Stylish Blogger Award!

Thank you Marcia (http://teamarcia-runningmouth.blogspot.com/2011/01/stylish-blogger-award.html)! I never thought of myself as stylish, but I do dress up "nicely" when I run!

Seven things about me:

     1.  I love running without worrying about time or distance; running for the joy of it!
     2.  I love swiss cheese (I could eat a pound at a time) and I love almonds ( the more the merrier)!

     3.  I have lost 30+ pounds since getting back to running (began February 2010); I am following a nutrition and running plan outlined in a book written by Sarah Lorge Butler titled Running Your Butt Off which will be published in March 2011 by Rodale Press.  A really great plan that really works; I continue to lose!  I have only 25 pounds to go (my "before" and "after" pictures in her book probably look the same, but maybe the "after" picture is a little more "stylish")!

     4.  Back in 1978 I wanted to be the "modern Margaret Meade" going around the world living with different cultures and writing about my experiences.

     5.  I wanted to get my Doctorate from Columbia University (yes I was accepted at Columbia many years ago for graduate work).

     6.  I have several races planned for 2011:

• run the New York City Half Marathon on Fred's Team.
• finish the River Towns Marathon in May. 
• run Warrior Dash in June(http://www.warriordash.com/index.php).

All in memory of my son Tommy and husband Tom; both runners during their lifetime.

      7.  I feed "the animals" every night.  I promised my husband Tom before he died of liver cancer on June 9, 2008 that I would continue to feed them.  He loved feeding the birds, the critters and most importantly, the deer. 

One of Tom's animals!

Now, here are my nominations for the Stylish Blogger Award:

Carole at http://heraeangames.blogspot.com/2010/10/unmarried-virgins.html
Darlene at http://myfirst5k.wordpress.com/
Betsy at http://betsyrunsamarathon.blogspot.com/2010/12/diagnosis-is-in.html
Java Joggers at http://ww-pjavajoggers.blogspot.com/2011/01/java-joggin.html
Carly at http://fatrunnergirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/carly-vs-mri.html

I think 2011 is going to be a really gooood , and stylish, year!!