Sending a big South Carolinian GOOD LUCK to everyone doing the ARA 20 Miler tomorrow in Austin!!
YALL totally kick ass!! Woooooohooooooo!!!!!!!
Saturday, January 06, 2007
The Comeback
I had resorted to spending my day chilling out after a long night of Ring of Fire sake shots… until I got the call. The call that would make the beginning of the Tiffany Dynasty Comeback. My friends needed a fifth player for their rec basketball game today or they would have to forfeit and miss their chance of playing in the playoffs. Would I play for their team? HELL YEAH!! I had not joined their team full-time this year due to my hectic travel schedule but would drop anything and everything to hoop it up.
I set the plan for the team. No subs. We were going to press, full-court. I mocked up a couple plays on the back of a bill I had in my purse with a purple Sharpie. If all else fails, I told them, just give me the damn ball. We have to REFUSE to LOSE. My friends look at my half-crazed face with a sense of fear in their eyes. They knew I meant biz-nass today.
It was beautiful. Jumpshots. Rebounds and put-backs. Three pointers. My signature up-and-under move. Draining free throws. Even my left-handed hook shot came back. At the end of the game, I had scored 38 points and had 16 rebounds (according to my personal scorekeeper in the stands).
Funny thing is- back in the diz-ay, my high school high score was only 37 points. That means I set a personal record today, hungover and wooping up on some innocent ladies in a middle school gym.
I think I might need to contact an agent- this officially makes me the hottest free agent recruit for the Charleston County women’s basketball rec league.
**As a followup to this... for those of you dying to know if the Lagerhead Tavern team won today... we won by 3 points!!! Hurray!!!!
I set the plan for the team. No subs. We were going to press, full-court. I mocked up a couple plays on the back of a bill I had in my purse with a purple Sharpie. If all else fails, I told them, just give me the damn ball. We have to REFUSE to LOSE. My friends look at my half-crazed face with a sense of fear in their eyes. They knew I meant biz-nass today.
It was beautiful. Jumpshots. Rebounds and put-backs. Three pointers. My signature up-and-under move. Draining free throws. Even my left-handed hook shot came back. At the end of the game, I had scored 38 points and had 16 rebounds (according to my personal scorekeeper in the stands).
Funny thing is- back in the diz-ay, my high school high score was only 37 points. That means I set a personal record today, hungover and wooping up on some innocent ladies in a middle school gym.
I think I might need to contact an agent- this officially makes me the hottest free agent recruit for the Charleston County women’s basketball rec league.
**As a followup to this... for those of you dying to know if the Lagerhead Tavern team won today... we won by 3 points!!! Hurray!!!!
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Almost Friiiizzzz-iday!!!!!
So I cannot get 80’s and 90’s rap songs out of my head today. In my mind is a dance mix of Tag Team “Whoop There It Is!”, “At the Playground” by ABC (Another Bad Creation), and the theme song from Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
I was waiting to make a copy and I told one of my co-workers that our conference in Houston is going to be “Whickety, whickety, whack!!!” as I made fake turntable moves while dancing.
May not sound weird- but coming from a tall, white, blonde girl in a business suit…
I was waiting to make a copy and I told one of my co-workers that our conference in Houston is going to be “Whickety, whickety, whack!!!” as I made fake turntable moves while dancing.
May not sound weird- but coming from a tall, white, blonde girl in a business suit…
Yeah... it's weird :)
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Run TIFF Run!
Had a great run tonight with my Wednesday night running group! We had a couple more people there who missed last week due to the holidays. No one could make up their mind between running the Olde Village (flat) or the bridge so I finally blurted out "Bridge!! Bridge!!" I got a couple evil glares as I believe a few folks took the holiday season off from running and wanted an easy run. I was looking forward to getting my first bridge run of '07 in- BRING IT!!
It was nice starting from the Mount Pleasant side tonight as a change from my usual downtown starting spot. During our 7 mile run, we actually ran the first 4 miles on the same exact race course as the Cooper River Bridge Run. I usually train by running the Mt. P (steeper) side during the latter part of my training runs when I am tired. Tonight I ran it at the beginning when I was still fresh. What a difference! God, it felt so good to see the progress I have made!!!! I checked my Garmin after the first 4 miles and was well on my way to getting my sub-60 Bridge Run if I had kept going on the course (the next 2.2 miles are super flat)
The bridge was hoppin' tonight!! Lots of people out enjoying a nice night. I even ran into my good friend, Molly running the other way. Molly has signed on to do the ING Georgia Half Marathon with me in March. We are both ccccrazy... we have to be at a work conference that Sunday evening in Dallas and are stopping in Atlanta on a LAYOVER to run the half. We should have a great time (Printhethes always have a good ole' time)! Molly and I look pretty funny running together- she is about 5'1" (with heels on) and a former Georgia Tech cheerleader. Being about 5'11"- my strides are about 3 times as long as hers. Her poor husband just shattered his femur so she is looking to get out of the house more often due to his cabin fever :)
Blech- I did notice my back was tightening up when I was running back up the incline on the bridge. It has never done this before... hopefully it was just a one-time thing or it was my reaction to the gusty winds blowing towards the top of the bridge. Anybody else experience back tightening or know anything to stop it?
All in all, tonight was a pretty painless way to get a good 7 miles in- good conversation and beautiful scenery of the Charleston harbor and Atlantic Ocean in the distance. I am really liking my running group! I am also planning on running with "The Lakers" downtown on Mondays and Thursdays.
What better way to round out the evening? I met up with Jim for some beers and to discuss the details about Mountain Week '07 in Park City (mainly to talk about how much we are going to gamble and how many consecutive hours we could spend in the hot tub) and topped off the night spending the $100 gift certificate my team got me at VS...SEMI ANNUAL SALE TIME, ladies!!!
Arrivederci from Chaaaaaaaarleston :)
It was nice starting from the Mount Pleasant side tonight as a change from my usual downtown starting spot. During our 7 mile run, we actually ran the first 4 miles on the same exact race course as the Cooper River Bridge Run. I usually train by running the Mt. P (steeper) side during the latter part of my training runs when I am tired. Tonight I ran it at the beginning when I was still fresh. What a difference! God, it felt so good to see the progress I have made!!!! I checked my Garmin after the first 4 miles and was well on my way to getting my sub-60 Bridge Run if I had kept going on the course (the next 2.2 miles are super flat)
The bridge was hoppin' tonight!! Lots of people out enjoying a nice night. I even ran into my good friend, Molly running the other way. Molly has signed on to do the ING Georgia Half Marathon with me in March. We are both ccccrazy... we have to be at a work conference that Sunday evening in Dallas and are stopping in Atlanta on a LAYOVER to run the half. We should have a great time (Printhethes always have a good ole' time)! Molly and I look pretty funny running together- she is about 5'1" (with heels on) and a former Georgia Tech cheerleader. Being about 5'11"- my strides are about 3 times as long as hers. Her poor husband just shattered his femur so she is looking to get out of the house more often due to his cabin fever :)
Blech- I did notice my back was tightening up when I was running back up the incline on the bridge. It has never done this before... hopefully it was just a one-time thing or it was my reaction to the gusty winds blowing towards the top of the bridge. Anybody else experience back tightening or know anything to stop it?
All in all, tonight was a pretty painless way to get a good 7 miles in- good conversation and beautiful scenery of the Charleston harbor and Atlantic Ocean in the distance. I am really liking my running group! I am also planning on running with "The Lakers" downtown on Mondays and Thursdays.
What better way to round out the evening? I met up with Jim for some beers and to discuss the details about Mountain Week '07 in Park City (mainly to talk about how much we are going to gamble and how many consecutive hours we could spend in the hot tub) and topped off the night spending the $100 gift certificate my team got me at VS...SEMI ANNUAL SALE TIME, ladies!!!
Arrivederci from Chaaaaaaaarleston :)
Wooooohoooooo!!!!!!!
I'm going skiin' (and partyin') February 3-8 in Park City, UT!!!!!!!!!!!
KICK ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KICK ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Runnin', gunnin', and gamblin' woman
Couple weeks ago, I was at a casino in Albuquerque.
I ran up to the roulette wheel and threw $50 on red at the end of the night while walking out.
I yelled, “It’s gotta hit red or black- 50/50 shot…blahahhahahaa!”
It hit double-zero- which is green.
Damn.
I should stick with hustlin' 7 year-olds at the Bimini Ring Game.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen!
The Notre Dame Flowchart...
Surprisingly, my sister-in-law and good friend co-worker (both ND grads) were not as amused as I was!
Let's just hope they beat LSU tomorrow or it will be a sad, sad day for all involved :)
HA!
Surprisingly, my sister-in-law and good friend co-worker (both ND grads) were not as amused as I was!
Let's just hope they beat LSU tomorrow or it will be a sad, sad day for all involved :)
HA!
Monday, January 01, 2007
Not a bad start to the New Year… and a PR to boot!
Took 6 seconds off my 5K time (ha ha!) and finished in 28:02 (Garmin time). My official race time was 28:47 as I was screwing around towards the back of the pack telling a joke to some friends and did not start right away.
BIG NEWS!! I finished 4th in my age group (out of 23 runners) and was 18 seconds behind the 3rd place finisher in 27:44. I also finished 43rd out of 174 females. Either I did well or everyone else was super, duper hungover... perhaps a combination of the two? :)
Cheers to 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BIG NEWS!! I finished 4th in my age group (out of 23 runners) and was 18 seconds behind the 3rd place finisher in 27:44. I also finished 43rd out of 174 females. Either I did well or everyone else was super, duper hungover... perhaps a combination of the two? :)
Cheers to 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLA 2007!!!!!!! Pura Vida... all year long...
So, I am really excited about 2007. Not that 2006 necessarily sucked, it actually was pretty damn good. I am enthusiastic to be moving on to a new year with new possibilities!!!
I got back into running last summer to achieve the following goals:
- Get back into shape
- Find a (healthy) way to deal with work stress
- Meet new people
- Set goals and achieve/exceed them
I think I have (or am on my way) to achieving all of this! I couldn’t feel better about it. Running has been my savior at times when I thought I might throw my computer (or co-workers) out the window. Thank you, Running.
However, I am officially making 2007 MY year. Here are my running resolutions:
- Run at least 2 marathons
- Run at least 2 trail races
- Run at least 3 half marathons
- Break an hour for the Cooper River Bridge Run (I could do this now!)
- Break 26 minutes for a 5K
Professionally, I am right where I want to be. Working in Sales and traveling so much has been super tiring, yet rewarding. People always ask me how I am able to run while on the road… hasn’t really been that hard. The Garmin Geek-o-Meter and web sites like Gmap and http://www.favoriterun.com/ have been really helpful and it has really opened up my eyes to parts of cities that I would not have explored otherwise (yes, sometimes I end up in the ghetto!) Fortunately, running does not require much equipment- just a pair of shoes and some motivation- which I certainly have!
Luckily, I still get to do my favorite thing- speaking engagements about our software and nonprofit management- even though I am in Sales. After speaking at 5 conferences last year (in 3 different countries!), I was invited to speak at the prestigious AAM (Association of American Museums) Conference in April and invited to speak at a graduate program lecture series at Carnegie Mellon University in May! Aside from those, I will still be keeping my annual speaking engagements for my company on fundraising and accounting topics.
I have finally narrowed down what I want to do with my MBA. After taking the GMAT in February, I am applying to my “reach” schools (yeah- do not even ask. You will think I am c-c-c-crazy!!). As a backup plan, I can always get my MBA online through Univ. of SC at night while still working full time and traveling- and my company will pay for a big part of my MBA. If I was accepted to one of my “reach” schools- I would probably sell my house, furniture, etc. and move there for the program. But… they all have less than a 12% acceptance rate. Hence- the word “reach”!
So….. here’s to 2007! The Year of Tiff! (at least for me… you can make it the Year of (Insert Name) as well!)
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