being a mid-packer

when it helps being a mid-packer...
surprisingly enough, the office march madness pool. i thought my bracket was dead in the water by the final four. however, i forgot that whoever winds up smack dab in the middle gets a small payout. and guess who that was? yeah, the payout was pretty small compared to the top 4 (especially the winner, who won $675!) but can't complain about getting my entry fee back. :)

when it doesn't help being a mid-packer...
OK, i've been annoyed at brightroom in the past for never getting any pictures of me at NYRR races, most disappointing being the 2006 NYCM, since that was my first marathon. But MarathonFoto didn't get a single running picture of me from Cherry Blossom!! And honestly, I don't understand it, since they seemed to get a ton of pictures of my other friends. And I was hoping for a nice running picture with the cherry blossoms in the background. talk about adding insult to injury...guess it really wasn't my day!!

done writing for now. time to get back to watching the Dancing With The Stars results show!! :)

party girl

Tis the season...3 parties in 3 days (not to mention a holiday lunch on wednesday that wound up going til 4pm!) First one was last nite, the annual work party. Surprisingly, I drank much less than I did last year-I figured I'd leave that role to other people this year :) As per tradition, the CFO ripped his shirt off near the end of the party (sorry...no pictures!! i know better :) ) I decided to pass on the after-party...as I need to pace myself!! Was a good time-and I know a few of my colleagues thought so too, as indicated in their Facebook status updates this morning (especially those who are newer to the company and this is their first holiday party!)

Round 2 is tonite, the Flyers' holiday party...and I think I will be sticking to red wine tonite and not a lot of it...you know, because of that little 4-mile run tomorrow morning.

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More pictorial evidence from Sunday!!


Yay, NYRR finally got a picture of me actually running!! Not chatting, posing with teammates, hanging out in lasker pool, dancing or any other assorted goofy things. Pretty cool :) Man...I'm all business here!!


My sole brightroom picture, and they just had to get me stopping my watch :-P

more nycm pics

remember a coupla years back when i was a little annoyed that brightroom really got no pictures of me from my first marathon? this time...i guess be careful what you wish for...


i think this is early, like brooklyn or queens as i look too happy here.



did i forget to mention that i loved passing people who were in wave 1? especially in the last mile or 2? especially those that were in the local competitive start, like this dude in front.



"now i, i go for mine, i got to shine, now throw your hands up in the sky"-from "good life" by kanye west
perfect quote for the finish line!! :)
(though dammit, so close to having a clock time under 4. but if that was the worst thing to happen to me that day, i have no complaints :) )

more pictures are here

would help to test these running getups sometimes

Ummm...apologies to those running behind me-yes, I know this was not the Underwear Run. :-P (funny thing is, those aren't the infamous "naked shorts!")




A little nicer...(and less revealing...)

More pictures from Grete's here

pdr pictures

Guess I was a little happy to be finished, huh? :)
More pictures available here

spot the flyer

or actually, spot the Flygirl...hehe :)



yes, the impossible has happened, NYRR has actually gotten a picture of me running :-p

And does anyone look familiar here...like 6 pictures down? ;-)

it's voting time!

time for a poll...



Disclaimer: I will NOT be using any Underwear Run pics and/or Lasker Pool/bikini pics, so don't even suggest that...you know who you are ;-)

broad street pics!

me and crazy bandana-head before the race...



















nearing the finish...the homestretch!!

























kicking it in...finished!!

an open letter to brightroom

Dearest Brightroom,

I have no doubt noticed, that it is that time of the year again. What time, you may ask? Why, the holidays, which bring the constant email reminders to my inbox that a Brightroom picture makes the perfect holiday gift for family, friends, enemies, etc...

But seriously, you don't think some of those reminders are overkill?

First off, my email server does not love the fact that I have to get the reminder emails for each event not once, but twice.

Second, in a good majority of the races you have emailed me about, you did not even get any pictures of me, since you seem to focus more on getting pictures of people at the front of the pack. Let's all think about this logically for a second-why would I purchase pictures from an event that you got none of me?

Third, those piccys are just way.too.expensive. I think I can find more creative things to do with my $$$.

So please, cease the constant emails. Both myself and my inbox would be everso appreciative.

Love, kisses and fluffy bunnies,
NYFlyGirl

(nope, I didn't really send this note that drips of sarcasm. but boy would I want to...)

staten island half pics

ok, i guess you can make the call...were the shorts too revealing? or just best saved for a non-windy day?

more partially nekkid pics here

grete's pics

real post to come hopefully sometime this weekend...crazy week.

but found my brightroom pics from grete's a little early...who knew the wet look was back in style. (thank god i wasn't wearing white...)

more pics are here