I think these can double as my morning pics for Runner Susan's challenge. I look a bit groggy.
8 inches tip to tip
I had thought my only option for hair donation was Locks for Love and I needed 10 inches for that, and I am definitely not there yet but Robin showed me you can do 8 inches with Beautiful Lengths. So I hoped for the length and went and got it all chopped this morning.
It is 8 inches from tip to tip but a few layers of it are shorter so I may still send to Locks of Love as they use shorter pony tails to sell at market price and offset their manufacturing costs. I want to make sure the pony tail gets used and just looking at it from my standpoint it doesn't look long enough to make a wig out of, at least a long one :) It looks like they use several pony tails to create the actual wigs. Fascinating stuff really.
I started growing out the hair so I could have a ponytail in race picks. LOL I wanted to have the fun long hair look for my marathon photos. But I love short hair. It's so much more fun and quick to do while still looking like you put in more effort than a pony tail. I am sure it will take me a few days to get used to the short do again but I have a feeling I am going to be loving it!
I was going for the Keira Knightly look in this picture. I think it's close but it looks like my hair is too wavy to quite get it right. I may chop the top shorter next time I go in for a spikier look.
For giggles the last time I had really long hair was my senior year in high school. About a month before prom I chopped it all off.
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i LOVE your new haircut! I did a pixie cut about 6 years ago after being tired of all the girls on the el platform looking exactly the same. It was a super fun haircut, but I tend to shower at night these days and the wake up in the morning with slept on short hair isn't always awesome. I bet it'll be nice for summer running though...oooh I am so tempted. boring chin length hair jealous of cute short fun hair here in Chicago :-)
It looks good to me. Way to go for finding a good cause for your shorn locks.
Love the new hair!
Great job getting the weight off! The distance stuff is putting it on me, too. Why is that???
Jodi
Sexy....
I love it! I'm so jealous that you can pull that off. My hair is longer than it's ever been, and I'm considering chopping it -- but I'm going to wait a few more months.
Love the hair, it's a winner just like you.
Blog the story when you went to the prom with Matthew Broderick.
i did locks of love a while back (i sent you the photo), but i never do like my hair short. it's so thick it just lies there. i have to do more with it short than long, but i do love short hair. it's very funky. and you're cuter than keira any day!
did you scratch your back with teh first come through?
I love it! You totally rock that cut. I wish I had any sort of guts but I can barely cut an inch off without freaking out! hee hee
I'm sure those few extra ounces will help you rock the Piggy, too! You are SOOOO ready.
wow liz, you're so brave. it looks great! funny seeing your pic with you as 'beth'...
super cute again!
great cause, well done.
your short hair brings out your features and your glasses even look better!!
Love the short hair!
In my biased towards short hair opinion, you look better with short hair than long hair. Not many people can rock short hair like we can so take advantage of it!
Looks great!
Those high school pictures are so classic!
What a great way to do something for others. Haircut looks great!
Thats the haircut of a fast marathon if I've ever scene one.
I am sure your hair will find a happy home and be loved.
Way to go!
Nice new look! Love the HS school pictures by the way.
That cut is very flattering! It brings out your heart-shaped face. I'm long now, but my hair-length vacillates about like my racing proclivities. Whenever I see a cute short cut, it gets me to thinking again...
Of course I love your short hair. We both had it in college, remember? You wouldn't believe how long my hair is right now...and it's going to be a little bit before cut it (grew it out for the wedding next year).
Love it Esperanza!
-Monica
Woman you got mad guts!!! But see this is not the first time and short hair definitely is cute on you---LOVE THE NEW LOOK!
Way to get off those pounds!!!
Nice look! I love the short hair. You will be fast!!!
Look for me and Mike after the finish, I will be sporting the pink "Kimba" shirt and Mike will be wearing the green "Gomer" shirt lol. I'm not sure what Josh will be wearing, or whether he will be seen with us.
We're planning on running a 5 miler before or after the Pig to make it into an 'ultra' for us!
It's an adorable look for you and you did it for a fantastic cause! Can't beat that. Enjoy your shorter do. I'm in the process of going long again...but I don't know how long I'll last before I lop it off again!
Whoa! I thought only guys did the short-race-haircut thing. I sense a PR for sure.
LOVE IT! I wish I had your bravery. I've never had short hair and have no styling skills.
Congrats on the weight drop! You are going to kick butt this weekend!!
OMG! elizabeth, it looks soooooooooo cute! bring on the summer heat!
Ah, the return to short hair; now that's the Elizabeth I remember! I think it looks great! I also happen to know that a certain married gentleman of your acquaintance likes short hair... :)
Nice do! And it's awesome that you were taller than your prom date!
LOVE the new do!!!!! You have such a great cute face to pull it off! love it! **i also tend to think the less hair, the faster you run! :)
You're going to be faster now! How cool that you donated your hair too!
how cute, I love it!!!
I can testify that you even improved your good looks by getting a stylish short-haired-cut! But a hair donation? That's the first time i heard of. Must be some unique US-Stuff, eh? A very classy way to get rid of that "Zellabfall", too.
...and over 28 comments worth too :-))
So cute! Much more aerodynamic :)
I said it before, but it can't hurt to say it again Good luck this weekend!!!
GREAT JOB! AWESOME PICS! Can you tell me how to post mine? I have been tryin' to figure it out! They are in a pdf file; Bold says you cannot post a PDF file on Blogger :-(
PS: I got a letter yesterday from B. Lengths. They say it takes six to eight ponytails to create ONE wig. Wow. I didn't know that. That's a whole lotta tails.
Sassy!!!!!
I cannot wait to chop my locks off for locks of love...although knowing that I can do 8 inches under the program you used, I may chop sooner rather than later!
You look awesome with the short hair. It can keep you cooler during the run.
When I saw you at Panera you were looking lean and mean....ready to run.
I don't know where you lost any weight from.
You are going to make the Flying Pig squeeeeelllllllll.
Looks great! But what are you going to do without the pigtails? :)
Aero-dynmaic haircut. Way cool..
Now you are ready to race.. Watch out piglets, E-speed means business.
You look terrific with the short hair.
Good luck at the Pig!
Okay, three things: #1: Best of luck this weekend!! I will be thinking about you! I hope you run like a TIGER!!! GRRRRR!!
#2: I love the new hair cut!!!
#3: You must give me a copy of one of those senior pictures! Also, it must have something like "K.I.T." on the back of it. You know, something really cheesy like that!
Sassy! Now you're down to your fighting weight. Watch out Pig marathon. You go girl!
Way cute! For some reason, the cut-off pony tail picture really bothers me though. Strange...
Short hair is cool!
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