First annual Allison family Christmas Eve Run

David and I started a family tradition with our first annual Christmas Eve run. Because of our marathon training schedule, we had a 6 mile run, which is a pretty good length for offsetting all our "Eve" celebration calories. We were able to eat my family's traditional steak teriyaki, shrimp fried rice, chocolate delight and fruit cake cookies relatively guilt-free.

The run was good, with a slight chill in the air but not too cold, pretty typical of a Mobile, AL Christmas. The Santa hats were a nice touch, and had the added effect of keeping our heads nice and warm.

It went so well, we're thinking of instituting a New Year's Day run, complete with "Happy New Year" hats.

We made it...again!

David, Ashley and I, Team Intrepid Ambuscade, crossed the finish line of the Dallas White Rock Half Marathon yesterday in a respectable 2:06:55, shaving just over 3 minutes off the time David and I ran in the Big D Texas Half Marathon in April. So what if the Kenyans finished an hour before us. We were still in the top 50% (at least), which is good enough for me.

Next challenge: Big D Texas Marathon, David and Ashley's first 26.2, April 6, 2008.

Training will taper off for the next two weeks for Christmas and recovery, then shoot right back up to 10 miles the week after Christmas.

I am so excited!