double victory at the WCC Champsionships. And now they are both heading to the big dance! The last time that the mens team made it to the big dance was my freshman year of college. And that was such an amazing experience. The game, the trip up to Spokane. It was a once in a lifetime type thing. But now my girls will get to experience it and I'm so happy for them. To be able to step outside the small world of WCC and into the world of real college basketball is going to be such an adventure for them. We'll find out today and tomorrow as to where the teams will be heading and who they will be heading. And based on this information I will find out if I'll be need to head out with them to chaperone my dance team girls.
Funks news! I had my very first performance with Funks SD last weekend and it was such a fun time! It has been quite awhile since I've actually performed with a dance team, and even longer since it was on a theatre stage. It was definitely nerve wrecking but now I've gotten my first performance under my belt, and we're busy prepping for more shows. Fusion is in less than a month and this is a huge show. This show will dictate our invitation to other showcases and so the pressure is definitely on. Not only do we have this show, but as I mentioned above, we are having our first ever Funkanometry Showcase up in the Bay Area. Funks SF is organizing it and Funks SD and Funks LA will be helping put it together. Its the weekend of June 20-22 so mark your calendars and make your way up to the BAY!! :-)
Work is well....work. I'm forging through it and hoping to come out of busy season relatively unscathed. Hours have definitely not been as busy for the last few weeks, but we still have a lot of work ahead of us. And whereas most peoples busy seasons are close to the end, I feel like round 3 of my busy season is just gearing up!
I'm trying to keep my head up and thoughts of my 'new year, new hope' strong, but unfortunately things seem to keep bombarding me and things/people that I thought were going to pull through have slipped away. But I'm trying not to let my spirit fall, but its been proving difficult. Hopefully I'll be able to find a new way soon because the path I've been on is looking to be really rocky.
Thats it for now. Going to rest some more before Funks rehearsals tonight :-)
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