Thursday, January 10, 2013

Lazy Cat Does Running Stretches


Our cat Freeway demonstrates how to do stretches after a run. She finds it convenient to stretch on the kitchen stove island.

Malbec Wine at Ouisie's Lunch

A great Malbec from lunch at Ouisie's with my Pi Kappa Alpha (Alpha Omicron chapter, Southwestern University) brothers. I find I need a wine expert to pick out these great-tasting wines; I'm no good at it. Runners are not all about running; we have to eat and drink something too. These lunches with fraternity brothers are great mood boosters.

Frozen Margaritas are Great!


Frozen margaritas are great, especially on a Friday evening after a long week of work. This particular margarita is from Fuzzy's Taco Shop in Missouri City, Texas. A great margarita with some chicken soft tacos is a wonderful way to end the week. Since I'm a runner, I expend a lot of calories, so there should be no problem drinking lots of these, right? Of course I'm wrong. If the calories in exceed the calories out, I still gain weight. But it is wonderful to celebrate every once-in-a-while. Just have to watch the frequency.

Chevron Houston Marathon Run for a Reason--PCHAS

Part of Team Butterfly from 2011, when we received an award for raising the most money by a team in the Run for a Reason charity event. The money we raised went to PCHAS.

This Sunday, January 13, 2013, as a member of Team Butterfly, I am running in the 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon.  I am running for 65,948 reasons, the number of confirmed cases of child abuse in Texas in 2011.  I am running for Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), a ministry that serves children and families not only in the Houston area but throughout Texas. Last year, PCHAS served more than 3,000 children and 1,200 families. Team Butterfly has set a team goal of $20,000 and I have set a personal goal to raise at least $500 toward that for PCHAS. I now ask your help in raising the money for this worthy cause.

I hope you will sponsor my efforts, so together, we can make a difference. Please consider a donation of $35 or $70, $100 or more. Your donation is tax-deductible and will make a tremendous impact.

Please visit the link below to donate to this cause (note that the link will take you to the Team Butterfly donation page; I do not have an individual donation page):


Every donation - large or small - brings me one step closer to reaching my goals and every dollar I raise will move a child one step closer to A FUTURE WITH HOPE.

Keep on running,
Thanks for your support,
The Dustinator

Monday, January 7, 2013

Running Socks Drying


Runners go through a lot of socks. I dry mine on a drying rack, not in the dryer. Note these are all technical socks, which is all I wear. They do tend to make the soles of your feet dry, so moisturizing with lotion helps a lot.

Shirts and shorts


A week's running laundry hanging to dry.

Margarita Fixings After a Run

With ingredients from Spec's, a runner can make some great margarita rocks after a run. Although I have not calculated the calories of an "on-the-rocks" margarita and compared that to a "frozen" margarita, I think the on-the-rocks version has fewer calories. Not as sweet.

Medal Party from Chevron Houston Marathon 2011

It was great to celebrate our medals from the Marathon/Half Marathon in January 2011.

Chevron Houston Marathon January 2012

My finisher's certificate from the Chevron Houston Marathon in January 2012; 5 hours, 51 minutes, 20 second. Hoping to beat that this year.