Feature Friday: Carrie Birth

Carrie Birth's story

Everybody has a story, they are the best part of the Olympics, right? Learning about the lives, routines, and quirks of the athletes! I started to write mine for feature Friday and realized that my story has so many ups and downs, it would be more like a novella then a ‘feature’. Instead, I remembered this game we used to play on my old running team in Minnesota, so I whipped it out for CEPs “Feature Friday”!

I am Carrie Birth-Davis, go by “CB”….here’s my 10 X 10!

True or False

• I’ve run in a foreign country. True
• I’ve been flirted with post race. True
• I do barefoot strides in the summer. False. I’d probably sprain my ankle.
• I pray before a race. True.
• I’ve left work early to go running. Shhhhh….
• Beer is an acceptable post race replenish-ment. Yuck – I actually don’t like beer☹
• Burgers are better than burritos. Um…depends on what kind of burrito or burger…so I am going to say ‘not enough information’ ☺
• I’ve Googled myself. True
• A dog has jumped on me during a run. Very True

Yes or No

• I’ve run 100 miles in a week. No, 89 is my high.
• I log my miles with pen and paper. No (google.docs)
• I drink coffee prerace. Sort of? I eat a UCAN Coffee Bean Bar, does that count?
• I ice my legs postrace. Sort of? I go to US Cryotherapy - which is even better @ -180 degrees!
• I own a treadmill. That would be a HELL NO.
• I have taken a selfie. Yes, I mean, maybe once a day ☺
• I look up race results of my rivals. Used to…Don’t care anymore. I need the push they provide.
• I have run through injury. Oh vey. NO comment ☹
• I have gone skinny dipping. Maybe.
• I read a book to fall asleep at night. Yes

Favorites

• Ice cream. Dairy bugs my stomach, so my favorite is SKOOP from Nekter (It’s a local place here that has dairy free ice cream!)
• Athlete.  I get to pick (4) b/c today is my birthday ☺ Adam Goucher, Kara Goucher, Anthony Rizzo, and Abby Wambach.
• Running shoe. Skechers GO Run Ride 7, hands down best shoe you will ever run in.
• Movie. Spirit of the Marathon
• Board/card game. So Easy. Clue!
• Color. Red
• Season. Summer!
• President. Obama                      
• Book. Peak Performance.

Word Association

• Socks. CEP
• Running Fuel. UCAN
• Home. Chicago
• Coach. Adam
• Best Friend. Husband
• Important to you. I’m an Ally.
• Family. Love.
• Cross Training. Swim.
• Naps. Critical.
• Hobby. Baking my famous Balls ☺

Fill-in the Blank

• I’d rather be running.
• Not running in high school or college is my biggest regret.
• Phrase that runs through my head lately is CANCER SUCKS.
• Not much can make me happier than chasing my dream.
• If I could only listen to one song while running, it would be Eye of the Tiger!
• I sleep with 2 pillows, always.
• 28 is the most miles I’ve ever run in a day.
• My Dream Is to qualify for the O Trials!

1 - 10

1 is the least/worst. 10 is the most/best.

• Desire to run in all 50 states. 7
• Priority I place running in my life. 9
• My fear of injury. 10
• My ability to get out of my comfort zone while racing. 8
• Beer Miles. 1
• Pearl Jam. 5
• Restricting food/diet. 2
• Shakespeare. 4
• Importance I place on my eating habits. 3
• Runner’s World. 6

1 word

• Twitter handle? Not cool enough for Twitter, sorry!
• Instagram Name?  @runningcb
• College? Miami of Ohio
• Car model? Ruby, Honda Accord ☺
• Carn-, herb-, or omnivore? Omnivore
• Occupation? Sell Toilet Paper and Paper Towels ☺
• Hardest race course? Jamestown Bridge Race (Rhode Island)
• Easiest race course? CIM
• Training philosophy? Run a lot of good miles with a lot of good people ☺

Numbers

• Height & Weight. 5’9 & 110 lbs
• Most laps ever on a track.  Um, not sure, not really a track guru, but my coach likes 10 X 1k whatever that would be….
• 5K PR. 18:07
• 10K PR. 37:07
• Shoe size. 10
• Preferred racing distance. Marathon
• MPW. 75-89 – when I am moving and grooving, I can get to 85 week in and week out for months. I want to get to 90s.
• Minutes per day online. Idk, I am kind of burnt out with all that, I do love my Instagram though!
• Texts sent per day. A lot. Between work, setting up running buddies, and family, and friends all over ( I have moved 5x)….it’s my mojo!
• Age started running. 23

Either Or

• Front runner or late surger? Front Runner.
• Trail runner or road burner? Road burner.
• Fenway or Gillette? Fenway - but really Wrigley – I am a die hard Cubs Fan!
• Tea or coffee? Tea!!! Obsessive Tea Drinker, love my Starbucks Tea!
• GPS junkie or run on feel? GPS - insert rolling eye emoji.
• Track or treadmill? Track. I avoid the treadmill like the bubonic plague.
• Facebook or Twitter? Facebook
• Network TV or streaming? Network TV
• Wine or beer? Neither
• Dogs or cats? Dogs

Hodge Podge

• Zodiac sign. Aries
• Hours of sleep per night. 8-9
• Percent of day spent thinking about run-ning. Too much
• Refrigerator essential. Peanut Butter.
• Thing you are anal about. Socks, have to be CEP.
• Best food.  Acai Bowls!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Rather step in gum or dog poop. Gum
• # of bumper stickers on my car. Zero