Eerie Erie

I feel that I must start this blog off with a quote from my friend, Heather. "Graduating college in four years is like leaving the party at 10pm." Well, my friends, I did graduate college in four years, and last night, I did leave the party at 10pm. Actually, 9:45pm. It's just that my whole schedule has changed, I don't drink as much, and basically, I'm just an old fart.

But I did enjoy my Bob the Builder costume. It was a hit. Funny enough, there was a guy at Emily's party who dressed up as Al from Home Improvement. He had real tools and a real tool belt. I was just the G version.

But I'm glad I went to bed early because these damn undergrads (hah!) were partying loudly late into the night last night. I had to get up at 7am to get ready for the big 5K today. Ate my plain, toasted bagel with pumpkin cream cheese (freaking YUM) from Bruegger's Bagels and then Kirsten, her friend Chris, and I set off for Erie, CO. Small little, historic town about 40 minutes away. Super close to the mountains, so the scenery was gorgeous. Plus, this event was the highlight of the town's day. Everyone was out in their costumes ready to run. The mayor himself started the race off with a resounding, "Go." Haha.

For running in high elevation, I don't think I did too badly. We finished somewhere around 37-38 minutes, which is SLOW, yes I know that. But that averages to a 12 minute miles or 5mph which is typical of a beginning runner. Plus, that's including the walk time so that's not too shabby. Though it was rough on the ol' lungs. Next time, I'm bringing my own oxygen tank.

My has been calling my name for the past two hours, so I'm hitting the hay. On a quick side note, if you haven't seen Jesus Camp, please watch it. It's disturbing and crazy, but definitely worth the watch.

Cheers!