What I Learned from "The Bachelor" Preview

Well, it pains me to say it, but there have been multiple request for a return to "What I Learned from 'The Bachelor'", or WILFTB. The new season starts in January, and The Bachelor is a two-time Bachelorette runner-up. This should be interesting. 

About a month before the season starts, the names and profiles of all the contestants - 30 women this year - are posted online. The ages range from 23-31 (despite The Bachelor being 36!), most are brunettes, all are beautiful and probably look extra hot in a bikini. 

In looking over their profiles, here is what I learned that I should advertise about myself to a potential suitor: 

*I like dolphins. A lot. Might even want to be a dolphin trainer.

*I can't live without chapstick. Or my mom (despite the fact that I likely will have to one day, assuming the circle of life circles the way it is expected to)

*The scariest thing I have ever done was move somewhere by myself. 

*If I could be a fictional character, I would be any kind of Disney princess

*One of my favorite movies is Titanic

*I have between 1 and 7 tattoos. Some may be getting lasered off.

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In running news, I've gone on some shorter runs here and there. The weather has been unseasonably mild around here, so none of the runs are bacon-worthy in any way, shape or form. The damp cold has made Mary Jane scowl a bit, but I try to keep her moving and that helps. I make myself elliptical at least once a week, do yoga at least once a week and still strength train twice a week. With the triathalon in July, I should probably start spinning again; swimming will have to wait until I feel like my risk for ear infections has dwindled. We started doing a push-up and plank challenge at work every day at 10 AM (1 minute of push-ups, 1 minute plank), so that will be fun to see what kind of improvements will happen over the course of the next few months. 

I got a new Believe Training Journal for Christmas and already did some goal setting for the year, which makes me very excited. I've joined Gary's 2020 muskrat challenge, with no idea if I'll get to the 2020K mark, but it will be motivation to track my mileage, which I've never really done. There are several 5 and 10k's on the calendar for next year, and I can't wait to get back on the trails. I have so much to look forward to in the next year.  We all do, really.