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For a long time I’ve been talking smack to my friend Whitney about how I could beat her at a 5k. I did this knowing that I really couldn’t. Whitney is 5’11”, a smile, and all legs. She’s even been described as “cheetah fast” by our mutual friends who’ve run with her before. However, Saturday morning Whitney and I ran the Ellie’s Run For Africa 5k.

We both started the race off really strong and cranked out the 1st mile at a 7:30 pace. At the second mile Whitney pulled ahead of me.  At this point I was still running at an 8:00 minute mile pace and I was certain she would tire and I would have an opportunity to catch up… Sadly, this was not the case. The combination of various hills, my allergies, and the fact this was a trail run really took a toll on me.

Whitney finished the race with a time of 25:34 (8:15 min. mile pace) and I finished with a time of 27:48 (8:58 min. mile pace).

Yeah she smoked me.

This is my kickball team - Cobra Kai. We recently came in second place in our kickball tournament.

Last weekend I went camping/canoing in Kelso, TN on the Elk River.

Well summer break is officially over for me…

If you didn’t notice, I took the month of May off from writing about my life. This wasn’t actually planned, I was just really busy. I started playing in a flag football league on Tuesday nights with the guys at work and also playing on two kickball teams on Wednesday and Thursday nights. 

There was honestly one point in which I was looking more toward the work week than I was the weekend. I know that sounds crazy, but my weekdays were filled with fun activities that allowed me to exercise and be social.

Sadly though, school starts again tonight and it’s back to the grind. The rest of the summer will be filled with work during the day and class two nights a week. However, on the plus side, I should be able to get back into running again and I’ll probably start enjoying my weekends a little bit more.

Saturday I ran the Country Music Half-Marathon in 2:20:06.

While out with the business associate and his wife last night we ventured into a karaoke bar in our pursuit in drinking all the beer in New Orleans. At some point in the night two girls came in wearing these crazy Mardi Gras masks and stood next to us. After awhile the business associate’s wife leaned over to me and said that the girls in the masks were actually very pretty but you really couldn’t tell because they had their faces covered (she saw them in the bathroom). So I leaned over to one of the masked girls and said, “Hey! I think you’re probably kind of cute, but I can’t tell because of your silly mask.”

The masked girl then pulled her mask and asked what I thought.

While she was very pretty, I jokingly told her she was just alright and that I liked her better with the mask on*.

The business associate’s wife thought this was hilarious.

*Note: This was not done in a mean way.

Last night I went to dinner with a business associate and his wife down here in New Orleans. We went to to this wonderful open air oyster bar right off of Bourbon Street. As we were sitting there, talking business, having a few beers, and eating raw oysters a wedding party came down the street in several horse drawn carriages. As the procession passed I happened to make eye contact with this pretty girl in the last carriage. We both smiled and I kind of waved at her. Next thing I know she pulls off these beads from around her neck and throws them over several patrons sitting outside eating and through the open window of the restaurant to me.

It honestly couldn’t have been a better throw and the business associate kept telling me how impressed he was with my catch.

It’ll probably be one of those stories that comes up every time he comes in town.

Generally on my lunch break I go to the dinning room here in my office building, get my lunch, and come back to my desk and eat. I usually take this time to peruse the internets and see what’s going on in the world (This is probably why I seem to know so much random information). However, lately I’ve decided to use this time to try and get more fit.
 
Don’t get me wrong, my current workout routine of doing 50 pushups every morning and running ridiculously long distances is pretty good. However, with summer approaching I decided to try and add a little more muscle. Since the workout room in my office building is literally across the hall from the dinning room, I’ve started lifting weights for about 15-20 minutes each day before lunch. It’s really not a big deal, I am able to fit in one or two body parts a day, I don’t get sweaty, and it helps break things up. Plus it still allows me to run ridiculously long distances in the afternoons (which I’m going to cut back to only 4-5 miles a day after this weekend).
 
So next time you see me, make sure you comment on how swole I’m looking… or I’ll snap your puny neck.

I’m flying to New Orleans today. Flying isn’t really my favorite thing to do. Good thing today is the day that the Nashville International Airport will be inciting mass panic by way of a “full-scale disaster exercise” involving a pretend plane crash complete with painted-up victims and emergency vehicles and helicopters and fake news crews and probably smoke bombs galore.

Yesterday during lunch I took a sport coat to Men’s Warehouse to have some alterations done. As I was pulling up, I noticed this young couple walking in. At first glance I could tell they were a little rough looking, but then I saw that the girl didn’t have on any shoes. It was then that I realized that they were just dirty.

I know that times are tough and not everyone has a lot of money, but to go into a store (specifically a men’s dress apparel store) barefoot is another thing all together. Surely, she could afford some $5 Old Navy flip-flops.

As for the guy she was with; at some point did he not think to mention to her that perhaps she might want to put some shoes on? Doesn’t he know she can catch worms like that? Gross!

Some people amaze me.

FYI: The young couple was at Men’s Warehouse to pick out tuxedos for their upcoming wedding.