WeekEnd Round-Up 3/27

Great things going on in the blogworld

(If you posted a race report, have a giveaway going on and would like it linked let me please let me know)

Race Reports

Running to Boston
The New Me
Dash 's Bites
My Journey to Fit
Racing with Babes
Team Giles
Heather Daniel: Run with It
I Run for My Life
Lil Runner
Laura-Live well, laugh often, run much
Moore on Running

Virtual Races, Fundraiser and other great things going on..

Neil Z over at Because all the cool kids are doing it is hosting a virtual marathon ( you can do it all at once or over a two week period prior to the May 1st race date)



Giveaways

Running Through Life: iFitness Belt 4/3
Miles, Muscles & Mommyhood: Road ID 3/31
Running to Health: Moving Comfort 3/28
Running to Health: Gone for a Run $25 Gift certificate 3/31
Feet Dominating Pavement: SPIbelt 3/31
(Just) Trying is for Little Girls: Everyday Endurance 3/28
Just Tri and Finish: 100th follower giveaway 3/31
Run for the Bikini: Ryders Eyewear 4/1
When I get a little, run run run..: Sony Walkman 4/3
Runninghood: Nathan Hydration Belt 4/11
Long Legs on the Loose: Running Skirt 4/3
Tall Mom on the Run: Razzy Roo 3/31
Tall Mom on the Run: Nuun 3/31
Tall Mom on the Run: Sony Walkman 3/31

Have a Great Week and Happy Running!!!!

Quotable Monday #8

"Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward."
-Søren Aaby Kierkegaard

Week 2 Training (3/21-3/27)
Monday: Stretch & Strengthen
Tuesday: 3 m (ran 3)
Wednesday: 2 m or cross (zumba class)
Thursday: 3 m + strength (4 miles)
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 30 min cross
Sunday: 4 m

So I did a little better this week got in all my runs and managed one cross training day.

Week 3 (3/28-4/3)
Monday:Stretch & Strengthen
Tuesday: 3.5 m run
Wednesday: 2m or cross
Thursday: 3.5m & strength
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 40 min cross
Sunday: 5 m

WeekEnd Round-Up 3/21

Great things going on in the blogworld

(If you posted a race report, have a giveaway going on and would like it linked let me please let me know)

Race Reports

I Can Do This
Mom.Wife.Fitness.Life
Book Worm Runs
Last Mile Lounge
5 miles past empty
Milano Running Mom
Happiness... One Mile at a Time
Running With Julie
Somewhere in the Sun
Eri-thon: From 0 to 26
Am I Runner..or just Crazy
The Runner's Kitchen
The Skinny Runner
Making Healthy the Norm
I've got a couple dents in my fender, got a couple rips in my jeans...


Virtual Races, Fundraiser and other great things going on.. (I didn't come across any this week so if you have something happening that your would like mentioned leave me a comment.)

Giveaways

Mile Posts: Road ID 3/28
Misszippy1: Thank You Giveaway 3/28
Her Name is Rio & She Runs: Sony Walkman 3/24
Runner's Rambles: Headsweats 3/27
The Hotlegs Runner: Flashbrite 3/27
Shut Up and Run: Twist Running Shirt 3/25

Have a Great Week and Happy Running!!!!

Quotable Monday #7

Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, "Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?"
- Peter Maher

For me usually once I let the inner debate about whether or not I am going to workout start 9 times out of 10 I've already lost and working out gets put on the back burner. I have found that having a plan and executing with little or no thought about is what works. It's never a fight once I'm working out no matter if it's a good or not so good run at least I can say "hey I ran" the conflict always comes from the procrastination before hand.

Week 1 Training (3/14-3/20)
Mon.: Stretch & Strengthen
Tues: 3 m run (ran 3.1)
Weds: 2 m or cross train
Thurs. 3 m + strength (ran 4.2)
Fri.: Rest (ran 2)
Sat: 30 min cross
Sun: 4 m

So the first week was kind of rocky I wasn't mentally prepared for working out 6 days so I got all the runs in but this week need to work on the cross training.

Week 2 Training (3/21-3/27)
Monday: Stength & Training
Tuesday: 3 m
Wednesday: 2 m or cross
Thursday: 3 m + strength
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 30 min cross
Sunday: 4 m

Three Things Thursday- St. Patricks Day Edition

I think it was Monday when my oldest daughter said to me "Mom you know are last name is sounds Irish?" So as I was about to shake my head and say "ummm no honey it doesn't" I thought about and instead said "what the heck I'll allow it". And so to celebrate our probably very unlikely Irish heritage today I...

1.)...ran 4 miles on the treadmill and put on my green recovery socks..

2)...opted for Irish Creme Creamer in my coffee this morning, and since it is a holiday may include some Bailey's Irish Cream in my evening coffee ;)

3)...tried my hand at corned beef and cabbage for the first time (or what the recipe referred to as an Americanized version) and yes I am a fan...but of the horseradish sauce not so much.

I figured since I was celebrating I would read up a little about the holiday that growing up I associated with Irish pride, wearing green, pinching the crap outta my friends (sometimes even if they were wearing green the key there is only pinching people your faster than) and when I got older drinking beer and here's what I found.

-The real St. Patrick wasn't even Irish.He was born in Britain around A.D. 390 to an aristocratic Christian family

-St. Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland

-Americans have embraced their own St. Patrick's Day tradition of drinking large amounts of Irish beer or green beer, which has no real historical Irish references at all. (of course we did, lol)

-Corned beef and cabbage is the traditional meal enjoyed by many on St. Patrick's Day, but only half of it is truly Irish. Cabbage has long been a staple of the Irish diet, but it was traditionally served with Irish bacon, not corned beef.

-• According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 34 million United States residents claim Irish ancestry, or nearly ten times the entire population of Ireland today, which stands at 3.9 million. Among U.S. ethnic groups, the number of Irish-Americans in the U.S. is second only to the number of German-Americans. (so why not me??)

I used this site and this site to get my info

Quotable Monday #6

"I run so my goals in life will continue to get bigger instead of my belly."
- Bill Kirby

Why do you run?


So it begins week #1 of the 12 week Hal Higdon 1/2 Marathon Training Program. (Disclaimer I more than likely will be modifying the plan to fit my schedule since the plan on calls for 1 rest day a week but I will be making all attempts to follow it as closely as possible.)

3/14-3/20

Mon.: Stretch & Strengthen
Tues: 3 m run
Weds: 2 m or cross train
Thurs. 3 m + strength
Fri.: Rest
Sat: 30 min cross
Sun: 4 m

Weekend Round-up 3/14

I got my RUN. magnet in the mail. Thanks Rio

It's a perfect daily reminder and works out to hold up my gym class schedule on the fridge.

Great things going on in the blogworld

(If you posted a race report, have a giveaway going on and would like it linked let me please let me know)

Race Reports
Her Name is Rio & She Runs
Running, Tri-ing and Living
Michelle Goes Running
(Mis) Adventures in Running
She Runs
5k Rae
Slowly But Surely
Sweat Once a Day
Detriot Runner...
Rust Belt Runner
Slow is the New Fast
Running on Purpose
Cross Country Squared
Blonde Mom Runs
Am I a Runner...Or Just Crazy?
Runninghood
Early Runner
Chasing Atalanta


Virtual Races, Fundraiser and other stuff going on...

Barefoot Angie Bee is having an amazing raffle to raise money for Easter Seals Sunnyside Camp. There is some really great stuff up for grabs and an opportunity to give to a good cause.

Stephanie Over at Running to Health is raising money that will go towards helping Veterans of
war. She is raffling off 17 prizes, yes that means 17 winners.


Giveaways

My First 5k Blog: Yaktrax 3/11
Running Diva Mom: My Run Movie Tickets 3/18
Running Diva Mom: 500th Post Giveaway 3/17
The (Mis) Adventures of a Jogging Stroller Mom: Inknburn 4arms 3/17
Rad Runner: Ifitness Hydration Belt 3/20
Baby Weight My Fat Ass: Allied Metal Display 3/18
Happy Runner Reviews: CEP Compression socks 3/15
Runners Rambles: Sony Walkman 3/15
Case of the Runs: Sony Walkman 3/20
Runners Luck: 100th Post Giveaway 3/18
Running to Health: Artic Ease 3/16
And I Ran..: 1st Giveaway 3/17
Jill Will Run: Nathan Hydration Vest 3/20
Running For Bling: 100th Post Giveaway 3/20
Little Miss Runshine: Jillian workout DVD's 3/16


My Iphone App of the Week:



I am not a fan of the news in fact I make it a point to avoid watching it, I like to get the my news highlights from sources like Bill Maher and TMZ so I walk around with just enough knowledge that if someone were to ask "did you hear about..." I would not totally be in the dark, but after asking my husband last night "What does Charlie Sheen have to do with "winning" ? " and receiving that are you serious? stare it occured to me that as a responsible adult it was my responsibility to know that Charlie Sheen is "bi-winning" and 31 flavors of crazy so I got myself a nifty ABC news app which allows me to get local and top news, videos & show highlights.

Have a Great Week and Happy Running!!!!

It's Friday Randomness is Allowed

I have a whole lot of and random stuff I wanted to post about so I figured I would make this a bullet point post so here goes.

• I have gotten in 10 miles so far this week, and I am hoping to get in at least 16 by Sunday night which may not seem like a lot but it will be the most miles i logged in a week in 2011.
• On Monday I plan on starting my half marathon training plan it is an eight week plan and the half is approx. 11 weeks out so I am thinking I will just do the first 2 weeks twice just to get back into the groove of having a schedule.
  
• I have also started putting together my new training/half marathon playlist so I could use your suggestions, let me know what your working out to? I listen to all kinds of music so all recommendations are appreciated I only have 6 songs so far and would like to have at least 20.
  

1. Come Around -M.I.A
2. F.U.- Cee-lo Green
3. The Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco
4. Bow Chicka Wow Wow- Mike Posner
5. Roman's Revenge- Nicki Minaj
6. I Got You- Train

• Now I just have some super random questions this is what happens when i run so i must transfer my wondering on to you.

1. Are you running the RnR Las Vegas? I really wanted to run it for my birthday which happens to fall on the same day as the race but I am not sure how I feel about a Sunday evening run.
2. This has nothing to do with running but I am a fan of kitchen appliances but I have also had my share of appliances that end up in the cabinet or garage never to be heard from again because they barely got used such as our waffle iron and juicer. So i am wondering what appliances do you use most/couldn't live without? For me, 1st of course my Keurig which gets used daily sometimes multiple times and I unexpectedly received a Foreman Grill for Christmas that I never realized I needed so much.

WeekEnd Round-Up 3/7

My treadmill which had been out of commision for about 4 months is now back up and running, oh happy day, and i have to say absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

Great things going on in the blogworld

(If you posted a race report, have a giveaway going on and would like it linked let me please let me know)

Race Reports (I have to admit I am really looking forward to all the Disney recaps)

Where's the Beach
Laura- Live Well, Laugh Often, Run Much
The Running Peanut
I'm a Sleeper Baker
The Skinny Runner
Trainers and my Bike
Gotta Run Now
Run, Courtney, Run
Rad Runner
Running to Health
She Runs
runjodirun
Running Around Uptown
Run Far, Not Fast
See Kitzzy Run
Because I Can...
Sweat once a Day
HefferBlog

Virtual Races, Fundraiser and other stuff going on...

Aneta over at My Running Bucket is hosting a Shake You Shamrock Virtual Race so head on over and check it out.

Mel over at Tall Mom on the Run has issued 93 miles in March challenge, it's still early so if you haven't joined in you still can

Giveaways

:
Run, Zoe, Run!: Gel-Bot 3/11
I'm a Sleeper Baker: Sony Walkman 3/13
Jill Will Run: Nathan Hydration Vest 3/20
Am I a Runner...Or Just Crazy: 100th Post Giveaway 3/12
Goals for the Week: O.N.E Coconut water 3/11

Have a Great Week and Happy Running!!!!