Underdog

I always enjoy cheering for the underdog. There's something about watching the dreams realized for the team who wasn't favored to win. I didn't have a dog in the fight for this year's Super Bowl, so why not root for the underdog? The Saints played really well and managed to pull out a solid win over the favored Colts. Dave and I enjoyed snacking on chips and ice cream-- I always love an excuse to avoid making a real meal and to pig out on junk food!
Speaking of underdogs, Dave woke up early today to run his first race of the 2010 season. Highlands Ranch hosted the Super Bowl 5K this snowy morning. While the course had a thin layer of slick snow on it (and most of the runners chose to stay off the trail and instead run on the grass!), Dave managed to come in 3rd place in his age group with a time of 20:05. As he's just getting back in the swing of things after taking several months off for his Achilles, this was a pretty solid run! I look forward to the rest of the season as he progresses towards his first triathlon this summer!
I'll leave you with some underdog-appropriate lyrics from Audio Adrenaline:

I'm in this race to win a prize
The odds against me
The world has plans for my demise
What they don't see Is that a winner is not judged by his small size
But by the substitute he picks to run the race...
And Mine's already won!