Nuun Team Line-Ups!

Just over a week ago, Nuun announced the selections for their Hood to Coast Relay all-women, all-blogger team.

Then began the process of the athletes putting in their choices for running legs and team/van buddies. I am sure the Nuun coordinators had an even more difficult task sorting through all of that info and creating the line-ups... which are below!

I was lucky enough to get my buddies and my leg... anchor, baby! Yeee haaaaaaaw! Bringing it home :)

Here is the team I will run with and each member's corresponding turn in the running rotation...

1. Tricia, who will show us Endurance Isn't Only Physical
2. Average A of Diary of an Average Runner
3. TMB who is Racing with Babes
4. Kerrie from Mom vs. Marathon
5. Margs, The Faster Bunny
6. Lisa who is Discovering the Meaning of Stonehenge (a runner's journey)
7. Jess who is THE Blonde Ponytail
8. nuun player to be named later
9. Susan, our Nurse on the Run
10. Harmony of Keep On Keeping On
11. nuun player to be named later
12. XLMIC... me!

The other team...(and no less skilled or significant!)...

1. Alanna of Running 42K
2. Dorothy of Mile Posts
3. I Run Like A Girl
4. Jocelyn, the Enthusiastic Runner
5. Emily of Sweat Once a Day
6. LB from Health on the Run
7. nuun player to be named later
8. Carrie of This Mama Makes Stuff
9. Tall Mom on the Run, Mel
10. nuun player to be named later
11. According to Kelly
12. Meg O of Watch MeGo Run

Descriptions of each runners' legs can be found here.

Now we all get to focus on getting ready for our biz! Sooooo excited! 

Finishing this race will have special significance to me. My father was a resident of Seaside (where the race finishes) when he passed away. His widow still lives there. If you would like to read more about my dad, click here. When I first heard about the Hood to Coast Relay contest for Nuun's team, I really had no idea what it all meant to the rest of the running world... all I knew was that I had shared amazing times with my dad on Mount Hood and at the Oregon Coast... and points in between. I knew it was something I had to do.

Thanks, Nuun, for picking me :)

Vecchio Venerdì... I am a Liar

Back in 1997, I ran my second marathon. (The first was in 1996). That is not a lie.

It was pouring down rain the whole night before and the morning of the race. Also not a lie.

I wore a Hefty bag to protect myself from the rain... lightweight, waterproof, and tossable when it's no longer needed. Pretty smart, right? Right. Another truth.

Here is where things get murky in my memory bank...

I could have sworn that I wore that trash bag for the whole race. I have since told people that I wore it for the whole, entire race. "Yeah... one year I ran in a race and it was sooooo rainy, I wore a Hefty bag for the entire race. And it was a marathon!" Unknowingly, I have been spreading this lie around for almost 14 years.

Here is a picture to show you how the family was outfitted for the weather...

my mom and 3 of my stepkids...clearly a rainy day. 

They were such amazing troopers :)

But there is photographic evidence that I was not, in fact, wearing the Hefty bag somewhere after the 20-mile mark...

you can barely see me... just left of center...

white hat, dark shirt, pinkish shorts...

no garbage bag.

And while I am no longer attired in black plastic, I am obviously having the time of my life... HUGE smile plastered on my face (good pacing that day!)... and those are socks on my hands... it was not just wet but also cold...

I met up with these 2 guys somewhere right before the 20...

I know that... it is not a lie.

We ran together until about the 24, at which point I was so excited and had so much energy that I just had to go faster. They were bummed because I had been entertaining them for about a half an hour. I never saw them again, so I'm not sure if they made it with out me :P

So I am a liar.

But now I have made a full confession.

I did NOT run a whole marathon in a Hefty bag.

The Must List | July 1, 2011

Happy Friday! And happy early Fourth of July! I can't wait for a the long weekend! While you're waiting for the fireworks to begin, here are a few things you must check out to wear, eat or simply be inspired by.

• Babblings of a Mommy: Jenny shows off her 6 summer must-haves, like this perfect striped tote
• Expecting Chic: Teal gets creative in her closet - and finds the perfect J.Crew look-a-like dress
• Cool Kids: Betsy has a great girl's swimsuit giveaway from Stella Cove
• Always Just a Mom: Stephanie features the fun fabric style of Kangaroo Stitches
• The Baby Shopaholic: Peyton's mom shows off the perfect outfit for a girl's night out
• Taking It On: XLMIC celebrates 24 Granny's Gadgets with a $50 Williams Sonoma giveaway
• Changing Diapers and Taking Names: Brittany shares a struggle with balancing womanhood and motherhood
• henry happened: Stephanie road tests 5 shades of red lipstick to find the perfect shade