North Pole?!?!?!?!?!

So yes as Stefanie previously pointed out I ran a good 5K on Saturday and I finished in 33:43. Woo Hoo for me. One day I will let the wifey catch me but until then..... TRAIN HARDER!!!!!! :) That was all I ran this weekend.....Or was IT!!!!!!! On our way out to lunch yesterday my phone when RING RING. I looked down and it was Timmay! I said hmmm... must be that time. FLASHBACK..... (Waynes World Flash Back Noise) The day before we had volunteered to help him run since he was training for snickers and needed to get in close to 20 Miles. Well I am not built for 20 (Yet... and No I will not do a marathon soon Tim) so we said we would do about 7 or so with him. Anyways enough of a flash back...FLASHFORWARD! Once the bat signal was received Stefanie and I hopped into action and within 15 minutes we were out the door dressed in spandex and had our bat belts ready to go (read the title of the Blog... I am a NERD so stop thinking it). We went and had lunch and then met Tim in downtown Macon.

Had I known what I was getting into (don't you love HindSight) I would have said hmmmm... "You are Nuts!". Oh.. wait I did say that many times. Anyways yes... the indian mounds are as previously described by Stefanie. Hill after Hill after Hill. WAIT change the "i" to an "e" and you have the appropriate word. It is a very beautiful place and I would love to go back when I am recovered but yesterday was rough after having run hard the day before and so I had a huge mental block to overcome but I did. Way to go on your 14 miles yesterday Tim.

Now to the title of this post!!!! SOOOOO.. after so much running I was afraid of waking up and not being able to move because of sore muscles. I tried to cut the soreness off at the pass by putting biofreeze on. Well let me tell you biofreeze + cold weather = North Pole! I put biofreeze on the inside of my knees, front of my thighs, and on my shoulders and well needless to say I felt like I was a part of the Polar Bear Club ( you know those nuts that swim in the arctic)! I laid in bed and shivered and chattered my teeth for about 15 minutes before starting to warm up from the biofreeze. LESSON LEARNED!!! Never use biofreeze in the cold. Stefanie spent the night laughing at me because I was stuttering like crazy when I talked because I was so cold. In the end it was all worth it. We were able to help a friend in need and plus get in a few extra (7) miles. OMG ... what was I thinking!!!!! Anyways time to return to the bat cave and keep an eye out for bad runners everywhere!!!


P.S.- Tim the bat signal is temporarily broken sorry bud, but no batnerd to the rescue for a few. Parts are on back order!!

Exercies = Fun ( I Think )!!

So if you have not heard I ran my first race on Saturday!!! Much less I went for the 12K instead of the 5K. I must be mentally unstable to start at the 12K right? No, it actually was not that bad I had fun running it with my bud Tim. I would also like to take this time to give a special shout out to Mandy!!! She was a real trooper on Saturday and came out to the race even though she was sick. She said the only reason she came was because it was my first race. That means a lot Ms. Mandy ( I hope Tim relays the message). I ran the full 12K in 1:22:04 which I was extremely happy with. It is always fun running with Tim and Stefanie. Unfortunately I was seperated from Stefanie due to the large crowds. Thanks for running with me Tim!!!

Oh I suppose I should say that I am officially 25 now. My birthday was Sunday. Since Mandy was feeling better Tim and Mandy joined me for a birthday celebration at Outback. Of course they had to take the opportunity to embarrass me an have the staff sing happy birthday. Just remember that I do not forget things so I will get even at some point ( you can ask Stefanie ). :)
They brought me a present ( which they did not have to do ) and I really enjoyed it. It was pictures of me from Saturday crossing the finish line and it meant a lot to me. I am really proud of Tim for trying weight watchers so get lean and mean for his wife. Way to to Timmy!!!! Oh... I suppose I should talk about my wife a little too. She is sooooo totally awesome because she said I could go ahead and get a new grill! Partly because she loves grilled food, but who cares about the reason I was still able to get a new GRILL!!! So I decided to get a mack daddy grill and I got the Weber Genesis E-310. It is soooo totally worth the money and it is a really really good grill ( Tears of Joy ). That was my weekend in a nutshell now to go off subject.

I have convinced Stefanie to try and 16 week ab program with me. It is free and I said what the heck it is worth a shot and at the very least we are still getting a workout. It is from www.iwantsixpackabs.com so I will keep everyone updated on how it is going and I might even recommend it to everyone ( only if it is effective ). So hopefully this nerd can lose a keg and gain a six pack ( well lets be realistic maybe a 2 pack for starters ). Thus ends this rant from Nerd on the Run!!!!!!

Losing Weight Sucks!

For those of you who know Stefanie and I have been working really hard to lose weight. Well we have been losing weight and lots of it. That might sound like a good thing and believe me it is. However, it has a severe downside. I now have nothing that FITS!!!! I am afraid to buy new stuff because I want to lose more and the new stuff I buy will not fit after awhile so I am only trying to buy enough to get me buy. The worst thing is that I tried on my suits last night and they are extremely too large now.

I am going on a cruise in 3 weeks and this will be the first cruise that I have not worn a suit on for the Formal Night. It really bums me out because I want to look good on the cruise and take really nice pictures with Stefanie to show we have lost weight. One of our favorite pictures that we use for everything was taken on one of our first cruises. I was hoping to get another good picture to replace that one since we have lost so much weight. However it now looks like that goal will have to wait for the December cruise when I hopefully break 200 and able to buy a new suit without worrying too much about being to fit into it later on.

I suppose this is my hissy fit for the week. Stefanie had a hissy fit about running and I am having one about big clothes. Trust me I am extremely happy that I have lost so much weight but it is also expensive to keep up with all of the clothes that need to be replaced too. O well, I suppose that is how the cookie crumbles.

HISSY FIT OVER!!!!!!!!!!

Retail Therapy = Not Good!

I learned a very valuable lesson this past weekend. Stefanie was sick and unable to run because of the sniffles and coughing. If you keep up with her blog then you know about the hissy fit she was throwing. Unfortunately her solution was retail therapy. Of course I did not find any of this out until I returned from my run with Tim. When I walked in the door she said "I need retail therapy". Of course with me being nice gentle person I am.... I said OK. That was mistake #1. After lunch I took her to the department stores and boy is my wallet still trying to recover. But I love her and she does not do retail therapy that often. The moral of the story is.... never tell your wife she cannot run because she is sick. Because trust me you will regret it in the long run (NO pun intended).

As far as the run with Tim goes I enjoyed it. I had a lot of fun running with him and learning some new history of Macon. Not to mention I became more familiar with the downtown area. Here is a shout out for Tim. THANKS TIM!!!!!!!!

Thus ends the latest installment of Nerd on the Run!