Check This Out!!!

OMGosh I would be soooo happy if I won this! Go to this blog...this guy is giving away a Garmin!!!!! Is it right to pray to win this lol?

Ryders Sunglasses...They Have Arrived!

My new sunglasses that I won from my friend Christina are here!!! And so far I LOVE them! I haven't ran in them yet but will do that at my next race...next weekend! Christina has some awesome giveaways so be sure to go to her blog and check it out! Thanks so much Christina!!!

Do I look cool or what??!!

Another 4 Miler!

Paige and I met again this morning for another 4 miles. The weather was still fantastic! But both of us were feeling tired this morning. I guess that's what we get for running two days in a row! Despite all of the tiredness, we still beat our time from yesterday...by 20 seconds! But hey, that counts lol! We ran the 4 miles in 44:12 at an average pace of 11:03! Paige is going to do her first 6 miler on Saturday...and yep I am running with her! We are going to run in downtown Fairhope to The Grand Hotel and back. Should be a fun run!!!

4 COOL Miles!

Yep...you heard me right! The weather was great this morning...cool and breezy! I was having an awesome run too! Just kept wanting to go faster and faster. I ran with Paige and Andrea. We ran 4 miles in 44:32 at an average pace of 11:08! And Paige sent me the data from her Garmin too! Check it out HERE!

And The Winner Is........ME!!!!!

My online running friend, Christina, has AWESOME giveaways on her blog. I even won some Body Glide from her a few months ago. She had a giveaway for some Ryders sunglasses and I WON!!!! I have been in need of some sunglasses for running for a while now. Every race I do I have to wear my sunglasses and they are just not dark enough. I end up squinting which in turns causes me to have a headache the rest of the day. Happens when I go swimming or to the beach too so I know it is from the sunglasses not giving me enough coverage. Really excited about these sunglasses...hoping they are darker and do the trick! Thanks so much Christina!!! Go to her blog and check her out...she usually has a giveaway once a week!!!

Long Run Day...11 Miles!!!!

Well our route was changed today because we were running to pick up a friend from her house...Christina! (Who we have missed so much because she has been resting from running due to an injured hamstring.) It was awesome to have her running with us again this morning. Anyway, I met Katrina and Laura at Laura's house around 5AM. They had already ran 3 miles before grabbing me. We then ran about 4 miles to Christina's house to pick her up. And then we ran a route back to Laura's house. I ran a total of 11 miles in 2 hours and 17 minutes which is an average pace of 12:27. The key to these long runs for us is a slow and steady pace. The run was great for me this morning. I hit my usual wall around 5 miles but pushed through it and finished strong. And GU is my best friend!!! And so is Laura's water and Gatorade drops...could not make it without those! But we talked about getting some kind of fuel belts this morning. Because we are used to getting a bottle of Gatorade or water about every 3 miles and carrying it with us while we run for a ways. That way we get to sip as needed. But at our half marathon, they are going to give us cups and we can't run with those. So fuel belts make sense. Any suggestions on what to get???

Gonna relax with my boys the rest of the day! Happy Saturday everyone!

3.55 Miles of HILLS!

Have I ever mentioned that I HATE hills??? I know they are good for me but ugh! At least I did it though! It was a good run even though it was challenging. The temps were still cool although not as cool as yesterday morning. Running is my favorite way to start the day!!!

Looking forward to my long run on Saturday morning! Planning on running in downtown Fairhope past The Grand Hotel. That is such a nice route. Hoping the cool temps stay for that run!