Today marks the end of the Runner’s World running streak and I have officially done it!!! :) And just for that I get my very own badge of honor!
I have been reading a lot of blogs and everyone seems to have a lot of resolutions for the new year. I have finally decided on one myself. I am borrowing mine from a fellow blogger, Sit for your job. Run for your life. For every mile I run this year, I will put a dollar in a special run fund. If I had done this for 2012, I would have $750!!! What an awesome idea! Thanks Mallory!!
On Sunday, I got to spend my day helping my best buddy celebrate her 6th birthday. Her mom, Running Mama Drama, put together an awesome “Around the World” party. All the kids were given luggage and a passport when they arrived and then they boarded the plane and the pilot (that would be me!) stamped their passports before we headed over to a country to play games. Such a fun and inventive party! All the kids had a blast!! Even the big kids!
Stamping passports
Birthday girl with her cake
Best friends/Princesses!
All of the pictures here were borrowed from my friend, Nicole. I was too busy stamping passports and wrangling kids to take pictures!
I have one more day off then it is back to work for a few days. I am ready to get back on my regular schedule. All this celebrating (and cake) isn’t helping my waistline any! Knowing that with each run that I am making money, hopefully it will motivate me to run even more! Plus all my favorite reality shows will be starting soon so that will help with the motivation, not to mention 2 weeks in Key West at the end of the month so I need to be swimsuit ready. I better get busy!!
Posted by Sarah @pickyrunner on January 1, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Congrats on finishing the run streak! You deserve that cake after running all those miles
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 2, 2013 at 3:11 am
Thanks! I assure you that I ate my fair share of cake (and anything else loaded with sugar!!)!
Posted by amandakash on January 1, 2013 at 9:47 pm
Congrats on your streak! I know your back was bothering you for a while so I’m glad you’re doing well!!
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 2, 2013 at 3:13 am
Thanks! The back pain is still there but not near as bad as it was earlier in the month. I am looking forward to going to the chiropractor on Friday and getting the final kinks worked out.
Posted by Change of Pace on January 1, 2013 at 10:23 pm
Wow- great work with the running streak!
That’s a brilliant birthday party theme and it sounds like a lot of fun!
Happy New Year!
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 2, 2013 at 3:14 am
Thanks! The party was a lot of fun. My friend put a lot of time and energy into it and the kids really enjoyed it. Happy New Year’s to you too!
Posted by torontorunner on January 1, 2013 at 10:58 pm
41 days is a seeerious streak – congrats!
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 2, 2013 at 3:15 am
Thanks! Some days I wondered if I would make it to the end but I did!!
Posted by Cait the Arty Runnerchick on January 1, 2013 at 11:16 pm
CONGRATS on that awesome running streak!
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 2, 2013 at 3:16 am
Thanks! It didn’t sound that hard at first but when it got closer to the holidays, it got a little trickier!
Posted by The Running Ginger on January 2, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Isn’t it weird how much you miss routine after awhile? I am so ready to be back to the grind, but I will enjoy a few more days of rest. An around the world party? My only experience with that involved mixed drinks and cocktails. I think your friends sounds like just as much fun!
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 3, 2013 at 12:04 am
I probably wouldn’t be quite as ready to get back to the grind if it was a whole week though. A couple of days I can handle!!
Posted by runningmamadrama on January 2, 2013 at 8:44 pm
I must not have officially signed up for the streak, I didn’t get a badge
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 3, 2013 at 12:04 am
Now you have a badge!
Posted by Luv What You Do on January 2, 2013 at 8:59 pm
Congrats! That is a huge accomplishment. I am ready to feel well enough to get in my frist run of the year! I think your save a dollar idea sounds amazing! Enjoy!
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 3, 2013 at 12:05 am
Thanks! I hope you feel better soon too. Fingers crossed all that cold and flu stuff stays far away from this house!!
Posted by Nadiya @ Milk and Honey on the Run on January 5, 2013 at 10:24 pm
I love the idea of putting in a $1 for each mile you run ^^ That would definitely keep me motivated
That sounded like a fun party! Very creative too ^^
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 6, 2013 at 12:06 pm
So far it has kept me motivated. My husband keeps reminding me that we also have to pay bills, not just my running fund!!
Posted by Challenged and Running in the Bike Lane on January 11, 2013 at 10:40 pm
Congrats on finishing the streak!! It’s a major accomplishment, you should be proud. I do have a question about the money saving. At the end of the year, are you going to spend that money on something? Is there something specific you’re saving for?
Posted by runnerbydefault on January 12, 2013 at 2:28 am
Thanks!! The boy and I usually go to Florida sometime in January so if I don’t use it for that trip then I will use it for my 40th birthday present to Ireland with my 3 best friends in the spring/summer of 2014. We have been planning this trip for awhile and I can’t wait!!!
Posted by Challenged and Running in the Bike Lane on January 13, 2013 at 10:15 am
Ooooo…that sounds like so much fun. I’m thinking of copying your idea!