100 Things about mE

Well Erin and Jen have inspired me to write a whole lot about myself. I am going to try to give you as many NEW “things” as I can!

1. I have lost my big toenail on my right foot too many times to count.
2. I would eat ice cream after every meal if there was no consequences.
3. I am a member of the Picky Club.
4. I like to use pepper jack cheese on my pizza.
5. I just started washing my face with actual face soap in October.
6. I hate washing my hair so it usually only happens after a swim.
7. My favorite running distance is the half marathon.
8. I am really excited to work on my speed and try to get my half marathon times faster.
9. My favorite triathlon distance is the half Ironman.
10. I would really like to do 3 70.3 races this year but we will see what happens.
11. I have 18 Nuun water bottles.
12. Dan says if I come home with anymore I am getting kicked out of the house.
13. I love to write postcards while traveling.
14. I am loving the Postcards On The Run App.
15. I won the bike challenge again this year for the Portland Tri Club. I rode ~588 miles in 7 weeks.
16. That is what happens when you don’t have a car.
17. I went to the international science fair twice when I was in high school.
18. I had my tongue pierced my first year of college.
19. Then I pursued an education in dental hygiene and took it out.
20. I have 5 tattoos.
21. I got all 5 in different cities. (Las Vegas,Flagstaff,Eugene,San Francisco,Portland)
22. My favorite color is hot pink.
23. I had a pet tortoise named Mick.
24. I use old Adams peanut butter jars to keep cold water in the fridge.
24. I only use salad dressing if I have homemade it.
25. My mom and I ate 8 pints of Ben & Jerry’s in a 4 day weekend.
26. It was on sale!!
27. My first concert was En Vogue.
28. At the old Aladdin.
29. If you haven’t been to Vegas in a while it is now Planet Hollywood.
30. When season 3 of Orange Is The New Black comes out I want to watch seasons 1 and 2 again.
31. I read 50 Shades of Grey before it was popular.
32. I really wanted 547 as my bib number at IM Canada (Whistler).
33. It was actually 544.
34. Dan still makes fun of me for that!
35. I am a much faster swimmer in open water than in the pool.
36. I can not flip turn with a buoy.
37. BUT I can flip turn if I am using paddles and a buoy.
38. I used to eat candy corn on my long runs when I first started to run and I didn’t know a gel existed.
39. I have never been in a wedding.
40. I lied I was in my brother and SIL’s!!
41. BUT I will be a maid of honor on July 3rd.
42. I get the hiccups every.single.day.
43. I really want to do Timberman 70.3.
44. Why are all the good races on the east coast?
45. I do not like bananas!!
46. I really want a new bike.
47. BUT I got “let go” from my job.
48. I still want a new bike.
49. I guess I better get a new job SOON!
50. Being a dental hygienist for 12 years is about 10 years too long!
51. I am now to forced to decide what I want to do when I grown up.
52. I do love being an apartment girlfriend!!
53. I wish I would have gone to school to be a Physician’s Assistant or a Physical Therapist.
54. OR a vegetarian chef.
55. I wanted to buy an Infiniti G35 after I graduated college.
56. I really want to learn to play tennis.
57. I really want to do the NYC marathon again.
58. I entered the lottery again this year.
59. Nawk is my favorite lotion!
60. I don’t drink soda.
61. BUT an occasional root beer at the movies or on a long bike ride tastes amazing.
62. Being in the middle of a run during the sunrise is a perfect way to wake up!!
63. I asked Dan out on our first date.
64. I drove my mom’s mini van in high school.
65. My favorite song was Come Undone by Duran Duran in those days.
66. My high school football team went to state my freshman year. It was at UNLV’s stadium.
67. My friends and I went. Talk about intimidating!! Especially because we had to get a ride there.
68. When I first started riding bikes I didn’t like to descend.
69. Now I love it!
70. My A race this year is Victoria 70.3.
71. I am no longer using a coach.
72. Still trying to put together a plan.
73. I have never seen Star Wars. Any of them!!
74. OR The Princess Bride.
75. I have more favorite restaurants in Phoenix than in Portland.
76. I love Portland brunch.
77. BUT hate waiting for Portland brunch!
78. I don’t want to have a wedding.
79. I think they are a waste of money.
80. BUT I do want a ring.
81. I want stackable rings.
82. I designed and bought my own ring 5 years ago because I was sick of waiting for a guy to give me one! 🙂
83. My Ironman PR is a 12:30.
84. I might come out of retirement next year to try to break it!
85. I was signed up for 2 IM races before I had even done 1!!
86. I have been a vegetarian for 22 years.
87. I always wished I was a twin.
88. I don’t want kids.
89. BUT if I was guaranteed to have twins I would have them. (wink wink)
90. I prefer to be cool auntie Leslie.
91. I like running hills.
92. I went to Vegas for my 21st birthday.
93. I won with the first quarter I put in the slots.
94. I watched The Hangover while on the bike trainer every week for 4 months when it came out on DVD.
95. My favorite song right now is Centuries by Fall Out Boy.
96. I did not join Facebook until 2012!
97. I am dying to go to Barcelona.
98. I use the foam roller every.single.night!
99. I hate to shop.
100. Unless it is for work out clothes!!!!

There you go. I can’t believe I could think of 100 things!! (Mostly) 🙂