Runs for Cookies Virtual 5K Results

First, I'd like to congratulate EVERYONE who finished the 5K--whether you were fast or slow, walked or ran, did it for fun, or tried to meet a goal--you should be VERY proud!! Here is a list of the finishers that filled out the finisher's form (I know there are people not on here, considering my sister is one of them!)

Name	Age group	Time	Where 5K was run
Erin Beacham	19 and under	0:26:40	Philadelphia, PA
Lindsey Hill	19 and under	0:39:41	Fairview Park, OH
Becky Arnold	19 and under	0:40:00	Mifflintown PA
Ryan Hill	19 and under	0:40:00	Fairview Park, OH
William Reynolds	19 and under	0:43:30	Florida, USA
pupdog24	19 and under	0:45:23	Williamsport, PA
Ana	19 and under	0:48:16	Indianapolis/Indiana
Allison	20-24	0:24:38	Bowling Green, Ohio
Sarah Hussaini	20-24	0:25:32	NY, NY
Mackenzie Dickson	20-24	0:26:40	Manassas, Virginia
Dana Marie	20-24	0:27:08	Murfreesboro, TN
Kat H	20-24	0:27:21	Maryland
Tessa M.	20-24	0:27:31	Portland, OR
Elizabeth R	20-24	0:27:45	East Windsor, CT
Krystal	20-24	0:28:05	Waterford, MI
Elizabeth DH	20-24	0:28:37	West Lafayette, IN
Ally Mo	20-24	0:29:04	Minneapolis, MN
Morgan Julane	20-24	0:29:22	Normal, IL
Aaryn Exparza	20-24	0:29:23	Roseburg, Oregon
Andrea	20-24	0:30:23	Albany, NY
JFultsRN	20-24	0:30:55	Edwardsville, IL
Karie	20-24	0:31:02	Cresco, Iowa
Haley	20-24	0:31:45	Clemson University, SC
Katie H	20-24	0:32:10	Machias, ME
Beverly B	20-24	0:32:21	Rome, ny
Alicia Bailey	20-24	0:33:51	Lynchburg, Virginia
Amelia	20-24	0:34:22	Surrey, BC, Canada
Kendall	20-24	0:34:22	Surrey, BC, Canada
Simi	20-24	0:34:22	Surrey, BC, Canada
Lindsey Maxwell	20-24	0:35:02	Lexington, SC
Jess	20-24	0:35:11	Columbus, Ohio
Emily H	20-24	0:35:22	Chicago, IL
Melissa Neary	20-24	0:36:36	Salt Lake
AmandaLarsen22	20-24	0:43:08	Wolsey, SD
Aimee	20-24	0:43:13	Des Moines, IA
Jessica R	20-24	0:45:35	California
Caryn	20-24	0:45:46	Omaha, NE
Jenna Beyer	20-24	0:55:56	Canyon, Texas
Mikayla L	20-24	0:58:10	Walla Walla, WA
Kellie G	20-24	0:58:36	Canton, Georgia
Ricci	20-24	1:11:55	Alabaster, AL
Krystal B.	20-24	untimed	Wellsboro, PA
Nordy	25-29	0:21:33	St. Paul, MN
Katie Nussbaum	25-29	0:23:42	Hudson, Il
Lindsay	25-29	0:23:48	Boston, MA
Michele	25-29	0:24:06	California
AshleyW	25-29	0:24:36	Ypumgstown, OH
Thomas Graf	25-29	0:24:51	Beaverton, Oregon
Steph P.	25-29	0:25:37	Duluth, MN
Erin	25-29	0:26:43	Knoxville,TN
Kelly @ Kelly the Culinarian	25-29	0:27:00	Oak Brook, IL
Carie A.	25-29	0:27:32	Creston, Iowa
Sus	25-29	0:27:38	New Zealand
Serenity	25-29	0:29:05	Houston, Texas
Kate B	25-29	0:29:36	Pittsburgh, PA
Luci	25-29	0:29:43	Chicago
Leslie SB	25-29	0:29:51	Asheville, NC
Angela	25-29	0:29:53	Los Angeles, CA
Erica W	25-29	0:29:58	Cedar Rapids, IA
Amy	25-29	0:30:39	Overland Park, KS
Emma	25-29	0:30:48	Adelaide, Australia
Izabela Pabian	25-29	0:31:04	Shelton, CT
cpost90	25-29	0:31:11	Alberta, Canada
Allison	25-29	0:31:12	Denver, CO
Jennifer	25-29	0:31:38	St Louis, MO
Laura	25-29	0:31:39	Ulysses,KS
Meg	25-29	0:31:45	Portland, Maine
Janet H	25-29	0:31:47	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
L. J.	25-29	0:32:00	Washington, DC
Molli Freeman-Lynde	25-29	0:32:17	Durham, NC
Bethieb163	25-29	0:32:21	Columbia, SC
Diane	25-29	0:33:10	Easthampton, MA
Mor L	25-29	0:33:30	Israel
Sarah T	25-29	0:33:52	Glennville, GA
Emily Anderson	25-29	0:34:12	Portland, OR
Beth	25-29	0:34:52	Fredericksburg, VA
Ashleigh	25-29	0:35:24	Washington, DC
Laurel	25-29	0:35:38	Tigard, Oregon
Cathie	25-29	0:36:04	Altamonte Springs, FL
Crystal	25-29	0:36:14	Denver, CO
Allison M	25-29	0:36:41	Dana Point, CA
Vanessa	25-29	0:36:48	Ontario, California
Shelley	25-29	0:37:01	Stow, O
Becky S.	25-29	0:37:10	Logan, UT
Rachel B.	25-29	0:37:13	St. Louis MO
Razorback Britt	25-29	0:37:50	Fort Smith, AR
Kelsey	25-29	0:38:34	Plainview,TX
Katy Clements	25-29	0:38:40	Buffalo, NY
Krystle	25-29	0:38:54	Corpus Christi, TX
Soraya	25-29	0:38:57	Chattanooga, TN
Christine K.	25-29	0:39:02	Victoria, BC, Canada!
Danita	25-29	0:39:24	Lafayette, GA
Teresa	25-29	0:39:33	Switzerland!
Ali B	25-29	0:39:40	Vermont
Jessica Lynn	25-29	0:39:58	Milwaukee, WI
Carrie	25-29	0:40:22	Wichita, KS
Kim Phillips	25-29	0:40:22	Wichita, KS
AudreyF	25-29	0:41:02	Sellersburg, IN
Joanna	25-29	0:41:07	Cincinnati, OH
Katy	25-29	0:41:15	Whitesboro, Texas
shecsgoer	25-29	0:41:35	Mitchell, SD
Cheri	25-29	0:42:06	Sacramento, CA
Jenniek	25-29	0:42:08	Southaven, MS
Ashley M.	25-29	0:42:09	Nashville, TN
Ana S	25-29	0:42:17	London Uk
Courtney H	25-29	0:42:24	Ruston, LA
Bean :-)	25-29	0:42:48	Muncie, Indiana
Aimee	25-29	0:44:12	Philadelphia, PA
Caity	25-29	0:44:14	Hollidaysburg PA
WhitneyT	25-29	0:44:16	Memphis, TN
Amandawk	25-29	0:44:30	Seattle, WA
katyabeth	25-29	0:44:53	san francisco ca
Colleen Martin	25-29	0:45:10	Baltimore, MD
Morgan	25-29	0:46:54	Canada
lindsay	25-29	0:47:11	Hurst, texas
jen	25-29	0:47:43	raleigh, nc
Jeannine Matisz	25-29	0:50:00	Canada
Katie100385	25-29	0:50:47	Adair, IA
Smadsen03	25-29	0:51:14	Springfield, IL
Natoria S.	25-29	0:53:21	Tallassee, AL
Desiree Rutherford	25-29	0:53:22	Portland, Texas
Allison L.	25-29	0:54:56	Peoria, AZ
EmDub @ Faster In Water	25-29	0:56:04	Indianapolis, IN
Chrisandra	25-29	0:56:17	Windsor, Ontario
Brittany	25-29	0:57:42	Westport, WA
Katie Keough	25-29	0:57:50	Kaysville, UT
Roberta	25-29	0:58:22	Grande Prairie, AB, Canada
Michael G.	25-29	1:04:06	Davis, California
Natalie S.	25-29	1:04:06	Davis, California
Ashley	25-29	1:04:48	Roanoke,Va
Rebecca Gifford	25-29	1:05:28	Euless, Texas
Robyn	25-29	1:07:07	Hershey, PA
Savoy Truffle	25-29	1:10:00	Knoxville, TN
Iris G.	25-29	Untimed	DFW, Texas
Kati	25-29	untimed	Tacoma, WA
Nik	25-29	untimed	NY, NY
MrsRoss	25-29	Untimed	Nebraska
Sara G	25-29		Rome, GA
Stephanie @ Stephs Shoes	30-34	0:22:41	Southgate, MI
SlimKatie	30-34	0:23:56	Newport, MI
Brie Roth	30-34	0:24:35	Coralville, IA
Stephanie	30-34	0:24:36	Spring Hill, tn
Kylie	30-34	0:24:38	Windom, MN
Lyndsey	30-34	0:25:03	Akron, OH
Rebekah	30-34	0:25:07	Washington DC
Mr. SlimKatie (Jerry)	30-34	0:25:08	Newport, MI
Lisa	30-34	0:25:48	Norwood, MA
ween19	30-34	0:25:59	Denver, CO
Lisa	30-34	0:27:19	Ferndale, WA
Yasmin Bartal	30-34	0:27:30	Canada
Ciarra1028	30-34	0:27:33	Bloomington, IL
Serena Michelle	30-34	0:27:57	San Diego, CA
Crystal L.	30-34	0:28:07	Summerville, SC
Kelly Grant	30-34	0:28:24	Austin, TX
Jamie Jackson	30-34	0:29:14	East Lansing, MI
Sean @ His and Her Hobbies	30-34	0:29:14	Chesapeake, VA
Elizabeth (The Singing Bird)	30-34	0:29:19	Richmond, Virginia
Amanda R.	30-34	0:29:47	Richmond, VA
Nicole Leonard	30-34	0:29:54	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Lindsey Yancey	30-34	0:30:30	Columbia, MO
Lindsay	30-34	0:30:32	Indianapolis, IN
Katie P.	30-34	0:30:46	Woodbury, MN
Karey Eastburn	30-34	0:31:00	Eugene, OREGON
Lisa Whitney	30-34	0:31:00	Reno, NV
AnnMay	30-34	0:31:02	Ohio
Manatarms	30-34	0:31:05	Lenoir, nc
Nicole Joy	30-34	0:31:15	Miles City, Montana
Jaclyn	30-34	0:32:29	Albuquerque, NM
Adrienne	30-34	0:32:38	Humble, TX
Tifanni	30-34	0:32:53	Polson,MT
Erin	30-34	0:33:06	Northwest Ohio
Michelle Tucker	30-34	0:33:11	Fort Smith, AR
Stephie	30-34	0:33:34	Columbus, OH
Jen Buhler	30-34	0:33:51	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Amanda Walters	30-34	0:33:55	Wilmington NC
k8e26	30-34	0:33:56	Manassas, VA
Jodi T.	30-34	0:33:58	Fairview Heights, IL
Lee Ann Mitchell	30-34	0:34:13	Ypsilanti, MI
gingintrips	30-34	0:34:17	Atlanta, Georgia
Amy H	30-34	0:34:25	Dallas, TX
Chele	30-34	0:34:29	Boston, MA
Dara	30-34	0:34:31	Overland Park, KS
Tiffany	30-34	0:34:35	Great Falls, Mont.
pattie	30-34	0:34:36	Nebraska City, NE
Nicole	30-34	0:35:00	Buffalo,NY
Jodi Y	30-34	0:35:21	Hudson, Wisconsin
LessofLynsey	30-34	0:35:36	Beresford, SD
Jordan B	30-34	0:35:45	Racine, WI
Katie M	30-34	0:36:04	Washington state
Vicky	30-34	0:36:14	Sugarloaf, PA
Christy D	30-34	0:36:28	Burleson, TX
Michelle	30-34	0:36:29	Keene, NH
Kristina Turtura	30-34	0:36:56	Syracuse, New York
Tara Guerra	30-34	0:36:57	Georgetown, TX
Rachael	30-34	0:37:12	Boise, Idaho
acribb01	30-34	0:37:20	Louisville, KY
Alice M.	30-34	0:37:22	Salt Lake City
Runs To Get Waisted	30-34	0:37:41	Hillsboro, OR
Jody Charneicki	30-34	0:37:42	Houston, PA
Kelly Stokes	30-34	0:37:42	Denver, CO
GrowininFaithShrinkinInSize	30-34	0:37:46	St. Paul, MN
Vera	30-34	0:37:48	Munich, Germany
Sam B	30-34	0:37:49	Mayfield Heights, OH
Amy DuGas	30-34	0:37:50	London, Ontario, Canada
MargaretS	30-34	0:38:06	centreville, VA
Marsha	30-34	0:38:12	Ypsilanti, MI
Cat T	30-34	0:38:36	Denver, CO
Katie W	30-34	0:39:03	St. Louis, MO
Becky	30-34	0:39:19	Cleveland OH
Joanie	30-34	0:39:21	New Brunswick, NJ
Brew	30-34	0:39:33	Linden,Mi
Lisa	30-34	0:39:35	AZ
jenlarson	30-34	0:40:00	Shakopee, MN
Travis	30-34	0:40:00	Shakopee, MN
Amy	30-34	0:40:15	Garden City Mi
Brenna Koko	30-34	0:40:36	Peyton Co
Renzryd	30-34	0:40:48	Portland, Oregon
Jill	30-34	0:40:51	Grand Rapids
Jessica S	30-34	0:41:11	Omaha NE
Allyson Ross	30-34	0:41:13	High Point, NC
Emily	30-34	0:41:33	Austin, TX
Jenny_Bu	30-34	0:41:35	Cleveland, OH
Nearl	30-34	0:41:57	Boston, MA
KwajBecky	30-34	0:42:07	Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Stacey	30-34	0:42:30	Staunton, VA
Shannon	30-34	0:42:34	Memphis, TN
Lenore (galluccimonster)	30-34	0:43:05	Escondido, Ca
fancynancy28	30-34	0:43:08	Pittsburgh Pa
Jamie	30-34	0:43:50	Houston, TX
BreannaS	30-34	0:44:12	Chillicothe, MO
Stephie G.	30-34	0:44:26	Raleigh, NC
Julie Keys	30-34	0:44:34	Dunkirk, MD
Jamie	30-34	0:44:37	Oglesby, IL
Jeni V.	30-34	0:44:50	Chesterton, IN
Elizabeth	30-34	0:44:57	La Crosse, WI
Kristi	30-34	0:45:10	Los Angeles
Jennifer Moody - Viva La Glitter	30-34	0:46:08	Austin, TX
Kim P	30-34	0:46:09	Milwaukee, WI
Jane	30-34	0:46:32	Salt Lake City, UT
Munkybug	30-34	0:46:39	St. Louis, MO
Cindy	30-34	0:47:06	Midland, MI
Jenifer Jennings	30-34	0:47:13	Spokane WA
Erin	30-34	0:47:22	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chrissy792	30-34	0:48:16	Indianapolis/Indiana
Nichole	30-34	0:49:06	Elyria, Ohio
Andrea Kem	30-34	0:49:07	Greenfield, Indiana
Maria Ballon	30-34	0:50:38	Onley, VA
Malia	30-34	0:51:39	Nashua, NH
Rachel Tehvand	30-34	0:51:41	USAG Ansbach, Germany
Shelley	30-34	0:52:47	Middleton, Michigan
Amanda S	30-34	0:52:56	Melbourne, FL
Cass Marie	30-34	0:53:33	Cullman, AL
Annette Rife	30-34	0:54:30	Bremerton, WA
Samantha Curto	30-34	0:54:37	Omaha, NE
Tracy Hein	30-34	0:54:39	Salisbury, New Brunswick, Canada
Mandi Lynn	30-34	0:55:08	Bowling Green
Maegen F.	30-34	0:55:34	Coeur d'Alene, ID
Renee	30-34	0:57:23	Katy, TX
Chonda	30-34	0:58:19	Meadville, MS
Rachel McCullough	30-34	0:58:35	Pensacola,Florida
Dena	30-34	0:58:48	Richland, WA
SugarBean	30-34	1:00:01	Hickory, NC
Amie S	30-34	1:00:27	Pittsburgh, PA
Amanda C	30-34	1:01:21	Abilene, TX
Z	30-34	1:02:00	New Delhi, India
Colleen	30-34	1:03:00	Sioux City, Iowa
Megan M	30-34	1:04:21	Chicago
Amanda @ His and Her Hobbies	30-34	1:06:45	Chesapeake, VA
Desireejude	30-34	untimed	Jefferson City, Mo
Lindsay	30-34	Untimed	Knoxville, TN
Tiffani	30-34	untimed	Amarillo, TX
Brian	35-39	0:22:57	St. Paul, MN
Laura B.	35-39	0:23:47	Hastings, MI
Mark's Girl	35-39	0:24:46	Concord, NH
Alice Thornton	35-39	0:24:58	Worthing, West Sussex, UK
Shelly	35-39	0:25:00	Canton, MI
Leeana	35-39	0:25:02	Toronto, Ontario in Canada
EliseNJ	35-39	0:25:45	Central New Jersey
Cathy	35-39	0:25:51	Mount Vernon, WA
Collette	35-39	0:26:33	Draper, UT
Andrea Black	35-39	0:27:23	Lenexa,, Kansas
Teresa M.	35-39	0:27:46	Antioch, IL
Jessica	35-39	0:28:17	Monroe, MI
Becky C	35-39	0:28:39	London,Ont, Canada
Michelle	35-39	0:28:51	Kansas City, MO
Cindy	35-39	0:29:02	Springville, UT
Ashlee	35-39	0:29:30	Kansas City
Runnin' Brownie	35-39	0:29:33	Morristown, TN
kcaliff	35-39	0:29:36	Ankeny, IA
Amy	35-39	0:29:45	Norwich, ct
Karen K	35-39	0:29:58	Flower Mound, TX
Joshua Nelson	35-39	0:30:37	Oakland County, MI
Heidi W	35-39	0:31:48	Overland Park, KS
Joyelle	35-39	0:31:57	New Lenox, IL
Jen B.	35-39	0:32:12	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
carly	35-39	0:32:33	Bronwsville, Texas
MeechRobi	35-39	0:33:15	Groton, CT
Becky Klutts	35-39	0:33:23	Iowa City, iA
Jamie Miller	35-39	0:33:45	Omaha, NE
Stephanie Rife	35-39	0:33:50	South Lyon, MI
Katie B	35-39	0:34:10	Perry, MI
Fairchild	35-39	0:34:52	Fort Worth, Texas
Twinmomma	35-39	0:36:24	West Sacramento, CA
Simply Healthy Mama	35-39	0:36:58	Greenville, NC
Tami Grandi	35-39	0:37:02	Knoxville, TN
Monica	35-39	0:38:08	Portland, OR
Robyn O.	35-39	0:38:15	Missoula, MT
Shawn	35-39	0:38:26	Pella, Iowa
Louise	35-39	0:39:12	Birmingham uk
Jessica H	35-39	0:40:03	Davenport IA
Jen	35-39	0:40:05	Harrisburg, PA
Jerica388	35-39	0:40:22	Columbus, IN
Pati Haaz	35-39	0:40:29	México City
Suzi	35-39	0:41:42	Buffalo, NY
Stephanie B.	35-39	0:42:05	Galesburg, IL
LP	35-39	0:42:38	Mililani, HI
Laura	35-39	0:42:47	Winston Salem, NC
Jennifer Peterson	35-39	0:43:02	Muscatine, IA
Allison Reynolds	35-39	0:43:30	Edgewater, Florida
Klienke	35-39	0:43:30	Minneapolis, MN
Emily Odhiambo	35-39	0:43:57	Rochester, NY
Shayne	35-39	0:44:28	Spokane Valley, WA
Renee	35-39	0:44:54	Omaha, NE
Jen Swanson	35-39	0:45:05	Queens NY
#1BAMAFAN1	35-39	0:45:40	Town Creek, Alabama
Penny & Craig Warren	35-39	0:46:14	Houston
Kara	35-39	0:46:58	Mount Pleasant, Utah
Heather Forcey	35-39	0:47:00	Clovis, CA
Jennifer	35-39	0:47:12	Philadelphia, pa
Andi	35-39	0:47:17	Chico, CA
Amy Linton	35-39	0:47:39	Roseville, ca
Jacquie	35-39	0:47:39	Western Australia
Angela B	35-39	0:47:48	Stephenville,Tx
Kimberly in Atlanta	35-39	0:48:18	Peachtree City, GA
Rima	35-39	0:49:52	Baltimore, MD
Jodi EH	35-39	0:50:07	St. Paul
Jeanette	35-39	0:50:20	Winter Garden, FL
Aunt Narna	35-39	0:50:27	Webster City, Iowa
Amy Brewington	35-39	0:50:28	Camden, SC
Kimberly --HLTHYRNRMOM	35-39	0:50:53	Dallas, TX
Kitty Fantastic	35-39	0:53:10	Woodbridge, NJ
Amy	35-39	0:53:13	Rosemount, Minnesota
Kristeen	35-39	0:53:20	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Kathy M.	35-39	0:56:10	Cranberry Twp., PA
JessicaB	35-39	0:59:02	Hattiesburg MS
Christine	35-39	1:04:21	Waterloo, IA
Brandi G	35-39	Untimed	Florence, SC
Lissa	35-39	untimed	Dillsburg, PA
Detroit Runner	40-44	0:23:48	Shelby Township, MI
Todd	40-44	0:24:30	St. Clair Shores MI
Melissa M. R.	40-44	0:24:45	Washington, DC
Kathryn Shaffer	40-44	0:26:02	Durango, CO
Linda Kuil	40-44	0:28:26	Shirley, NY
Katrina R.	40-44	0:28:36	Fresno, CA
leeannwc	40-44	0:28:41	Louisville, KY
Denise Laird	40-44	0:29:18	Portland, OR
Michaele	40-44	0:29:28	Danbury CT
AmyE68	40-44	0:31:11	Madrid, Spain
KARLA	40-44	0:31:25	SUSANVILLE, CA
MIgurlinNC	40-44	0:31:47	Edenton, NC
LJ	40-44	0:31:53	Helsinki, Finland (Europe)
Mary	40-44	0:32:54	Denver
Dre	40-44	0:33:15	Virginia Beach, VA
Hmsbluebird	40-44	0:33:20	Edmonds, WA
TRACY	40-44	0:34:03	PEARLAND, TX
Wanda	40-44	0:34:13	Memphis, TN
mlcwildlifepr	40-44	0:34:51	Social Circle, GA
Anna's Guy	40-44	0:36:48	Concord, NH
Kim	40-44	0:37:22	Pittsburgh PA
Dbob	40-44	0:38:50	Washington, DC
cari_pta	40-44	0:38:53	Coulterville, IL
Lenora	40-44	0:39:53	Washington, Utah
Jodie P	40-44	0:40:00	Missouri
tammy	40-44	0:40:10	lebanon pa
TLR	40-44	0:41:15	Albany, NY
Sara Weber	40-44	0:42:17	Durand WI
kellyp	40-44	0:43:08	sc
Rosie Triebner	40-44	0:43:20	London, ON, Canada
karen k	40-44	0:44:16	ft. smith, AR
Karen	40-44	0:44:30	Mitchell, Manitoba Canada
clemandbetty	40-44	0:44:32	Waterloo, Iowa
Kimberly	40-44	0:44:48	Springfield, VA
Melissa G	40-44	0:46:08	Salem, OR
Jenny Cook	40-44	0:46:39	Wapakoneta, OH
Colleen Del	40-44	0:47:13	Easthampton, MA
Ang Campbell	40-44	0:49:29	New Orleans, Louisiana
Leesa Wyzard	40-44	0:51:03	Owasso, OK
Alice H.	40-44	0:51:36	Schererville, Indiana
Shawna S.	40-44	0:54:39	Olalla, WA
sherryberryboo	40-44	0:54:59	fort smith, arkansas
Essie A.	40-44	0:57:08	Tallassee, AL
Amanda	40-44	0:57:28	Canada
Lisa	40-44	1:00:00	Iowa
Carol H	40-44	1:02:33	Norwood, MA
iamsue89	40-44	1:02:48	Bend, Oregon
Amy	40-44	1:03:20	Saginaw,  MI
michelleb	40-44	1:04:00	Wichita KS
Betsy	40-44	1:05:30	Omaha, NE
scrappincat	40-44	1:05:54	San Marcos, CA
Jen	40-44	1:24:00	Mesa, Arizona
ironman375	45-49	0:22:35	Southgate
AlisonMK	45-49	0:26:57	Lombard, IL
christina12	45-49	0:29:08	Taylorville, IL
Tracey S.	45-49	0:33:02	Rye Brook, NY
Kathy Mc	45-49	0:33:11	Oahu, HI
Jenna B	45-49	0:34:07	New York City
LindaHP	45-49	0:34:15	Oak Hill, WV
Tammy	45-49	0:35:09	Woodbury, MN
chefgia	45-49	0:35:25	Ann Arbor
Angela Lee	45-49	0:36:07	Los Angeles
Debrasdream	45-49	0:37:06	Blue Springs, MO
Donna b	45-49	0:38:21	Savannah Georgia
Teresa O	45-49	0:39:30	nashville, tn
Laura H	45-49	0:41:30	Eliot, Maine
Emmielisa	45-49	0:41:46	Yerington, NV
Julie Dozier	45-49	0:43:39	South Bend, Indiana
T	45-49	0:45:00	Bristol, Indiana
Tricia	45-49	0:46:16	Austin, Texas
Tammy B	45-49	0:46:35	Jacksonville, FL
Shelley Draur	45-49	0:48:27	Des Moines, Ia
DebbieF	45-49	0:49:38	Elmhurst, IL
Kelly Louise	45-49	0:52:06	Providence, Utah
Linda Heinen	45-49	0:53:20	Victoria, MN
debbieh	45-49	0:54:24	CA
Lynne	45-49	0:58:04	Fall River, Wisconsin
Sheri Montgomery	45-49	0:58:28	Killeen, Texas
Lorenda	50-54	0:29:30	Jackson, MI
RunningMomAnd Grandma	50-54	0:31:20	Doran, MN
Karis	50-54	0:34:22	Surrey, BC, Canada
Carol Bondarew	50-54	0:35:11	Lawrenceville GA
Andy_54	50-54	0:35:38	Dayton, Ohio
Rose	50-54	0:35:44	South Park, PA
Paris Jan	50-54	0:38:38	Ames, Iowa
Shannon	50-54	0:43:57	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Allegro	50-54	0:46:00	Atlanta, ga
sunnyruth	50-54	0:46:10	Washington, DC
Beth	50-54	0:47:00	Talladega, Alabama
Caroline	50-54	0:55:13	California
LisainAK	50-54	0:59:01	Valdez, AK
Colleen	50-54	1:02:00	Michigan City, In.
Joanne Frick	50-54	1:06:23	Kent, OH
Kathi Alberson	50-54	untimed	Las Cruces, NM
Debbie	55-59	0:30:28	Mohegan Lake, NY
bmerri	55-59	0:36:08	Ames, Iowa
Rhonda Wills	55-59	0:36:28	Green Valley, AZ
Liz Sanders	55-59	0:53:42	Magna, Utah
Sue    (Katie's Mom)	60-64	0:41:57	Newport, MI
Carla	60-64	0:49:43	Cleveland, Ohio
Pam Holmes	60-64	1:00:00	Lincoln, NE
KATHLEEN	65-69	0:28:16	PEARLAND, TX

Some fun statistics:

*There were 926 people signed up for the race.
*There were 453 reported finishers (people who filled out the form)--49% of those that were signed up. I think that's pretty good for a free virtual race!
*110 of the finishers reported that this was their FIRST 5K race--CONGRATS to you!!
*There were people from all age groups, except for the "over 70" group:

*As you can see, most people were in their 20's and 30's.

And finally, here is a list of the winners of the prizes! I haven't e-mailed the winners yet, but I hope to do that Monday or Tuesday. Putting this post together took me all day long, and I'm exhausted! ;)  But CONGRATS to the following people (click to enlarge):

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Albion Fit Review & Giveaway!

I was recently contacted by a company called Albion Fit, who specialize in women's fitness and swimwear, and varieties of workout clothing. They asked if I'd like to review one of their best-selling racerback tanks.

I used to be so self-conscious of my arms that I would never wear tanks to workout in, but once I tried running in a tank last summer, I totally got over the self-consciousness because they are so much more comfortable in hot weather! But I digress...

After Ragnar, I am in love with the color orange, so that's the color that I chose. It looked super cute on the model:

And since clothes always look the same on me as they do on the models... (BAHAHA).  (As I was typing this, Jerry glanced over my shoulder and said, dead seriously, "That's a good picture of you! Where were you?" I said, "REALLY?" And then he realized it wasn't me... Doesn't he know I don't wear necklaces and make-up when I run?! ;)

When I got the tank in the mail, I immediately noticed how good the quality was. I'm used to buying cheap workout tops--and I am the first to admit, you get what you pay for. I just have such a hard time buying a tank for $50ish when I could buy one at Wal-Mart for $5.

I could tell that the quality was very good, though--it was nicely constructed, the seams were nice and tight (on my cheap tops, the seams are usually the first thing to go, making the top unwearable). When I told them my size, I said that I normally would buy a small, but if they think these tops are on the small side, then a medium would do. They suggested a medium, because the tops are "very fitted".

I'm glad I got the medium! This top was definitely very fitted, and at first, I was a little unsure of whether it looked okay, because of how tightly it hugged me. But I have to say, it felt AMAZING. The fabric is very soft and stretchy, but not a loose stretch--it's kind of like a compression-fitting top. While I most certainly did not look like the model, I was VERY comfortable in it!

I really like the ruching on the sides. I've always found ruching to be flattering.This has a built-in bra, which I know some people are not a fan of. I love them, because I have teeny tiny little boobies. So I didn't have to wear a sports bra under this. There was a lot of compression from the tank itself. Here is what the built in bra looks like:

I have two complaints about that part--1) It's made for people with bigger boobs than I have. The bottom part of the bra should have gone to just under my boobs, but because I have small boobs, it wanted to sit below the bottom of my rib cage--a little awkward-looking but not uncomfortable; 2) There are little removable cups inside that didn't really want to stay in place. I like the cups, because then you don't see any nipple action going on (a big problem with my cheapo tanks), but I had to fidget with the cups to get them in the right spot.

So, my overall opinion of this top is:

• It is SUPER comfy.
• It is very cute.
• It is very well-constructed with good quality fabric. 
• I like the compressed feeling I get when I wear it (it would have been fantastic to have before my skin removal surgery, if only to wear under other tops, to keep my skin from bouncing all over!).
• I'm not so fond of the sizing--it seemed tight for a medium, but the bra part seemed too big. I couldn't decide what to think about all that. 
• It held up well in the washer, which is a bonus. 
• And best of all, I didn't get any chafing when I wore it to run in. Some fabrics cause me to chafe around the neckline.

Would I buy it with my own money? It's $42, which is much more than I would normally spend on tops. However, compared to my favorite brand (Under Armour), it's cheaper in price, but the quality is the same. But yes, if you're looking for a good-quality top and can fit it into your budget, I do think it is worth the money.

Aaaand, one of you lucky ducks will get to try it out for FREE, too--because Albion Fit is generously allowing me to give away one of these tanks to a Runs for Cookies reader! To enter, you must "like" Albion Fit on Facebook, and then leave a comment here telling me what your favorite Albion Fit item is from their website. I will randomly select a winner on Monday, January 28, at 9:00 AM EST. (If you leave an anonymous comment, make sure you include your name in the comment).

Meanwhile, Albion Fit is also providing you with a code for $15 off any purchase of $50 or more from their website. Just use coupon code RUNSFORCOOKIES15.

(In full disclosure, I was given the tank for free to review, but as always, all opinions are completely honest).

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Runs for Cookies Virtual 5K race report

Today was a very early morning! I couldn't sleep for the life of me last night, probably nerves/excitement about how everything would go today with the Virtual 5K. Anyway, my mom picked me up at 6:00 to go to the rec center, where we could run side-by-side on the treadmills.

I didn't have a very concrete goal for my race today--in my mind, I kind of thought it would be fun to knock 31 seconds off of my PR for my 31st birthday ;) Since I had run at 7.3 mph on the treadmill for 4 miles yesterday, I decided to try for 7.4 today.

Ready to crush my PR ;)

It took forever to figure out how to use their treadmills, but finally I got the incline set to 1% and the speed set to 7.4. After about a minute, I looked at my pace and decided to try for sub-8:00 miles the whole way through. That would be tough!

I bumped up the speed to 7.8 mph, and I vowed to leave it there.  After about a mile, I was really feeling tired. I wanted to drop the speed so badly! But I kept going, telling myself it would be over soon. The faster I ran, the sooner it would be over. It didn't help that the TV's at the rec center are waaay too high to look at, so I started at a brick wall for the whole thing.

The last half-mile seemed to take forever, and I felt like I was going to DIE, but I somehow managed to finish. And in a SUPER fast time (for me, anyway). Are you ready for this?

Not only did I finish sub-26, or sub-25... but sub-24! A 7:41 average pace. That was HARD. I had planned on getting in some extra miles while my mom was running, but I was so spent that I just sat on the floor and caught my breath.

My mom did great, too! She finished under 42 minutes, which is her fastest time yet. She was really pushing herself, but was proud when she was done that she stuck it out.

My mom just reached the 10% milestone in her weight loss, just like my sister!

Just as we were getting ready to leave, Jerry showed up--a total surprise to me. He had just gotten off work, and decided to run his Virtual 5K as well. He did AWESOME, too, finishing under 26 minutes.

Also running the Virtual 5K today were my brother, Brian, and his girlfriend, Becky. I had no idea they were doing it! They both had smoking fast times...

Becky's finish

Brian's finish

And of course, my sister ran today, too. I've been SO very excited for her to do this! She's been very faithful about following the Couch to 5K schedule, and this was her first time attempting to do the entire 5K. I got her text at around 5:00 this evening--"Finished!!!"

Why do I never look that good when I get done running?

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My mom brought me home to get showered and stuff before we went to lunch. She picked me up later and we headed up to La Pita, my very favorite restaurant. I got my usual, which you've probably seen pictures of a thousand times on my blog:

Chicken kabob, rice pilaf, salad, hummus, garlic sauce, and pita bread. I managed to get a picture before eating any of it this time--usually I can't help myself from digging right in!

I had calculated the PointsPlus yesterday, and how much of each thing I was going to eat. It was 16 PP for all the chicken, half the rice, half the salad, 2/3 of the hummus, and one pita. I didn't have any of the garlic sauce, because that stuff is about 3 PP per tablespoon. Needless to say, lunch was orgasmic.

The roads were absolutely terrible on the way home, and I started to rethink the whole comedy club idea. The comedy club is 45 minutes from home, and I was worried about the drive (because I just tend to worry about stuff like that), so I decided to cancel our reservation. Instead, our friends Joe and Amber are going to come over and play some games. We used to get together quite a bit for drinks and board games, so I'm excited for that.

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Thank you all SO much for the birthday wishes! I've had so much fun reading your comments, tweets, e-mails, etc.--the birthday wishes, and especially the 5K reports. I love seeing all your pictures! I didn't think this whole thing would make me emotional, but I teared up while reading some of them, because you are all SO INSPIRATIONAL. Just reading through my Facebook page is inspiration enough for anyone to start walking or running! I hope you are all very proud of yourselves for completing a 5K today, regardless of your time.

A million thank yous to all of you who helped make my 31st birthday so special! Don't forget, if you haven't filled out the results form, read the bottom of yesterday's blog post for instructions. While I've loved looking at your pictures today, your results won't be "official" until you fill out the form. I will draw the winners of the prizes on Sunday and announce Sunday night, as well as post a list of the finishers and results.

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Last minute Virtual 5K stuff...

Tomorrow is the big day! I'm so excited that so many people (895 and counting) are going to be running "with" me on my birthday :) I'm not too excited about waking up a 31-year old instead of a 30-year old, but I've been trying to enjoy my birthdays despite the fact that I'm getting older, so I'm making the most of it!

This morning, I just wasn't feeling like running outside. It wasn't as cold as it was the past couple of days (about 14 degrees today), but I wanted to run fast, and the ground was covered in snow, so I opted for the treadmill again. This time, I turned Breaking Bad on Netflix, and I finally found the right show to keep me coming back for more!

I set the speed at 7.3 mph and the incline on 1%, and just left it there for 4 miles. After about a mile, I really started questioning whether that was too fast, because it was feeling pretty hard. But I knew that I could stick it out, so I kept going. I was very happy with my pace when I was done, but I don't know how that would translate outdoors, so I tried not to get too happy with it. It will be interesting to see my pace outside after my last few treadmill runs.

I went to Weight Watchers for my weigh-in and meeting. This time it was my leader who weighed me in. I actually lost a pound, even though my "real" weight is 1.5 up from last week; usually I drink a LOT of water before going to WW, but today I didn't have time, so that's why my weight was down.

My leader acknowledged that I was in maintenance, and then said, "Don't go losing too much now!" I was very glad that she acknowledged that I'm at/under goal, and I'm not trying to lose any more. (Maybe she read my blog yesterday? hahaha)

The meeting was really good today--she had us form three groups, which usually causes all kinds of social anxiety in me, but since we didn't have to choose our groups (she divided us by sections of the room), I felt better about it. We had to come up with a dinner that was less than 10 PointsPlus, contained at least 3 Power Foods, and one vegetable. Our group came up with one pretty quickly, so we spent the rest of the time chatting about different food finds and stuff.

One woman said that she adores white sweet potatoes, which I've never tried. She said they're extremely sweet, and don't need anything on them. I'm going to look for those next time I'm at the store, because they sounded good. Anyway, I'm starting to feel more comfortable at the meetings, and I've actually talked a little at the last two ;)

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Now, on to the good stuff--tomorrows 5K! Here is some last minute info:

*If you haven't already, you can print off a race bib.

*Please feel free to take a picture of yourself post-race and post it to my Facebook page or tweet me (My handle is @runsforcookies and you can use hashtag #RfCVirtual5K for any race-related tweets). I was hoping to post photos to my blog, but with nearly 1,000 people signed up, I'm going to have to do it this way instead. If you post an Instagram photo, you can use the same hashtag (I'm RunsforCookies on Instagram as well).

*If you post a picture, feel free to write a sentence or two describing your race, or how you felt, or what the temperature was when you ran, or WHATEVER you'd like to share. I may be taking some of them and posting them on the blog. If you post a race report on your own blog, please e-mail me the link--I'd love to share it!

*Run or walk 3.1 miles (5K), and log your time.

*IMPORTANT: Fill out this "finishers" form before 8:00 AM EST on Sunday, Jan. 27th. I will post the results on Sunday night. I wanted to e-mail this to everyone, but with so many people signed up, my e-mail won't let me mass mail it like that. So you'll have to click the link from here. (ETA: The link to the form is now closed--results will be posted 1/27 at 9:00 pm)

*IMPORTANT: If you completed your 5K and you are interested in entering the prizes drawing, please fill out this form no later than 8:00 AM EST on Sunday, Jan. 27th. If you would like to see the prizes again, you can see them on this post. Take note of what you are interested in winning, because I'm doing separate drawings for each prize. If you completed your 5K, you get 10 entries to divide up however you'd like--put them all in one pool, put them in 10 different pools, or 7 in one and 3 in another, etc. As long as the number of entries adds up to 10, you're good to go. (ETA: This link to the form is now closed, since I drew the prize winners on 1/27. Winners will be posted 1/27 at 9:00 pm)

I really hope everyone has fun with this! I'm meeting my mom bright and early at 6:00 to run on the treadmills at the rec center. Then it's a celebratory/birthday lunch at La Pita!

Eli saw Jerry's drawing for the bib/t-shirts, and he made one for me also. If he'd have done it sooner, I would have used this one! So cute :)

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Cozy

A few people have asked me if I'd consider selling coffee sleeves like the ones that I made as prizes for the 5K. Normally, I don't advertise that I make things for sale, because I don't want it to feel like a "job" that I have to do--then I would probably stop enjoying it. But if you e-mail me and ask me for what you'd like, more than likely, I will be happy to work something out.

But honestly, you would probably be better off buying them somewhere else online, like Etsy, because I'm pretty expensive ;)  My time is worth more to me than anything, and handmade items take a lot of time to make. For the coffee sleeves, I would charge about $15 each. The notebook covers would be about the same. (And that would include shipping). So feel free to e-mail me if you'd really like something.

And as an alternative, if you know how to knit or crochet, you can always make your own! My pattern notes can be found on Ravelry, and my username is MyFairKatie. I don't use Ravelry much at all anymore, but once in a while I do.

Oh, wow, I was just looking for a photo of the coffee sleeve on my Ravelry page, and I saw this project I made (ages ago!):

That would be an ice cream pint cozy--I ate so much ice cream that I felt the need to make a cozy for it! I used to eat ice cream by the pint many times a week before I lost the weight--so much so that I required a cozy to keep my hands from freezing. Hahaha! I remember throwing that cozy away after I'd lost about 50 pounds. (That Dove ice cream was the best! It had a layer of chocolate ganache on top).

All this craft talk reminded me that I promised some of you a tutorial for the book covers! I took all the pictures, I just have to write up the post. Will do that soon.

I thought for sure the kids' school would be canceled again today, since the weather was more or less the same as yesterday. But I opened my eyes and looked at the clock--7:00!!!--and was completely shocked at how late I slept. (Another sign I'm getting sick?)

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Today was my Wednesday Weigh-in, so I got on the scale. I was expecting a gain from last week, and I was right:

That's 1.5 up from last week. My first gain since September. I still followed my WW PointsPlus, and counted everything, but for some reason, my weight is up. It was weird--one day, it was 131, the next day, it was 132.5, so I thought it was probably from eating extra sodium or something. But I've been hanging out at 132.5 all week long, so who knows.

I think what probably happened is that while I was in Florida, I was being very active--walking all over the place--and eating really well. I was so worried about gaining weight that I was extra cautious. I also didn't eat much fruit--when I'm at home, I eat a ton of fruit, but it was uber-expensive in Key West, so I (sadly) didn't eat it. Anyway, I lost a couple of pounds, bringing me to 131, two pounds below my goal weight.

Now that I've been back to my normal routine for a while, maybe my body is just getting readjusted back to my goal weight. Regardless, I'm not upset about the gain in the slightest, because I did everything right, and even at 132.5, I'm still a half-pound below my goal weight.

Tomorrow I have my weigh-in at Weight Watchers, and I'm starting to hate weighing in there. The receptionists always comment something like, "You stayed exactly the same as last week. Well, at least you didn't gain." I want to yell, "I'm in MAINTENANCE! That means I'm HAPPY to maintain!" I know they mean well, but I wish they would be happy for me when I maintain, instead of giving me the sympathetic look.

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Last chance to sign up for the Virtual 5K on Friday! Here is the post where you go to sign up. Remember, you can run OR walk, and using the treadmill instead of going outside counts, too. There is no such thing as being "too slow" to do it!

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A cold one!

I woke up this morning to the phone ringing--at 5:30 AM! It was the school's automated system calling to say that school was canceled, due to "inclement weather". Translation: it's way too cold to get out of bed.

I couldn't go back to sleep after that, naturally, so I turned on the TV while I was still under my electric blanket. Estelle, Chandler, and Paolo were all on the bed with me, enjoying the warmth as well. And then, at about 6:00, the power went out. I kept waiting for it to flicker and come back on, but it didn't.

 When Jerry got home, we lit some candles so we could see, but I was worrying about freezing to death today. It was -2 degrees, with a windchill of -14. This is the coldest day we've had in four years! The kids woke up, and were very excited that school was canceled, until I they realized the power was out. Then they immediately started complaining that they were bored, naturally.

My little brother Nathan offered to bring over his generator if the power didn't come back on soon, so we at least had a back-up plan. But at around 7:30, the power came back... relief!

The only upside to having no power was that I had a perfect excuse to skip my run, since my treadmill wouldn't work. But when the power came back on, I (reluctantly) got my running clothes on and started running. Tuesdays are my "easy" day, where I just run three miles at whatever pace I feel like running.

I started out at 7.1 mph (and this time I remembered to set my incline at 1%), and just kept bumping up the speed throughout the run. With about a mile to go, I realized I could have a pretty good 5K time, so I decided to increase the speed some more and tack on an extra 0.1 miles to the distance. 

I finished with my best 5K time ever, 24:44 (7:57/mi pace)! I'm going to have to try to do that outside soon.

I got an e-mail from Stephanie with some pictures of some mock-up shirts she did at Zazzle.com. They looked really cute! I looked through some of the shirts, and I really liked the raglan sleeved one, with green sleeves (green is my favorite color).

Isn't it cute? I wasn't planning on ordering a shirt, but now I kind of want one! The race is up to 751 people right now--crazy, right? I think it is SO awesome that so many people are going to be running "with" me on my birthday! (By the way, if you're interested in creating your own shirt, it's super easy--just download and save the graphic, then go to Zazzle.com, or CafePress.com, or another site where you can get shirts made. Choose the shirt you want, and upload the graphic. That's it!)

I think I am getting sick :(  My throat has been sore for a couple of days, I have a headache that won't go away, and I'm SO tired all day long. I feel completely drained. Today, Eli was complaining about his throat hurting, so chances are, we both have the same thing going on. I felt kind of invincible after getting the flu shot, thinking that there was no way I'd get sick--but I've actually felt kind of crummy ever since getting the shot. Could be a coincidence, who knows.

I just really don't want to be sick on Friday! Not just because of the 5K, but because I want to enjoy lunch at La Pita and some drinks at the comedy club.  So far, I feel like I did just before my marathon, with the sore throat and headache. Eventually, that progressed to sinus infection, and bronchitis. I'm praying that this is just a little stress cold or something.

Looking at tomorrow's temps, it looks like it'll be pretty much the same as today. I'm hoping I don't get another 5 AM wake-up call!

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The bib

My kids were off school this morning, so it was a nice, relaxing morning... well, not at all, actually. My kids were completely wound up and loud; but I procrastinated my run for a while, to sit and have some tea and read e-mail, which was nice.

Mondays are for intervals--8 x 400's (which means running 1/4 mile really fast, then recovering, and repeating for a total of eight times). The wind chill was -2 degrees this morning, so I opted for the treadmill again. I like using the treadmill for my intervals anyway, because they are so consistent.

The last time I did them was at 9.2 mph, so today I planned on doing 9.3. But then I had this crazy thought... what if I do 10.0 mph? That's not that big of a difference, right? (9.3 would be a 6:27/mi pace, 10.0 is a 6:00/mi pace).

Well, during the first interval, I discovered just how much of a difference that was. That quarter mile was the longest quarter mile of my life!

The first 10-15 seconds were fine; I thought, "Really? I could run a 5K at this pace!" Hahaha, then about 10 seconds later, I thought, "Well, maybe I could run a mile at this pace."

Ten more seconds go by, and I think, "Holy shit, I'm going to DIE today!"

I don't know how I managed to finish out a quarter mile at that speed, but as soon as I did, I hopped off the treadmill. I was gasping for breath and my legs felt like they were going to collapse. So I turned the speed down to 9.3 mph, and then sat on the arm of the couch to catch my breath before the next repeat. (Some people walk or jog between repeats, and that's what I used to do... but when I run this hard, I just hop off the treadmill while it keeps going for a quarter mile).

The next repeat was really hard, too--my legs were still tired from the first one! But I kept at it, and was texting Stephanie in-between repeats (you'll see why below). I finally finished my eighth repeat, and was totally spent. That was HARD, but I did them all at 9.3 mph (except for that first one, which was 10.0).

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Yesterday, I was feeling pretty stressed out about the Virtual 5K--I didn't realize just how much WORK would have to go into a virtual race! I was trying really hard to figure out a way to make a race bib. I didn't want it to be boring, but I know absolutely nothing about graphic design. After hours of Googling, I realized that I probably needed something called Adobe Illustrator, which 1) costs a fortune, and 2) I have no idea how to use it.

I had an idea in my head of a cute little picture that I wanted to turn into a graphic for the bib, as well as a t-shirt. (I had a couple of people e-mail me asking if I could come up with a graphic that they could get printed on a shirt as a memento for the race).

I had no clue how to create it, but I was picturing it to look like one of the little drawings that Jerry does for me on restaurant place mats (here is an explanation of that, if you have no idea what I'm talking about). Jerry was home, so I explained it to him, and asked if he could draw a picture of it.

He did, and I loved it! I laughed out loud when I saw it, because it was exactly what I had in mind. But I still had no clue what to do with it. I was texting Stephanie about something totally unrelated, and I mentioned that I was feeling stressed, and (jokingly) said, "You don't know anything about graphic design, do you?"

She said, "You know that's what I do, right?" My heart stopped. I don't know much about Stephanie's job, which is a shame, but NO, I didn't know that she did that! After explaining everything to her, I scanned Jerry's picture to her, and she totally saved the day by agreeing to help me turn it into a bib!

I already owe her big time for taking photos for me (she's a talented photographer!); and then yesterday, she saved the day (and my mind) by helping me with this project. "That Loud Redhead" should be called "That Talented Redhead", because it turned out WONDERFULLY. I absolutely love it!! Here is the bib:

The space at the bottom is to write in your name and/or bib number--isn't it amazing?! :)  I love that Jerry did the drawing, too--it's much more special than if I had come up with something on Adobe Illustrator (whatever that is).

Anyway, here are the download links. The first is for the bib, and the second is without the border, in case you want to get a t-shirt printed. Make sure you write your name on your bib (and a number, if you'd like) and take a picture! I'd love to have you all post pictures to my Facebook wall and/or tweet pics after your finish :)

Click here for link to download the bib.
Click here for link to download the t-shirt version.

I'm so glad to have that taken care of--thanks to Stephanie and Jerry!

I'm excited for Friday--with the whole Virtual 5K thing, I keep forgetting that it's also my birthday. My mom wants to do her 5K on the treadmill at the rec center, and she wants me to go do it with her, so I'll do mine there. Then we're going to La Pita for lunch. And Friday evening, Jerry and I are going to the comedy club. Should be a fun day!

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Cereal

It was SO windy last night! I didn't get much sleep at all during the night, because the wind was howling all night, and once in a while, I heard a loud bang on the window, like something hit it. I kept thinking, "Oh man, I don't want to run in that wind in the morning!"

When I got up this morning, the wind was still going strong--39 mph--so I decided to just run on the treadmill. There was no way I wanted to run in the wind while it was 18 degrees outside. Just the thought of that hurts my cheeks!

I set up Netflix on my computer to watch some real crime show (I need to find something interesting to watch, because whatever it was I watched today was really boring). I planned to run four miles, so I started the treadmill at 7.0 mph (8:34/mi pace). The first mile felt pretty easy, and I was wondering why the heck an 8:34 pace would feel easy--until I realized I forgot to set the incline. Duh.

I always set the incline at 1% to offset the fact that there isn't any wind resistance while running indoors, and that the belt helps propel you along. My heart rate was only at 143-ish, and that's really low for a run. So I set the incline to 1%, and felt a difference right away. I also bumped up the speed to 7.5 mph, and it felt comfortably hard.

I was wearing my new shoes (my usual Brooks Adrenalines, but this is a new pair), and I felt like I was flying for a while. I love how cushy new shoes feel! My heart rate finally was up to about 165 during the last mile, so that little change in incline and speed made a big difference. Finished four miles, and actually considered running farther, because I felt so great--but of course, I quit at four ;)

Running on the treadmill feels so much easier than running outside, though. If I ran that pace outside, I would have been dying at the end, I'm sure.

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So I'm pretty sure Jerry and I are going to lose our house if I can't get my grape addiction under control. Yesterday, the grapes looked really good at Kroger so I bought two bags of them... and when I went to pay, they totaled $15.89!! That's insane. But I couldn't bring myself to put them back, because I knew I'd eat them. I wish I loved bananas; they're really cheap.

I also bought some of the new chocolate Fiber One cereal that has 80 calories per serving. I had some for an afternoon snack today. The cereal is only 2 PP and 1/2 cup milk is only 1 PP, so it's a pretty low-PP snack.

The cereal wasn't that great, though. It tasted only a little better than the original Fiber One (which I don't like either). Very cardboard-like texture.

It's hard to find a cereal that I like that isn't a ton of PointsPlus. My favorites are 5-6 PP per serving, which is a LOT to spend on a tiny bowl of cereal.

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I've been staring at my screen for about 20 minutes, starting to type and then deleting, but I honestly can't think of anything else to write about. So I'm going to keep this short today :)

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