Favorite Olympic Moments

It's been a great 16 days of Olympics! All my other television shows have gone to the back burner while my eyes have been glued to the Olympics every night and sometimes even during the day. I'm going to miss it!

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I'm going to recap some of my favorite moments (I probably won't capture them all) of London 2012!

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Missy Franklin and her first gold medal!!!  I just love her and all she stands for!  I love that she is swimming for her high school team and is not accepting any endorsements.  She has plenty of time for that!  Amazing!  Her total medal count was 4 gold and 1 bronze!

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Michael Phelps! Should I say more?  I am so impressed that he is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals!!!  Amazing!!!  He says London is his last Olympics...but I really hope he shows up in Rio in 2016!

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Ryan Lochte and his amazing win over Michael Phelps in the first race in London!  It was amazing to me that Phelps didn't even medal...he came in 4th!

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The Fab Five! I LOVE Gymnastics and when these girls saw they had won gold I cried right along with them! So awesome since USA hasn't had the gold since 1996!

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Gabby Douglass and her gold medal win in the All Around Gymnastics Competition! She's 16 years old and the first African American to ever win this competition! I just love everything about her...her contagious smile and this quote from her, "I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him, and all the blessings fall down on me."  Chills!!!!  :-)

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Aly Raisman and her gold medal for the Gymnastics floor competition!  She ROCKED that routine! Her gold medal was the first for a US woman in this competition!  Awesome!

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Lashinda Demus and her silver medal win in the 400 m hurdles!  I LOVED hearing her story of coming back to compete after having her twin boys.  And I teared up when they showed this picture of her hugging her twins after winning the 400 m hurdles final at the trials!

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Usain Bolt and his famous pose!  I know a lot of you think he is pretty arrogant but I loved his energy!  Just like I love seeing the players celebrate in college football I loved seeing Bolt celebrate his victory!

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Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan at the finish line of the Olympic marathon!  Kara finished 11th and Shalane finished 10th...and both were not having great runs.  But they did it!!!  And I LOVE their support of one another!!!

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Team USA Women's 4x100 meter relay! They broke the world record and secured gold for the USA...the first time since 1996!  I LOVE their huge smiles in this photo!!!

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Allyson Felix and her gold in the 200 meters!  I just love her!!!!

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Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor and their THIRD time winning the Olympic gold in beach volleyball!!!  I love them and am really sad Misty is retiring.

I know I could probably come up with many more of my favorite moments!  I'm so sad the Olympics are over!

QOTD: What was one of YOUR favorite Olympic moments? 

Birthday Boy and Olympics!

So today is an exciting day for me for two reasons!  The first one is that it is this little guy's 7th birthday today!

I cannot believe that my sweet Hayden is already seven years old!!!  He is becoming such a sweet boy!  And he has traits that are awesome!  He's my little rule follower...he's always going to do what is right.  He's passionate about what he loves (which are Legos at this stage in his life).  He's kind hearted and always ready to give me a smile, hug, or kiss!  He's every Mom's dream of what her little boy should be! I love him sooo much and am so blessed to be his Mom!  Today is his day....and we are going to do whatever he wants!!!  :-)

My second reason today is an exciting day....the Olympics start today!!!!  I'm soooo excited!!!  I LOVE the Olympics as I know I told you several times during the trials!  :-)

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I can't wait to watch the opening ceremonies!  I'm going to have to DVR it since we are celebrating Hayden's birthday tonight with my in-laws.  I probably won't get to watch it all because I have to get to bed early for a 9 mile run Saturday morning too.  But I will be glued to the TV this weekend you can be sure!!!  

QOTD: What is your favorite event to watch in the Olympics?  What is your least favorite?  I love the track and field, swimming, gymnastics, and tennis.  Least favorite....probably archery but I like it all so I would probably still watch it lol!

Abbey Road

Stats-
1 mile/8:38 (New PR!)
Average pace- 8:36

Plank a day- 1:32
Ab Challenge Workout Week 2

Another mile for the streak...and another pr! I can't believe I only have 5 days left of the streak! I am actually going to finish this thing!!!   I was a little worried when I first started streakin' that running every day may cause injury but so far so good. 

This morning I got to sleep a little longer because my hubby gets to go into work an hour later on Fridays.  I think this run streak has gotten my body used to waking up around 6am (the time I run those one milers) because lately I am waking up before the alarm.  So of course this morning the alarm was set for 7:15 but I was awake at 6.  Ugh! 

Anyway, y'all know how I am so addicted to the Olympic trials right now?  I found this picture and I LOVE it!  And it has some of my favorite track and field athletes in it...Trey Hardee, Allyson Felix, LaShawn Merritt, and Sanya Richard-Ross.  Just look at that calf muscle in Sanya's leg...WANT!

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Remember when me and some of my friends tried to imitate Abbey Road???

Yeah I know...the Olympic athletes got it going on MUCH better than we do!

Here's the original picture by The Beatles!

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Have you heard the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games?  It's called "Survival" by Muse.  I'm not sure what I think about it yet...I like Muse but I think this song may have to grow on me.  I'm sure when I hear it during the Olympics I will end up liking it.

QOTD: What is your favorite Summer Olympic sport?  I love the track and field events (obviously) but I also love to watch the swimming and gymnastics!

Unplanned Miles...So Good...and more Olympic Trials!

Stats- TREADMILL RUN
3 miles/30:39
Average pace- 10:13

Went to the gym to do a mile for the #RWRunStreak on the treadmill but I ended up doing 3 miles! The run felt so good! I love it when that happens!!!  I didn't expect that at all...I assumed my legs would be pretty tired after yesterday's 5 miler but they felt great! 

I have a feeling a lot of my runs this week are going to be on the treadmill due to Tropical Storm Debby.

Yep...she is heading our way...maybe.  She has been a very unpredicatable storm and I'm not sure they know WHERE she is going.  The computer models show her going every which way so who knows.  Either way I'm sure we will be getting a lot of rain the next few days.

Did anyone watch the Olympic Track and Field Trials last night?  It's so amazing to watch these athletes!  And watching Ashton Eaton set a new world record in the decathlon was awesome!!!!  And then there's the women's 100 meters where third place is tied in a dead heat.  And the officials still don't know who will be going to London...only three can compete.  I really feel for Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh!  First, Tarmoh was said to have won and then after further review they say it is a tie and they don't know how to resolve it!  I can't imagine how frustrated those athletes must feel!

I've also been watching the diving trials today!  The men's 3m springboard final was quite dramatic with Kristian Ipsen missing that last to final dive that moved him from first place to third place...and NOT making the team for London. Luckily, he WILL be going to London for synchronized diving.  I am super happy that Chris Colwill won the event...and will get to go to London! 

Can you tell that I just LOVE the Olympics???  I'm excited about watching more of the track and field trials tonight!

Olympic Track and Field Trials!

Stats- TREADMILL RUN
1 mile/10:17
Average pace- 10:17

Ab Challenge Workout Week 1

I woke up a little later today and it was already pretty hot outside so I headed to the gym to get my mile in for the #RWRunStreak. I just wanted an easy, slow run because I've been feeling pretty tired this week. And I always push myself harder outside so I thought the treadmill would force me to slow down. So that's what I did. It was just the run I needed!

Is anyone else excited about the Olympic track and field trails????  I can't wait!!!!  NBC is going to have some of the coverage on TV.  Or you can head to Runner's World Magazine and watch their live coverage. 

I'll be watching as much as I can!  I still remember feeling sooo proud of my favorite girls, Kara Goucher and Shalane Flanagan, at the Olympic Marathon Trials!  They run a marathon faster than I can run a half marathon!!!  It's amazing to watch! 

The USA Olympic Marathon Team!!!  Go USA!!!

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My sister Christy is here so I gotta go!  We have a hike planned for this afternoon!  I'm so excited!!!