3rd annual gurley trot - recap

gurley trot 2010 went down on the morning of thanksgiving.  it was action-packed!

pre-race photo

brand new banner!!

we kicked off the event with group stretching, followed by some gurley trot trivia. correct answers earned one scratch off ticket from the georgia lottery.  questions included:

Q: how did the gurlely trot come to be?
A: anne & john intended to run the turkey trot in chattanooga, but anne's registration was never  processed and john didn't send his in. they decided to abandon the plan and just run around the neighborhood. (winner - joel hughes)

Q: who were the participants of the first gurley trot?
A: anne & john gurley (winner - hilliard jolly)

Q: who won last year's race?
A: nobody!  john gurley and the fast runners waited for a few stragglers (like myself) and we all went     through together. (winner - sam rauschenberg)


in addition to the vinyl banner and gurley trot trivia, there was another new event:

don't worry, this happened post-race, after the guests went home.  orchestrated by yours truly. actual icing performed by robin hasselberg. t-chron chugged like a pro.

so if you're wondering who won the race, that would be john gurley.  mary kathryn dykes finished second.  eli hasselberg brought his a-game, and if he wasn't seven years old and had longer legs he would have taken me to school.  anyway, i've come to the conclusion that i just don't like running.  i used to be ok with it, because it was free fitness, and free is awesome, but i just can't motivate myself to do it.  plus, my joints yell at me after a while.  i enjoy the occasional jog when the weather is mild, but i'm a hockey player, dammit.  this "race" wasn't so fun when i got to mile 2.  i'd like to thank marissa pizzini for coaching me through the end of the race.

just a general update

i hate facebook ads.  they're stupid, un-funny, and probably ineffective.  here's the ad that keeps showing up in my facebook sidebar:

yikes.  i bet a ton of girls click on this.  but i already know what andy's dna + my dna would look like: a baby. probably pink and wrinkly. i mean, they all look the same.  

here is what's up with me these days:

• went to the dentist this afternoon and had three cavities filled.  4 hours later i am no longer drooling out of the side of my mouth.

• andy's condo has been on the market for almost 8 months and today he had his first showing.  i realize there is not a lot of interest in 1-bedroom condos but still, we're a little disappointed more people haven't come by to see it.  yes, he has a realtor and it's listed in the MLS.  and no, we don't need to paint or redecorate or hire "stagers."  see, the problem is getting people interested in the condo - not what it looks like on the inside.  perhaps if we had ten people look with no offers we would make some changes.

• gearing up for the 3rd annual gurley trot - 5k race/walk/fun-run on thanksgiving morning at my mom's house in dalton.  if you wanna know the story click here.

• i lost the race for boiled custard.  john beat me to it. i received photo via text message for proof. so far i've consumed less than a gallon of boiled custard.  i anticipate reaching the gallon mark by the week's end.

• my team "nasty nest" is in first place in our hockey league.  i'm about to throw down here in a bit, our game is at 9:10.  so i best be headin' out...

on an unrelated note: remember the cruise ship disaster from last week?  passengers aboard the carnival splendor were without power/working toilets/etc.  i was on that ship exactly one year ago, and we too had an interesting event, although it was unrelated to the workings of the ship. i bet some people were freaking out hard core.  apparently they gave everyone a full refund and a huge discount on a future cruise.  although something tells me these people won't be cruising on carnival, like, ever again.