I Suck At The Mad Dash

tonight, the ymca had a party to celebrate the mad dash. the mad dash is the ymca's version of the biggest loser. participants of the mad dash are judged on the following criteria: body composition; weight loss; and before/after pictures. whoever scores the highest on that criteria is the winner of the mad dash.

now, i suck at the mad dash. i attended the party to support my favorite sister-in-law (janine) and my friend (jen). by the way, the mad dash celebration party was held at the local library (the thomas crane public library). for anyone who hasn't been to the library, the thomas crane public library is very nice. the library has come a long way since the good o' days when the library cards had that metal plate that imprinted ink.

the mad dash party was held in the old room where the periodicals used to be. (the room has been renovated since the good o' days.) as well, the food was catered by eatin' healthy, which is a restaurant located in quincy. there was also desserts by konditor meister of braintree fame.

needless to say, the food was delicious. (cue rachael ray's yum-o sound.) i must have eaten so many quiche squares, avocado dips, and pieces of fruit. the chocolate konditor meister dessert was also very tasty.

anyway, i was hoping that janine would win one of the prizes. she has worked very hard (especially when participating in my bosu army) and she looks great. i'm sure she has lost some weight. i would never ask, of course. unfortunately, janine did not place in the mad dash. as it turns out, none of the hardcore women from hanover placed either... so it is possible that i beat the personal trainer known as tyson. well, even though janine did not place, she is still a winner in my book.

speaking of winning, jen managed to win something at the party. there was a raffle near the end of the party and her number was called. it turns out that she won a biking shirt, which should come in very handy when she goes spinning with her brother (bill) and janine.

(pictured below is jen with her new shirt. also in the background is one of hot amy and karen's former students/ymca intern, mary kate.)


all in all, the ymca did a great job for the mad dash party. the food was great. the live music was great. the presenters were great even though they shamelessly plugged the talbots stores. (one of the board of directors is affiliated with talbots.) and like i said, even though neither jen nor janine won the mad dash, they are both winners and should be commended. they did a marvelous job.

they'll win next year...