Howdy partner

We got exactly no snow here in the upstate, even though they were calling for 1 to 3 inches. still, it was enough to make the power go out overnight monday, so we woke up to blinking alarm clocks yesterday. oops. nothing like being late for everything to start the day. I missed my workout too, but I'm ok with that. It's good to be in the taper. Today I've got a staff meeting, bike trainer time, chiropractor appointment (finally) and I got in some yoga early this morning.

I thought wifey was going to kill me this morning. After the power outage monday night, I reset the clocks. To the wrong time, apparently. Didn't notice anything wrong until this morning, when the alarm went off, and I got up half an hour later when the alarm clock said 6:05. I came in, fixed breakfast, fired up sportscenter, and finished my breakfast at 5:20 am. what? when Wifey realized my gaff, she about went nuts. she got up too early for her 3 mile run at the gym? Everyone out there make a note: never take sleep away from a sahm. it's their only peace. I'm lucky to be alive. Since I had the extra time this morning listening to the baby monitors, I decided to do some yoga.

I've got a call to action today. We want to run a particular race called the Mud Run. Here are the details on Active.com for the registration details, and the official race website. It's a four mile race with obstacles. There's a military influence, so the obstacles are things like crawling through mud, scaling walls, lots of rope things to deal with. It looks REALLY cool, and Wifey really really wants to run this race. The problem is, you have to register and run as a team of 4 people, two men and two women. The teams start and finish at the same time, and you have to help each other over the obstacles. We cannot find another couple to race with us. My brother Michael said he would do it, but his wife is battling some plantar fasciatis right now and won't be able to run in time. The race is saturday May 2nd. So if any of you chicks want to run with us and Michael, that's cool. Or we can chick Mike if you and the spouse want to do it too. either way, we want to run this race. BONUS: Phil and Amy from last season's Biggest Loser are already signed up to run this race, and will stick around for autographs and hanging out time afterwards. So comment, email, call or skype me if you are interested.

On a northern note, today it's 17 degrees and sunny here in the upstate. they were calling for more snow. But it's only supposed to get up to 37 today, so keep your fingers crossed for a little precipitation. I love the snow, and we never get any here.

10 days until the marathon! Countdown is on.