Thanks for stopping by! I'm Cori and I'm happy you've found your way here. If you're wondering why my blog is called "Let's Eat Grandpa," it's an old grammar joke: Let's eat, grandpa! Let's eat grandpa! (Punctuation saves lives.) 
In an effort to jump-start my workout mojo, I’ve signed up for a couple races and runs this year. It’s working already — I’ve been running and working out more in the past week than I have since before Thanksgiving!
March 3: The Lost Trail 5k
I’ve wanted to do a trail run for a while now, so I convinced my friend Hannah to join me for this 5k — she was also looking for something to help motivate her to get running again (either that, or I just convinced her to do all these things and she’s easily persuadable). This is on granite paths near Folsom Lake, so it will be a nice change from running roads all the time. I should probably get out there and try a few trail runs before the race. This will also be good prep for running “off road” for some of the other races this year.
April 22: The Survivor Mud Run
To get ready for our big mud run this year — the Tough Mudder in September — my TM team is getting together to do the shorter Survivor Mud Run, which is only 5k. Hannah and a few other friends are also joining me that day — should be a ton of muddy fun. Really looking forward to seeing which obstacles I sail through and which I need to work on. It will be great practice for September!
July 21: Eppie’s Great Race
Last year I did Eppie’s alongside two friends — we split the “no swim” triathlon into three parts. Hannah ran 5.82 miles, I biked 12 miles, and Siobhan kayaked 6 miles. This year, I want to do all three myself. I think it’s doable — I just need to commit to working to run at least six miles. I know I can do the bike and the kayak, but getting my legs to run six miles will be a challenge. I am actually hoping to get up to running farther than that before then, so that I’m not maxing myself out on the run portion of the triathlon — and then having to do the bike and in the kayak with no gas. Hannah and her husband are also doing this one with me! (It’s a good thing I really like Hannah, isn’t it?)
September 22: The Tough Mudder
I’ve written about the Tough Mudder here before. I’m still not really sure what I’m getting myself into, but I’m excited nonetheless. Most of our team has officially signed up, and we’re in one of the earliest waves of the day, so hopefully we won’t be stuck at obstacles waiting for large numbers of people to complete them (this was the biggest complaint I heard from people who did it last year). We’re still meeting on Saturdays to train, which I think is great for both muscle- and team-building. My brother is officially on our team, and I’m about three minutes away from convincing Ryan. Should be awesomely terrifying…or terrifyingly awesome. I’m not sure which yet.
Sounds fun, doesn’t it? And by fun, I mean “insane.” If you’re local, let me know if you want to get in on any of these runs!
