Cowtown Last Thoughts and Makeup Lessons

Since today is the end of the month, I won't post my weekly weigh in now.  Instead, I will cover everything in my monthly update tomorrow. 

I'm sure you have all been on pins and needles waiting to hear about my official Cowtown 5K time.  :)  Well, I mentioned that I was quite sure I beat my last time, but I wasn't sure by how much.  Well, the results are in!  My time at the Jingle Bell Run 5K in early December was 44:21.  It wasn't a particularly challenging course as it was mostly flat.  My goal was to beat that time by 30 seconds, so 43:51.

I think I told you in my last post about how much more challenging this course was.  It was the hardest I have done (thanks to the hills of Louisville, KY), but the entire first mile was uphill!  My gun time (the time from when the gun went off to when I crossed the finish line) was 44:02.  So I did indeed beat my last time even by the gun.  However, my chip time (the time from when I crossed the start line to when I crossed the finish line) was 42:26!  Not only did I meet my goal, I smashed it!!  I beat my last time by 1:55 and not on a flat course!  My time equates to 13:36 per mile.  Since I started around 16 minute miles and I could only run one (less than a year ago!), I'm so proud I just can't even tell you.  Here is a pic of Katrina and me at post-race breakfast.

Don't you love the sexy midriff sweat stain?!?!  My next 5K is on May 1 which is still 2 months away.  I would really like to run it in 42 minutes flat or at least 13:30 pace. 

New topic: hair and makeup.  I have really started to like my short hair.  However, it is HORRIBLE for working out (and trying to go back to work after.)  When my hair was longer, I could put it up in the afternoon after a workout, but now it just lays there and drips.  Awesome.  So I either have to grow it back out or chop it off.

For those of you that remember how devastated I was when I first got my haircut, you may be surprised that I'm leaning toward chopping it off...Natalie Portman style.  I think it looks better on skinny mini girls, but I figure I can just do it for the summer, get to my goals by Fall, then start growing it back out to this length for winter.  While I will always continue my evening and weekend workouts, I think that when I reach goal, I might not do the ones at lunch.  So, the hair won't be as big of an issue.  We'll see.

Anyway, my point is this.  One of my biggest concerns is looking like a boy.  If I'm going to have super short hair, I need to learn to apply makeup.  I think it looks so pretty when a girl has a severely short haircut, but beautifully made up eyes.  I went to the MAC counter at Nordstrom, stocked up on supplies and had a lesson.  It's so funny, because at first, I felt one (very classy) step from a hooker all made up like that.  But then I got used to it and I felt kind of sexy.  I took a picture to post for you and what cracks me up is that you really can't tell in the picture.  I mean you can tell I have on makeup, but it just looks normal.  Well, except for a little bit of crazy eye I have going on trying to ensure I don't blink when the camera flashes.  :)

Anyway, today was day #1 of operation Butch-be-gone.  I figure that I will make myself up for the next two weeks before my appointment.  If I stick with it, I will go short.  If I get lazy and don't stick with it...I'm growing out the hair.  Stay tuned!!

Can't wait to give you the scoop tomorrow on how my Food Focus is going!

Hugs!!