Sole Sisters - Cupid's Undie Run

00:00:00 Speaker: You're listening to Soul Sisters, brought to you by Running Scared Media. I'm Kylie.

Justine: I'm Justine, and we're here with our guests, Allie and Michael Ball from Cupid Run Reno version. Thank you guys.

Speaker: This is a running podcast. Let's start off with your running experience. Allie can go.

Allie: Yeah. Mine's, uh, short. A short list. I am not much of a runner. Cupid's Undie run is about all that I've done. I've done a couple of sprint triathlons, but Michael has a lot more experience than I have.

Michael: I've done the Odyssey a few times. Okay, nice. A couple times with a twelve man team, one time with a nine man team, quite a few triathlons.

Speaker: And so you're really in it.

Michael: I don't I was, uh, I can run. Still, I don't run as much anymore, but I still can run. I did the Turkey trot.

Allie: Yeah, well, I will tell you. Yeah. Our kids run. Our daughter, she did cross-country all through high school. And so I've been a spectator. Mostly I'm the cheerleader. The cheerleading requires cardio. So there you go. Yeah, yeah.

Justine: So true. Yeah. When they're doing cross-country, you're cutting across that thing. At least I was. It's like sprinting across to try to hit them a couple times. Like spectating especially the bigger runs. It's a sport on its own because you have to like go find them at each mile marker in and out of the car.

Allie: Oh, in and out of the car. Right. Our our youngest is aspiring to run cross country in high school. So he's in eighth grade right now. But he wants to be sub six. So he's he's pretty quick.

Speaker: Yeah there's some they got some speed in the family. Mhm. Were you pretty fast when you did triathlons.

Michael: I was okay. The strange thing about triathlons is when you're running any sort of race I feel like there's a definite curve with the age. Right. So you have that like younger crowd there just fast. Just because they're young. They're just because they're young.

Speaker: I know I think I'm just in the wrong age bracket.

Michael: And then and then and then they start slowing down into that like late twenties because kids and career. And then remarkably, around the late forties, they kind of start to show back up and get fast again into their fifties because things are calming down and they can exercise again. So I was like, man, I'm in like the heat of it, right? You got to be fast.

Allie: Well, I think you also were like, oh, that old guy's totally working me over.

Michael: Yeah, yeah, I did get worked over by a couple because in a triathlon you see their age, you know, it's on the back of their leg. And so you can see what group they're in. I don't think I've ever paid attention to that. So you. Yeah. You know, when you're getting worked. It's hard though. It's a good challenge.

Allie: I only did the sprint and I felt like that. Maybe I just don't have the patience for that long of a run. When you did the Olympic one, I was like, oh my gosh, you're going for so Long telling yourself to keep going.

Speaker: Say you're not much of runners with just a little bit of the triathlon experience, but you run the Cupid's Undie run charity.

Allie: The Cupid's Undie Run in Reno, Nevada is happening on February twenty first. It starts at noon and it goes on for four hours afterwards. If you're brave enough, you can join us. There's still time to sign up for the Undie run yourselves. You can also donate to the cause if you want to pledge somebody instead of going out there by yourself to run. But it's a good time. There's a bar, there's food and drinks. It's at parlay six, there's DJ fun, who's going to be spinning tunes. So it's a dance party that happens before and after the run. And then of course, in the middle there's a brief run where we do a mile and it's a fun run. There's no pressure to perform a PR or anything like that.

And all of this is just for a good cause to really put NF out there to the community. If you're not in Reno, and this sounds like fun to you. There's over thirty cities running in February. If you go to Cupid's dot org, there's a list of cities where you can participate. It's over twenty one. If you show up with your kids, they won't be able to come in with you. Unfortunately, they can stand on the street and cheer you on if you want to come be spectators.

Justine: That makes sense. Yeah, yeah.

Allie: And if you want to see where the money from Cupid's Undie run goes, it goes to CTF the children's, the Children's Tumor Foundation. If you go to CTF forward slash impact I m p a t it'll tell you all the drugs that have been FDA approved and what they're working on. It just shows you where the money is going. Yeah, CTF org is also a great spot if you're needing information about NF, if you just want to learn about it or if you're someone who's impacted by it. There's lots of information to support you as well.

Our son Rory was diagnosed when he was five with NF1. We were really lost at that point. There's not a lot of community in Reno, and so I was kind of just searching for community and help and support. I came across Cupid's Undie run at the time it was March or April, so the race had just happened. I showed Michael, I said, we got to do this. It's so fun and crazy and it's for and I felt like a way that I could actually be helping. We could actually be supporting our kids because we felt kind of lost and like we couldn't do anything for him.

So we went down to San Francisco and my friend Ali, the other Ali, drove up from San Diego to meet us. So it was just the three of us. We ran. We were the top fundraising team, so it was super exciting. More exciting for me was just the community that we felt being there. We had felt alone and unsure, and there was other families there that really loved on us a bit and kind of said, it's going to be okay and if you need help, we're here. We both came away from it being just so grateful, and just more sure that things would be okay, that there was other people that were doing this. And so when that happened, we said, we got to bring it to Reno.

Michael: We had somebody that we could talk to that understood what we were going through. Yeah, that was why we felt alone. There was nobody for us to connect to. So now we've had people here that have seen us on the news because of cupids on the run and have contacted us, and it's nice for them to have somebody to talk to.

Allie: But I know you asked about our story and our son. He's doing great. He's in high school now, and we travel every year to UCSF to see doctors for his NF. He gets a scan every year to just check and see what's going on with the tumors. If there's things growing where they shouldn't be. He's doing great. He's doing all the things that a teenage boy should do and we're really grateful for that. It's scary because you just don't know when a tumor might grow or show up. We feel really blessed that Rory is doing well and we hope that it continues to go that way. And we hope that with this money that is raising that, we'll see research and hopefully a cure while we're here to witness it. There's no cure at the moment, but the drugs that are available now that were FDA approved help to shrink tumors that are inoperable. The goal is to find a cure for NF. That's the drive of CF. We've got to see movement. Twenty twenty was the first of a drug that should help to shrink tumors. Yeah. We're seeing our donations in action, which is so incredibly cool.

Speaker: Are any of your kids twenty one yet? Do you think they'll join the Cupid's Undie run once they're old enough to?

Allie: I hope so. We don't have any twenty one year olds yet, but getting close. I'm hoping they'll get to. They get to see all the work we put in. And Roy's siblings are very supportive of their brother and they always want to get to be involved. And so it's hard when we're like, okay, we've done all the work, you don't get to come. So I'm hoping that at some point they'll get to come and join us and be a part of it.

Speaker: The first year that you'll have your kids alongside with you is going to be a very epic year, I'm sure.

Allie: Maybe kind of weird, but. Or maybe they'll travel to a different city. They'll go to a different cupids.

Michael: You don't want to hang out with their parents in their underwear. That's weird.

Allie: When we went to San Francisco, there was a family. The daughter has NF2, and they were all there together as a family, and they were having a great time all together. It was fun party for them to get to do together. I hope we'll get to experience that with our kids too.

Speaker: To share my own Running scared story that just popped into my head last year during the Cupid Undie run. I had just gotten married, so I emailed every wedding guest on my list and asked if they would donate to the Cupid's Undie run because me and my husband were both doing it for the first year and it was like this. Support the newlyweds as they run in their underwear. And one of my dad's friends who I grew up with and I've always looked up to him like an uncle, but he misunderstood the Stood the donations and decided to deliver the money in person. So he showed up to the Undie run. Somebody let him in because I think he was like, I'm just here to hand off some cash. And I was not expecting him to see me in my underwear like that.

Michael: Well, you ended up being one of our top three fundraisers, right?

Speaker: Yeah, I think I have the giant metal that you gave me. Thank you so much. Yeah, that's so cool.

Allie: I'm glad that you were there. And what a creative way to. And generous way to use your wedding as a way to support. We appreciate you.

Michael: This was just such a fun way to do something as a couple. You personalize it. There's big things going on. We'd love for you to be a part of them. I think that that makes a big difference. All those people that did donate the year before, you know, you want to thank them for their donations for last year. You could share some of the impact that it's done or leave that link in that message for CTF so they can see where their money is going. Tell them how much you appreciate it. And it was amazing that they did that. We'd love to have their support again. And what that does to you, for us, it's Rory's doing great. And give them a little bit of information about how his life is going. I think people really like being included, you know, especially on something that they're going to spend some money on. They probably don't understand until they get that response or that second message, the return message the next year of like, wow, this is amazing. And what you did for us is awesome and I'm so thankful for it.

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Allie: Cupid's Undie Run started in twenty ten, in Washington, DC. It was just a group of guys that wanted to support their friend who had neurofibromatosis. We'll probably say NF a lot because that's a shorter. They just kind of got this group together and said, we're going to do any run to raise money for neurofibromatosis. Thank DC in February. So the possibility of snow is very high. Oh yeah. Very cold. So it's kind of a dare, right? How much will you pay me to donate my underwear and run in my in my underwear in February? Yeah, that where it started. And then it kind of just spread. Our first run in Reno was twenty, twenty.

Speaker: Oh, seriously?

Allie: Yeah. Yeah, it's always in February. We were just right at the cutoff before Covid really shut everything down. So we got that in our first race in. That was the first race in Reno. It wasn't our first race. Our first run was in San Francisco in twenty nineteen. Our team was called the Orange Skivvy squad because our son, who has NF in F1, his favorite color was orange.

The running in your underwear, it has to do with like just the dare of it being cold and the fun of it, I suppose a way to kind of make a spectacle like what are those people doing? It's kind of crazy. It makes people ask why you're running in your underwear. They want to know what's going on. It gets covered by our local news every year.

Speaker: Do you run into any issue with police and having people run in their underwear?

Allie: It's for the children, it's for the children, but it's national. And so the only requirements are no pasties, no thongs. It needs to be appropriate because there's going to be photography, there's going to be news there. They want to be able to share it on their site. And so we try to keep it as clean as we can. The first time we met with the city to get the okay, they were a little concerned because there are other organization runs that can be inappropriate. And we just were like, this is not that. Our median age is probably in the forties. Yeah. Thirty five yeah, yeah. We're not you know, and it's at noon. Most people have things to do the next day, children to take care of. So it's more of a fun event.

Michael: Michael's had a couple times been like, hey, you gotta cover your junk up. But it's, I would say only like once or twice everyone.

Allie: Normally I would say it's kind of a more like athletic gear. A lot of the girls have sports bras and boy shorts on. Some people wear leggings with underwear over the top or onesies, long underwear. I mean, it's really costumes. Even though it is called the Undie run, I kind of just whatever you feel comfortable with, we want to turn people's heads. We want people to know what we're doing. It's all in fun and just a different way to get people's attention. There's a lot of groups that do walks for their organization. Those are great, and I think they raise a lot of money, but it doesn't bring a lot of community outside of family or friends of people that already know about it. And that's one of the things that I really love about Cupid Run is that people will be like, Undie run! That sounds fun, and they have no idea what the purpose of it is. And so they come and they have a good time. They enjoy the party and they get to learn about NF, and people come out of it and say, oh my gosh, this is something that's important and we need to make people aware of it.

I think maybe the first year we had about a hundred. I would say we've gotten maybe up to one fifty. So not a ton of growth, but a lot of different people. It's kind of cycled through. We definitely have people that have come every single year, but every year there's a couple new families that are affected by NF that come. And to me personally, that's so important. When our son was diagnosed with NF, especially in Reno, there's just not a lot of support. There's no specialty doctors in Reno, so you're kind of just seeing those general neurologists. There's not much community, and we could barely pronounce the word. We had no idea what we were getting into. And so it felt really alone for me. One of the driving forces behind bringing this Torino was to be able to love on those families and answer questions for them and support them. As someone that maybe has gone through more years of this than maybe someone that's child has just been diagnosed. To be able to be like, we're here for you, we want you to feel love and to have support. If you have questions, we're here to answer that for you. We can point you in the right direction to help you find doctors.

Michael: One of the reasons that it causes a little fear is you just don't know how it's going to affect you, or whoever has enough. It can cause tumors to grow anywhere. You have nerves. That's what it does. Deafness, blindness, cancer, bone, abnormal bone abnormalities, learning disorders. But you just don't know how. You just don't know how it will affect each person. The big concern is to make sure that you have that support in place. If there is an issue or something arises, and that's where the funds and the money from Cupid's goes to the Children's Tumor Foundation, and they are the lead researcher, and they are connected with clinicians, researchers, and they're all over the globe. They've done a really good job of putting in, if you will, a NF network to help people find help or a community. We were really fortunate to find that it was great that Ali found Cupid's for us, and that allowed us to then be a contact in Reno.

Speaker: Yeah. How common or uncommon is it to have an F?

Allie: It's funny because it is called a rare disease. It affects one in two thousand, so it's way more common than you would realize.

Speaker: What does it take to put on Cupid's undie run. Is it something that you work all year towards?

Allie: We probably should. Yeah. I mean, we do. Usually the fundraising season starts in September. That's kind of when we really hit the ground running to February, where Cupid's mindset the whole time there's event director meetings, and they're trying to brainstorm better ways to help the event to run better. If anyone wants to come help with Cupid's anyone, give me a call. We would love to have more help. Michael and I have a day of volunteers, but for the most part, Michael and I have put the event on, organized it by ourselves, you know, and and marquee moment. They always donate every year. That's that's my business. Yes, I do balloons. There's usually balloons there.

Speaker: I was gonna say I'm pretty sure I've seen balloon arches.

Allie: Yeah, those are me. Amazing. That's me.

Michael: And those are our light up signs. If you have a business or you work for a business that either has volunteer hours that need to be filled, like we can use you to work on things like that. Or if there's companies that will match a donation, that's incredible. There are opportunities through Cupid's of ways that your business can become a sponsor and we can advertise for you.

Speaker: Advertisement. Do you have any running scared stories that you wanted to share?

Michael: Well, the one that always pops into my head. I was doing the second leg coming down from Reno Tahoe. Obviously there's a leg from the, I believe the top right by heavenly. And you are running down into Jack's Valley or Genoa or whatever that's broken up into two sections. And I was running the second section and it was probably like three or four in the morning and really dark and not really anybody on the road with me. I think I might have passed one person because I was looking at the side of the hill scanning for like mountain lions and stuff, and I was truthfully, I was scared.

Speaker: Ran as fast as I could. Give you a little extra boost to finish off that leg.

Michael: It's a good memory. I mean, that same run earlier, like seven or eight o'clock, we were going by Tahoe and it was the most beautiful sunset. So I had a really, really great thought. And then I had a really scary thought later. Yeah.

Speaker: Running in the forest by moonlight. And there wasn't a lot of people around, right?

Michael: No, we were kind of alone. Yeah, I don't have a ton of running experience, so I don't have a lot of stories to share.

Allie: But I will say that we ran our first run in San Francisco and we were the top fundraising team. And for that year, the first place team got a gigantic trophy. It's like three tiers tall. It's just like gaudy and one of those huge trophies. And we were staying in a hotel in San Francisco, and after the race, we were just walking back to the hotel through the streets of San Francisco, carrying this gigantic, probably three foot tall trophy. And people were just like, cheer. Like, yeah, good job. You know, they have no idea what it's for. They just see us walking with this trophy and just cheering us on. I think we maybe stopped at dinner and we're just carrying the trophy around through the city, and it was just kind of a comical experience. I think we did get to tell a couple people about what we were doing and why we won it, and so that was fun.

Speaker: That's a memory for a lifetime, for sure. Thank you guys so much for hopping on this call, and we're excited to see you again this year.

Allie: Yeah, we'll see you soon. By the time this episode is out, it'll be like three weeks away. So I'll be stressing but excited.

Justine: Soul sisters runs out of Reno, Nevada. You know what else runs in our area? DJ trivia. Both Kylie and I love playing at different bar locations throughout the Sierra Nevadas, from Minden to Carson City, Reno to Sparks, Cold Springs and everything in between. There's a game that's running distance near you. Wait, what?

Speaker: Justine, I'm not running.

Justine: And if you're in the Northern Nevada area like us, DJ trivia just added weekend games. So now trivia runs can happen every day.

Speaker: I'm not liking where this is going. Guess I'll just have to check out DJ trivia and find the game closest to me.

Justine: DJ trivia is across the US so you can check online and find a game near you too. And unless you're Kylie, there's no running required. It was a great time chatting with Ali and Michael for the Cupid's Undie run. They are a married couple in case that didn't come across. And you know Valentine's Day is the time for romance. So what's more romantic than asking your significant other this or that quiz and arguing with them on every answer? We're talking about The Newlywed Game. We did The Newlywed Game with our significant others.

Kylie and I came up with a list of questions like, who's more likely to be late? Who's pickier with food? And Kylie asked Zeke what he thinks for his relationship. And then I asked Angelo, my husband, what he thinks, and now we're going to play a little running game with it. Kylie's gonna start on her walk pad. On deer runs, walk pad starting at three point oh, which is like a brisk walk. So Kylie's on her walk pad for every question she gets wrong, she'll have to increase the speed by zero point five, and every time she gets it right, she could decrease by zero point five. But three will be the baseline. You won't go slower than three.

Okay, starting it off, who's more likely to be late, according to Angelo.

Speaker: Like, objectively, Angelo is more likely to be late. But would he say that about himself? Probably. Probably. He would say himself. You're locking it in?

Justine: Yes. You're correct. You could stay on speed three. Who's pickier with food?

Speaker: Here's the troubling part Angelo is picky with food, but Justine's vegan. So does that by default make her really picky with food? I feel like Angelo doesn't think he's that picky, though, so I think he's gonna say you.

Justine: Oh, my God, I need to hide my face. I feel like you see it. That's exactly what he said. He said, well, you're vegan, so you're pickier. And I was offended. I'm like, Angelo, you're so picky. I have a picky list for you. Who cares more about expiration dates?

Speaker: Probably. Angelo.

Justine: How? Justine's literally giving her face the household we were raised in. Expiration dates were just part of the marketing. We didn't care about them. Well, I have changed since. I am I'm very crazy about expiration dates, Angelo said. Equal. So go up.

Speaker: What? I didn't know that was an option. Well, you were wrong either way. Okay, fine. Three point five. Who apologizes first? After an argument. He's gonna go with himself. I think he said.

Justine: Depends who's wrong. You need to pick one or the other. I think he did want to say himself, though, and he just didn't want to start another argument. Yeah, I think you're fine to stay where you're at. He was being diplomatic with his answers. Zeke was not diplomatic with his. Who is cleaner?

Speaker: He's gonna go with himself on that one. He did?

Justine: He said himself, which he is clean, but I think I'm pretty clean, too. You guys are both very clean. How come he didn't say equal on that one? Yeah, the diplomacy was gone. Who texts back faster?

Speaker: I gotta jog to keep up with this. He does for sure, he said even, but leans towards Justine.

Justine: So you go up, Justine. What can I say? What world is he living in? I know that's actually kind of false on his part. He does text back really fast. Who is most likely to google something? Mid-argument.

Speaker: I'm gonna go with him. I just feel like I'm picking him for everything.

Justine: You're correct on that one so you can decrease your speed.

Speaker: Oh thank god I was at a four point oh back to three point five.

Justine: Who would forget where they parked?

Speaker: He would probably say you.

Justine: That is what he said I know, how dare he. I always take pictures of where I park so I don't forget. Yeah. Back to three point oh. Who's got better grades in school now?

Speaker: Angelo. He thinks he's a smart guy, but he also knows that he's with the smart lady. I'm gonna say he went with you.

Justine: He did? Woo! That's just because I know he was a troublemaker in high school. He was a troublemaker in school. Who is the better cook?

Speaker: He would say that one is quite tough. The thing is, Justine does love experimenting with the cookbook, and she cooks more. But Angelo's a good cook, and he likes cooking for people. So I'm gonna have to say he's gonna put himself as the better cook.

Justine: He did say himself. Yes. Which I wanted to argue with him on that one too. But I think that's kind of a correct statement. I think he is the better cook. I don't even like cooking. I answer these questions like we played it like The Newlywed Game when we did it. I wasn't just asking Zeke. What do you mean? When I was playing this with Zeke, like we were both giving our answers.

Speaker: Oh, I didn't give any answers. I wanted Angelo to speak freely because I knew I was going to comment on the pod.

Justine: Who's the better planner? Again, this is such a toss up because, like, the weird thing about just seeing Angelo, maybe this isn't weird, but to me it's weird. They like, argue over who gets to plan the dates, which is, like, really weird to me. Justine likes planning. So does Angelo. I feel like he specifically likes planning your dates. Not things outside of that, though. But you like planning a lot more. So I'm gonna say that he went with you. I think I could be wrong, though.

Speaker: He said equal. Add it up, stupid. Keep forgetting that equals a freaking response. Who can go longer without their phone?

Justine: Listen. So Angelo's from the eighties. So not to out him Album or anything but eighty nine I digress. So he probably didn't have a phone for a while, so maybe he's not used to such technology, so. I'm gonna say he would think himself.

Speaker: He said me? Oh my God. Fuck! Damn it! I don't know what his logic was. If it was like, Will you run all the time so you can't be on your phone while you're running? I think you said something like that. Yeah. And reading. Who stresses more about money?

Justine: He does.

Speaker: He's swiping that card with no thought. What the fuck? Okay. You're correct. So he can slow down.

Justine: Angelo. He said specifically because he does the finances. We both do the finances, but he does look at the bank statements way more often. So he stresses about he be stressing about it. I actually was stressing about it when we first bought a house together. Having a side tangent while I'm running really quick because we weren't engaged yet or anything, so I feel like I was stressing about it. But then we lived together for like a year and I'm like, okay, this man, he's got it, he's got it. I can stop stressing. He can stress for me to buy a house with boyfriend. Dude, that was crazy. Shout out to our parents for imposing such standards, making us think that was normal. Who could outrun the other?

Speaker: I mean, obviously, Justine's the runner. She has more endurance. Like she runs longer. She's giggling. If he says himself, then he is just lying to himself. Justine. What speed are you at?

Justine: I know you're gonna have to go to four point five. He thinks he said short distance. Angelo. Long distance. Justine. I feel like I just stay where I'm at with that. Okay?

Speaker: What the hell?

Justine: She did a little sprint and then had to go back. I mean, at that point, I think his answer said equal. What's your spouse's favorite takeout?

Speaker: So this is Angelo saying my favorite takeout is blank. I'm gonna say Thai food because you get that all the time. He said, fuh or sushi. We take out all kinds of Asian food. Just go on about four point five. Who does the most laundry?

Justine: Easy. Angelo. He does laundry every day. He said even. Oh, no, Kylie has a sprint.

Speaker: What fantasy world is he living in? Also, why does this jump up so much? What's your spouse's biggest pet peeve? Oh my god, Justine's biggest pet peeve. Um, let me think.

Justine: Do you need to slow down, Kylie? Justine's biggest. I don't want to go up again, dude. Fucking. No. I don't know.

Speaker: Are you gonna lock in with I don't know? Yes, that's what he said.

Justine: He said, I don't know. That's so funny. I said, that tracks because every time you annoy me, you don't know what you did wrong. How many are left?

Speaker: Only a few. Okay. Who spends more money?

Justine: You do? Correct. You can go down. I don't know if I agree with that, actually, but that is what Angelo thinks. Oh my God. Who is better with directions?

Speaker: He will think he is. And that is correct. All men think they're better with directions. True. Thank God I'm not that good with directions unless it's somewhere I've ran before. And then I'm like, I know this neighborhood like the back of my hand. Who is the better dancer?

Justine: He's gonna go with you. Correct. And I think I am. Who is the better driver?

Speaker: I think this is a man thing. Well, also in Justine's kind of a bit of a scary driver, but so is Angelo. But he will say himself. He did say himself. Why do you think Angela's a scary driver?

Justine: Have you been in the car with him?

Speaker: Yes. When?

Justine: Oh, I know what you're referring to. Not to out him. Seven months pregnant. We were driving with Kylie in the car and he wanted to put eye drops in. And he doesn't do this anymore because. Because. No, no, no, because we've yelled at him. But he was putting in eye drops while driving like it was insane on a bend in the road that was actually wild of him. Who is more romantic?

Speaker: You guys are both very romantic people to each other, but I'm thinking, like recently this past Christmas, Justine set up like a whole advent calendar for him. So I think that was really romantic. If that's like the last big romantic gesture in our minds, I'm gonna assume he went with you.

Justine: He said equal. Fucking stupid. Equal. Who is the patient one? I think you are.

Speaker: You know what he's gonna say? Equal. He said depends.

Justine: No, but I would say that that's the same answer as equal. Jesus Christ, no. So you're good. Oh, yeah. You could go down in speed because you got it right. You need to tell him to become more decisive.

Speaker: I should know this about him, I should. You're right. Who takes longer showers?

Justine: I'm gonna say he does, because I know he brings a beer in the shower with him.

Speaker: That's a good point. But he wasn't considering that when he was answering because he said equal.

Justine: I have words for Angela who is more likely to lose their keys. I'm gonna say he is. Why?

Speaker: Because you're just, like, out of spite. He made me run so much. Whenever I'm over at your guys's house and we're going out somewhere. He's like, oh, I need this. I also need this. I also need that we're always about to go and then he needs something else kind of deal. That's true. So I feel like he'd be like, oh yeah, my keys. Okay. He said me, of course. So.

Justine: But I agree with you. My keys are always in my purse and my purse is always in the laundry room ready to go. Where am I losing his keys? He really does put his keys in so many places in the house. It's crazy, but I guess he truly doesn't lose them. He knows where he put them. That was the end of our game for you and I just hit a mile too, so that's perfect. Wow. There you go. So we're gonna switch over, and then I'll have to answer all these questions again and see if I can get in the same mind frame.

Speaker: So you're saying that you and Zeke mutually agreed on your answers? Not every time. I was just also answering them.

Justine: Oh, but it is Zeke's answers that I have to answer. Okay, okay, so we'll see. Justine is now on the deer run. Speed three. Who's more likely to be late?

Speaker: I think because Zeke has a motorcycle. And so sometimes you guys do travel separately. He would probably leave after you. And maybe, hopefully he's driving more cautiously on his motorcycle and wouldn't pass you on the highway. So I'm gonna guess that he's late. He went with himself. Yeah, not for that reason. But first of all, I'm a Virgo. I'm very punctual. I love me a good schedule. I love sticking to schedule. So there's that. But he also. And we do go out somewhere. I'm like, ready long before we need to go. And he'll, like, wait till the last minute to get ready. But he gets ready faster. What is your spouse's favorite takeout?

Justine: So Kylie's favorite takeout. I could say it's Thai food because we do get Thai a lot. Angela doesn't know that, apparently.

Speaker: I feel like when I get Thai food, I'm picking it up for Angelo. Because we live by a Thai place. Yes. But when Angelo picks up takeout for us specifically. Gone to SK Noodle and Ohana Sushi and the joint like he's picked up sushi and pho for me. I don't think he's ever gone on the Thai takeout run. I've only gone takeout sushi one time, and it was because I was pregnant and I was ashamed people would judge me if I was pregnant eating sushi in front of them. Otherwise, I'm going in the restaurant. But okay, so what do you think Zeke thinks is mine?

Justine: But I actually am gonna go with Mexican for you guys because I've seen, I guess, on your end more where you go to like specific Mexican joints for treats and stuff.

Speaker: We visit taco trucks a lot. Yeah, we do like the. And then the what are they, the sweet treats. Oh, God. Now I feel like a poser because I can't remember what they're called. Cielito Lindo I think. Well, my husband is Mexican, so we do like Mexican food, but the answer was Thai. That's what he guessed for me. And that is kind of correct. I said that was correct. Okay. It just needs now three point five next question is who does the most laundry? Kylie. Damn it.

Justine: Yes, that's what he said. I mean, I know you guys have your own laundry schedules, but I feel like you have talked about the detergent for the baby.

Speaker: That's what he went with too. So you could go down because you got it correct. Because I went with him. Because he does his laundry more often than me. I do my laundry like once or twice a month because I just will buy more underwear and socks instead of doing my laundry. I have like plenty of my other clothes. He does his laundry like every week for sure, but I do our daughter's laundry. But again, I'm only doing that like once or twice a month. Yeah, but in his head, it's like Kylie does laundry for two people. Yeah, we don't have joint laundry baskets. We're a modern couple. We're a modern couple. Okay. What is your spouse's biggest pet peeve?

Justine: So this is what he thinks your pet peeve is of him?

Speaker: Yes. Something that Kylie finds annoying about Zeke that Zeke's aware of. I would say just in general. But he's done this to me one time and I shut it down so fast. Dude, it's happened to me at work too. And again, I shut it down very quickly. Hanging up on you.

Justine: Yes, I know that's a trigger for you in other situations. I didn't know that he knew about it.

Speaker: He did it to me. Like when we first started dating, people listened to the podcast. Don't ever hang up on me because I will go feral on you. Say bye. Have the decency to say bye. We were arguing, obviously, and we're like meeting up somewhere and arguing about, like, the directions or something. So he's like, whatever, I'll just meet you there. Beep. Oh hell no. I called his ass back. Did you just hang up on me?

Justine: Some old coworker of ours. She's no longer working with us. Hung up on me in the middle of a call one time, and I called her back immediately. I said, did you just hang up on me? She's like, well, I thought the conversation. I said, no, no, no, no, no, don't ever hang up on me ever again. It's something that I actually don't understand, because my favorite way to end a conversation is to just simply hang up at some point. By the way, he said he doesn't have any pet peeves, and I put because I'm perfect. So. All right. Who spends more money?

Justine: Again, this is hard because it's his perspective, but surely he knows he's right. Yeah, he went with himself. I mean, he has a lot of, like, expensive toys and expensive tastes.

Speaker: Yes, he does like an expensive hobbies. Like, he likes gaming and snowboarding. And I'm like, I like reading books. I go to the library and I don't spend a dime. Really? Ever. Who is better with directions?

Justine: He's gonna say himself. Yes, he said himself. He's a very polarizing man. So it's going to be easy to know what he says. I feel like Angelo is shrouded in mystery, isn't he? Indecisiveness. Okay. Who's the better dancer?

Speaker: You're both really good at dancing. Actually, you guys are a good time on the dance floor. I agree, but Kylie does have, like, an arsenal of moves that she just knows when to bust out. So I'm gonna guess you. He went with me too. I don't think he would call himself a good dancer. And he's really good. He definitely needs some drinks in him if he's gonna go on that floor.

Justine: Well, don't we all? But it's quite easy to get them in him. Yeah, he will not complain about that. Okay. Who is the better driver between you two? Um. Well, no. No. Sorry. Similar to how you were saying with me and Angelo. I specifically hate when both of you drive. Okay. I would always rather. Just in general, I prefer when I drive. Any time. Same. All my friends kind of know me as the carpool person. Like I'm always offering. I don't like when people drive me. So that being said, he probably said himself. Yeah he did. To be fair, I went with him too. I think he just drives more often. I'm a passenger, Princess. There you go. So who is more romantic between you two? Why do I say that? Every time? I'm sorry. I just need to reframe. Who are we talking about again? Okay. We need. Just need to up this treadmill speed. Come on. I know. The other day, you did have a bath. Did he run the bath for you? Did he set that up or did you do it for yourself? I can't remember, but I do think he was a part of it somehow. So that is points for Zeke. But I don't know what Kylie does. That's so romantic. But she does like cook. So there you go. Romantic.

Speaker: To be fair. I'm gonna go with you. Okay, so just to clear up the bath, please. He bought me some bath accessories for Christmas, like a bath tray and the bath pillow. But I ran the water myself. He said he was more romantic though, so up that speed. Finally, who is the patient one? Now we're getting into interesting territory.

Justine: I think the answer is Kylie because she's more passive aggressive. She'll wait to have like, dirt before she brings something up. So in a way that's patient, but also not actually that is quite patient. So do you think he said that though? Yeah, I think the vote is you. He actually said himself.

Speaker: Oh no. And I think he said that because ever since having our baby, I've grown quite short tempered with our dog. That's true. He's like, you don't have the patience that you once did, but if it was in the past, he probably would have went with me. Okay, who takes longer showers?

Justine: Not out anyone, but I think I've heard him out. Um, I think I've heard that Zeke spends a lot of time in the bathroom, and I would assume some of that is with his shower. And I know that he will turn on the shower and not get in until way later. And that counts as shower time because the water is running. Thank you, thank you. Did he say you?

Speaker: He said me. But I was like. But you run the shower and you don't go in it for so long, he says, but that's not taking a shower.

Justine: Oh my God, I'm dying. No, I'm at a four point five. There you go.

Speaker: To be fair, I have, like three feet of hair. We both take pretty short showers, I'd say. Who is more likely to lose their keys?

Justine: I'm gonna say you because you switch out your purse and your baby bag all the time. And there was that one time we were together where you locked your keys in the car. Oh, my. AA had to save us. God, that's happened to me. Like, that was the second time that's happened to me. Yeah, it's definitely me. I lose my phone way more than my keys. But, like, I always forget where I place things. And you're right. I have multiple bags. I'm always changing between who is pickier with food. Again, he could possibly say you because you are gluten free. Because your celiac disease. Yes. Okay, so I'm gonna pick, you know, he went with himself, as he should.

Speaker: Listen, it's not that I'm picky with food. If I could eat gluten, I would.

Justine: Yeah, you're not that picky, but I just. Besides that, I suppose. Yeah. And I wouldn't really say he's picky either, but he is more particular. Like, he'll be like, oh, I like broccoli, but only cook the one way or some kind of thing. Who cares more about expiration dates? I think you're both don't care about it. So I'm gonna say him because you made that whole speech earlier about how we were raised to not care what you don't. You don't want to guess equal, like Angelo likes to say. I don't think you guys are indecisive like him. Wait, what was your guess again, I forgot. Zeke. Yes.

Speaker: He said he cares more and he isn't very nonchalant about it. He will check and throw things away. Who apologizes first after an argument?

Justine: I think you because I don't know if they're called attachment styles, but you're like the never let me go attachment style. What? You. While you're still fighting with Zeke and he's like, I need space. You're like, come back because to feel better, I need to be cuddled. Like you need to be addressed and be there. So I think it's you. Totally not. It's Zeke. Oh, increase. Think about Zeke. If he says he needs space I respect that. But then Zeke cools down like immediately once he has space. So then he's ready to apologize. And then normally I'm actually still a little fuming. So he'll say sorry and I'm still upset. Who is cleaner?

Justine: You guys actually divvy up the chores Angela and I don't really have, like, oh, you do dishes, I do this, but you guys do. Yeah. So it makes it harder to guess between you two. But you currently are stay at home mom, so I think it's you. It's Zeke. And we both said that. I feel like I have been maybe like, cleaning more often, but I don't think that means I'm the cleaner person. And, like, I always have a mess in our closet. I should have known I used to live with her. Yeah, she was very messy back then. Yes, and I still am. Zeke actually was the one who cleaned the house before you came over. I was gonna say it's very clean. Thank you. Actually, I cleaned it last week though. Anyway, who texts back faster? What speed are you at? Five.

Justine: Oh my God, you better get it right. Zeke, please. That's correct. Go down to four point five. Damn.

Speaker: Okay, so the fastest I went was a five. Let's see if you'll go faster than that. We still have. I'm afraid to go to the max, which is six on this. Oh, God. Pretty sure I would die. Okay. Who is most likely to Google something? Mid-argument. Zeke?

Justine: Yeah, he's a Google. Such a man thing. Who would forget where they parked? I'm gonna say that Zeke said you. Yes.

Speaker: Similar to the keys and the phone. Wow. This is really going down fast. Oh, God. Just much needed. Who got better grades in school?

Justine: Kylie?

Speaker: Yeah. I'm a smart cookie. Who is the better cook?

Justine: Kylie.

Speaker: Yeah, she's the only cook. Zeke does not cook. Sometimes he cooks with me. Yeah, and that'll be, like, fun. But he doesn't just cook on his own. Who's the better planner? You're a Virgo. So you.

Justine: Yeah. Yay! What can I say? It's my nature. Okay, here's one where maybe it'll be a little unclear. Who can go longer without their phone?

Justine: Damn. Well, we just recently learned in the last episode that Kylie has a social media addiction. Oh, no. So I'm gonna go with Zeke. Damn it. That's what he said, too.

Speaker: I said me because I feel like when we go out, he tends to pick up his phone more than me. But at home, I feel like I do go on my phone more than him.

Justine: Yeah, we could solve this easily. Let's see that, uh, screen time. Damn it. That's what he said in his screen time was better. When? The moment we were talking about it. See, me and Zeke think alike. Oh, that's so true. Who stresses more about money?

Justine: I think it's you increase that speed, baby. He is checking our credit cards and our statements all the time. Last question. Obviously. Who could outrun the other?

Justine: Oh, shit. Kylie and Zeke have signed up for races with me. Yes. And based off of those race results, like the journal jog. And I know you were pushing Violet, but Zeke did beat you, so I'm gonna go with Zeke. Damn it.

Speaker: He said himself too. I put me, but I think I was just being cheeky. You're currently training? Yeah.

Justine: So I think if you continued on your training plan, you would eventually beat him?

Speaker: I don't think so. Actually, I don't think I could ever. He doesn't hit walls. He will vomit while he's still running. He's not even going to stop to vomit. That's the kind of person he is. Football player mentality. He was trained to be this way. He was. That was fun though. I guess we don't know who did better. I think we kind of did the same. I hit one point one nine miles. My watch says actually zero point nine two, even though the machine said more. I think I did worse during the game, which means I ran more of it than you. So I got hit a lot of curve balls. It felt like I did worse.

Justine: Yeah, when you're running it, it feels like you're losing. It really does. I think there are no winners in this game. And play with your spouse and see who's gonna run more afterwards. Hey, Justine. Yeah. Who's more likely to do the outro? Me or you? It's always you. And we're never.

Speaker: Thanks for listening to Soul Sisters, you guys. Enjoy your Valentines! We hope to see you at the Undies run and have a good night. All right, bye bye.