Shivering in Skivvies

So I decided that I needed something new to do. On my dailymile.com page, the profile page has a little section for goals. My goals for this year included:

-Run another half marathon in the same time or less (accomplished in March- I ran the Georgia half marathon 20 seconds faster than my last one- hey it totally counts!)
-a few sprints (Finished West Point Lake Sprint in June, PT Solutions Acworth in August)
-at least 2 olys (St Anthony's in May and Tugaloo in September)
-Beach2Battleship half iron (FINISHED!!!)

I also ran another half marathon, a 10k or two, and the Warrior Dash. Plus, I'm running the Thanksgiving Day half again this year next week. So, it's not even Thanksgiving yet, and I've accomplished my goals for this year. I'm pretty pysched about that. So I'm setting some goals for the offseason. They include:

-spend some time in the weight room. Like, actually be consistent with weight training. Not just lift weights once a month and count it.
-work on running speed. Like, actually do some speed workouts. Not just throw a fartlek or pickup or two into my normal runs, and wonder why I'm not getting faster.
-Eat some turkey and pie
-Sign up for a few fun races to keep me active enough that the above goal won't be too detrimental.

To that end, some friends and I have created a team to particpate in the Cupid Undie Run on February 11th. That's right. In February (perhaps one of the coldest months in Atlanta) some friends and I will be stripping down to our skivvies and running 1.5 miles. All for a good cause. The race raises funds for the Childrens Tumor Foundation, which funds research for Neurofibromatosis. There is more information on my fundraising webpage: http://hope.cupidsundierun.com/cur/participantpage.asp?fundid=2835&uid=6512 where you can also donate if you care too. Even a small donation will make a difference.