Random things

Monday was the Division I cross country championships in Terra Haute, Indiana. Colorado's Jenny Barringer was the favorite to win the women's race. At the start of the race she was leading the pack, followed closely by Florida State's Susan Kuijken. At the halfway point something happened to her. She lost her stride, fell back in the pack and even collapsed. Barringer said she was "delirious... I just lost my head and didn't feel good and then next thing I knew I was on the ground thinking 'Is this really happening to me? Is this a race?'" She went on to say that the "pressure she has been under the for the last few months finally overwhelmed her." Barringer ended up finishing 163rd overall. Even though she didn't do as well as she wanted to, she is still awesome runner and athlete. The article from the Colorado Buffaloes site about can be found here.

I worked a double shift yesterday. It wasn't that bad. I worked a total of 10.5 hours. I was happy to work all of that yesterday because it meant having the next three days off of work. It could have been five days in a row, which would have been awesome. It is not five days because Saturday morning, I will be traveling to Ford Field in Detroit to photograph a football state final involving a local county team. Two years ago when I was shooting a state final at Ford Field, I received calls from my sisters. They wanted to tell me that they saw me on TV. I will record the game on my DVR. I want to see if I will be on TV again. I know. I'm a geek.

In speaking of my double shift yesterday, I left work a little after 11 p.m. I went to bed after midnight. Around 4:10 a.m., I woke up. I tossed and turned. I couldn't get back to sleep. I decided to get dressed and go back to the office and check on something. I thought that I forgot to do something. When I got to the office, I found that I actually did it. I don't even remember doing it. Oh well.

After my trip to the office, I changed into my running shoes. I started running around 6 a.m. I watched Patton on AMC and ran 10 miles this morning on the treadmill. It was nice run. I'm so glad to have my run out of the way for today. My plans for the rest of the day is to run some errands with my husband, nap, read and watch Glee tonight. Again, I'm a geek.

Before going over to my mom's house for Thanksgiving, I will be running my own Turkey Trot. I usually run 5K's for fun on holidays. Run in the morning, eat good food in the afternoon and watch the Lions play football.

I know my Wisconsin readers may not like this, but I hope Brett Favre wins his 4th MVP title this year. I am a Detroit Lions fan, which isn't saying much and I have always liked Brett Favre. Even when the Green Bay Packers destroyed the Lions in games, which was often. He is still a great player, even at the age of 40. He had a great game Sunday against the Seahawks and I hope he continues to do well the rest of the season. I would love to see the Vikings in the Super Bowl against Indianapolis.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone.