Monday, April 26, 2010

okay I lied...

...I know I said I probably wouldn't post until next week, but these are just some pictures I needed to lift my spirits and bring a smile to my face and warmth to my heart.











Finals Week.

So, it's finals week and I'm taking 20 credits. That's really all I can say right now, but hopefully I'll be back to normal posting after this week!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

what? snow? still?!

Waking up this morning to 5 inches of wet snow that is still coming down was not my favorite. Especially after I literally biked all over Anchorage yesterday and was loving the sunshine and DRY sidewalks and roads (although the wind was a little brutal at times). But I have to concede that the snow is beautiful, and I love the way it muffles sound, so that as I walk to school in the mornings all I can hear is the snow still softly falling and the beauty of my own thoughts. Maybe this isn't such a bad thing...

Friday, April 9, 2010

waiting game

It feels like I am always waiting for things in life. Waiting for school to get out, waiting to hear back from potential employers, waiting for Steve to get home, waiting for summer, waiting for a newer vehicle, waiting to buy a house...the list just goes on and on. I'm glad I can recognize this, but I think it would be healthier (and happier) to try and focus on the goodness in my day to day life rather than thinking so much about the future and what it has in store for me.
On another note, I really need to get focused on training for the 500 yard swim and 5k run of the triathlon. I'm not worried about them at all, in fact I'm completely excited for them (and the 10+ mile bike of course - my favorite part!). I just want to know that I prepared for all aspects of the race so that I can put my all into it and therefore have the most fun, fulfilling experience possible. My goal is to finish the 5k run in under 28 minutes - slow, I know, but I want to make a goal that I can actually accomplish! Besides, the running is the final portion of the race and is therefore going to need the most mental preparation. I guess one way to start would be to get off the computer and get out there to train! Off I go...

Friday, April 2, 2010

lists are my favorite...

After spending 40 minutes on a conference call with 5 girls last night as we registered for the Gold Nugget Triathlon, I realized that I desperately needed to figure the other races available this summer that I wanted to participate in. So here's the list; we'll have to see how many I actually end up participating in! Last year I did the Skinny Raven Twilight 12K, the Alaska Run for Women (8K), the Mayor's Midnight Sun 5 Miler, the Homer News Spit Run (10K), and most of the Tuesday Night Race Series.

April 24 Saturday

Heart Run - Anchorage

Meet 9 am - UAA Arts Building

3 & 5K - city streets, Race time 9:30 am

Entry fee: $20

Bib pick up at 7:30am-9:00am

May 1

Saturday

Alaska Zoo Kids Fun Run - Anchorage

Meet 9 am - Alaska Zoo

Approx 1K - gravel trails, hill, animals

Race time 10 am, Entry fee: $10

Contact: Pat Lampi 346-2133

plampi@alaskazoo.org

Shannon Jensen 346-2133

www.alaskazoo.org

Sponsored by: Alaska McDonalds

Free zoo admission 9 - 11 am race day, register

on-line, limited for kids between 3-10 yrs only

Part of the Healthy Futures Series

May 2

Sunday

10th Annual Bike for Women

Sunday, May 2, 2010

11:00am

Chugiak High School

Adults: $20

May 8

Saturday

Salmon Run -Anchorage

Meet 9:30 am - Inlet View Elementary School

2, 5 & 10K - down N street, out & back on Coastal trail, ends at inlet view school

Race time 10 am, Entry fee: $15/$30 with shirt

$12/$27 w/t-shirt under 16, $50 family 4+

(immediate only), $20 late/$60 family

Contact: Salmon Run Hotline 274-6960

2010salmonrun@yahoo.com

Sponsored by: Inlet View PTA

For info or download form, www.skinnyraven.com

Family fun run/walk for all ages

Part of the Healthy Futures Series

www.healthyfuturesak.org

May 16

Sunday

Gold Nugget Triathlon - Anchorage

Race time 9 am - Bartlett High School

Approx distances 500M swim, 20K bike, 5K run

Entry fee: TBD

Contact: Betsy Haines

haineswilson@ak.net

www.goldnuggettriathlon.com

Sponsored by: Check website for major sponsors

The GNT Board of Directors is working hard to

re-establish the course at Bartlett for the 27th

annual race. Check the website for updates

Part of the Healthy Futures Series

May 22

Saturday

Eklutna Lake Challenge - Eklutna

Meet 9 am - Eklutna Lake Visitors Cabin

3 mile run, 15 mile bike on Eklutna Lake trails

Race time 10 am, Entry fee: $30/$35 after 5/15

Contact: Barbara or Danny 746-4644

info@lifetimeadventures.net

www.lifetimeadventures.net

Sponsored by: Lifetime Adventures

May 25

Tuesday

Turnagain Arm Trail Run - Anchorage

Meet 5:30 pm - McHugh Creek (4 miles) race finishes at Potter Trail head, Race time 6:30 pm

Entry fee: $20 by 5/24, $25 race day

Contact: Trond Flagstad 786-1285/229-3518

nordic@uaa.alaska.edu

Sponsored by: UAA Ski Team & Skiwolves Booster Club

Register on-1ine @ www.signmeup.com/67687

Proceeds benefit UAA Ski Team Scholarships

June 4

Friday

Skinny Raven Twilight 12K - Anchorage

Meet 6 pm - Skinny Raven Sports, 800 H Street

Downtown loop, road, bike trail, Race time 7 pm

Entry fee: $20/$30 after 5/29, Registration ends 6/4, 6 pm

Contact: Jerome Ross 274-7222

jerome@skinnyraven.com

www.skinnyraven.com

Sponsored by: Skinny Raven Sports

Technical Breathable Active T’s available for $15

June 5

Saturday

Run for the Waves 5K - Anchorage

Meet 1:30 pm - Delaney Park Strip (W End)

5K – Park Strip/Coastal Trail loop

Race time 2 pm, Entry fee: $25/$35 race day

Contact: Butch Allen 274-3626

butch@akcenter.org

www.alaskaoceansfestival.org

Sponsored by: Alaska Ocean Festival

Prizes awarded to participants sporting Ocean

related attire or costumes! T-shirts w/entry fee

June 12

Saturday

Alaska Run for Women - Anchorage

Meet 8 am - Anchorage Football Stadium

8K – area streets and Coastal Trail

Race time 9 am, Entry fee: Donation

Contact: Missy Anderson 561-3136

run@akrfw.org

www.akrfw.org

Sponsored by Alaska Run for Women Board

Championchip timing system used

Benefit run to fight breast cancer, 100% of entry

fee goes towards research & education. Walkers

welcome. Largest women’s run in the state

No Race Day Registration

Part of the Healthy Futures Series

June 19

Saturday

Mayor's Midnight Sun 5 miler - Anchorage

Meet 8 am - West High School

5.6 - West High to Earthuake Park

Race time 9 am, Entry fee: check website

On-line registration available until 6/16

Bib pick-up at Expo, 6/17 3-8 pm, 6/18 10-6 pm

Contact: Parks & Recreation 343-4296

UAA 786-1325

track@uaa.alaska.edu

Sponsored by: Anchorage Parks & Recreation,

University of Alaska Anchorage & ConocoPhillips

Register on-line & save @ www.mayorsmarathon.com

Walkers welcome! T-shirts for participants

NO RACE DAY BIB PICK-UP OR ENTRIES!

2nd in the 2010 Solar Series Challenge Series

June 26

Saturday

Homer News Spit Run - Homer

Meet 8:30 am - Homer High School

10K -flat, from town end of Spit

Race 10 am, Entry fee: None if signup

before 6/22, $5 after, family event

Contact: Lori Evans 235-7767

lori.evans@homernews.com

McKibben Jackinsky 235-7767

Sponsored by: Homer News, South Peninsula

Hospital & Homer Senior Citizens, Inc

Check website @ www.homernews.com for info

Postrace party & awards at Land’s End

July 10

Saturday

Bear Paw 5K Classic - Eagle River

Meet 8:30 - 9:30 am - New China Restaurant

Race time 10:30 am, Entry fee $20

$60 family 4+ (immediate only), $25 late/$75 family

Contact: Salmon Run Hotline 274-6960

joryvst@pobox.alaska.net

Sponsored by: Anchorage Women’s Clinic

Hosted by: ANR/ERNTC

Sign up at Skinny Raven, Eagle River Chamber of

Commerce, Jitters, or download registration form @

www.cer.org or www.skinnyraven.com

Fun for all ages, t-shirts for early registrants

August 7

Saturday

Alaska 5K Classic - Anchorage

Meet 9:30 am - Elderberry park

Race time 10 am, Entry fee: $25

Contact: www.10kclassic.com

Sponsored by: Peak Performers Track Club

Register on-line @ www.active.com

Proceeds benefit Special Olympics Alaska

www.healthyfuturesak.org

August 10

Tuesday

Fossil 5K - Anchorage

Meet 6:30 pm - Kincaid Timing Shack

Entry fee: $20

Contact: Katch Bacheller 274-2400

www.alaskamuseum.org

Benefit for the Alaska Museum of Natural History

in Mt View

August 15

Sunday

Anchorage Running Club's "Big Wild Life Runs" Snow city Cafe 5K - Anchorage

Meet 8:30 am – 610 W 6th Avenue

New 2 loop flat course on downtown streets

Race time 9:30 am runners/walkers

Entry fee: Check website

Contact: bwlr@anchoragerunningclub.org

Sponsored by: Snow City Café & ARC

Register on-line @ www.bigwildliferuns.org

USATF certified course, ChampionChip Timing

NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION OR BIB PICKUP

Sept 14

Tuesday

Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Race Series begins - Anchorage

Meet 6 pm - check website for location

Distances up to 10K, Race time 6:30 pm

Entry fee: $2 kids, $5 adults, $10 family

Contact: Outdoor Recreation 343-4217

www.muni.org/parks

Sponsored by: Anchorage Parks & Recreation

Farm, Lightning & Munchkin Leagues

$30 series pass for adults, $60 for the whole family

Register on-line @ www.active.com/running

Part of the Healthy Futures Series

www.healthyfuturesak.org