Barking Mad About Cancer Virtual 10K

Today was the day!!! One month until Rock n Roll Philly, abd the official run date for my virtual race! My good friends Grace and Nancy came over and we ran our 10k. Grace had never run more than a 5K, and she totally rocked it out! She ran the whole 10K, truly awesome!
We ran from my house to Bay Head, one town away, and back, and had to add a few trips around my neighborhood to hit the 6.2 miles. We did stop at mile 2.75 for some photo ops:

Great view, but it was so sunny that you can hardly see our faces. LOVING how skinny I look though, so you all I have to see it! My friend Grace is on the right, Nancy in the middle. Aren't we awesome? We tried again:

Better shot of the beauties, not so much on the view, lol.

We got back to the house in 1:24:31 and were so happy with our morning. Lots of fun talking, running, listening to our tunes, and all for a good cause!

 And we got bling!

Some stats, although they are changing every day! As of today, I have raised $1410 with this fundraiser, which has 91 runners from 28 states and 2 from Canada! There are still some medals left, and you can run any time in August, the cost is $20 and $15 of that goes to Komen, while the $5 pays for the medal and most of the shipping costs. Stock photo of the medal:

Thanks to all who ran 10K for Komen!

Week 7 of training!

Today began week 7 of training and since I missed one run last week, I doubled up. I ran a 10K this morning, a very sweaty 10K, and ended up with my legs being a little sore, leftover from Yankee Stadium to be sure!
SO excited to be chugging alone so nicely, no bumps so far! Woot!
I also did 30 burpees today, to start off week 2 of the Burpee BOOM Challenge by roadrunnergirl. Burpees are hard! After doing them, my lower back always hurts just a little. I am hoping that continuing to do them will strengthen my back a little! walking the dogs afterwards definitely helped work the kinks out of my back.
I read about a new way to journal in WW magazine. I no longer count points, but the magazine always has such great stuff in it, and I got a free year from micowave popcorn, so I continue to read it. Anyway... I struggle with journaling, and this is a great way to journal. I LOVE to draw, and having it all out in front of you is SO helpful, so this is my new food journal:

Fun, right? Having to put it down on there, and not just writing, but actually drawing it in, was a great motivator. Not only to eat well, but to exercise! Try it!

Awhile back, I won a contest at a facebook page, Run Find Your Happy Pace. I won $25 to spend at my new fave store, Active Bands. These headbands *stay put* and I love them so much! I spent $9 of my own money and I got Morgan a sparkly blue one, and I got 2 thicker bands in pink camo and giraffe print:

Check them out at Active bands, you won't be sorry! Like their page on facebook as well, they have sales almost once a month, a great way to stock up! I wore the giraffe print today, 6.2 miles and it did not move at all!

Thursday is Barking Mad About Cancer's first ever virtual race! Many have already completed it. and received their medal. My friends and I will be doing it on Thursday morning, 10K, and I will post pics later that day! It is not too late to sign up! I have 10 medals left, and will gladly order more. So far, I have 90 racers and have raised over $1300! $20 will get you a medal, and $15 of that will go to Susan G Komen. win win!!

Damon Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium

This was no ordinary 5K! My husband and I drove to the Bronx this morning, to the new Yankee Stadium. It was a pretty easy drive, and we got there with no hiccups! I got my number and got in line for my heat.


My hubby went back upstairs to wait for me to finish. The view for him? Not so bad!


My heat started, and we did 2 laps around the concourse, and then down some ramps to the basement. These ramps had very sharp turns! One lap around the basement and onto the field we went! During my second lap, hubby took a great picture!

They had all kinds of opportunities for pics here, including catching a ball against the mat, but I just kept on running. I did pose for the photographers, looking forward to seeing those shots! 2 laps around the field and out we went.
Or should I say up we went? O.M.G. Easily 100 steps at this point, to get to the second highest concourse. Around that, and up 2 more flights to go around. Again. Now the easy part. Down the ramps and around and around. OMG the finish line sign....but not done yet. Off to the right, and up MORE STAIRS to get back to the almost top and do it again! 2 laps around, countless stairs and down to the finish line! I read that there were over 260 steps!

DONE! I collected my medal

and went back up to the sky box to find my hubby. Some of the ladies from his office also did the race, and we met up for one final photo op, before heading home!


Next stop? The Color Run times 2, and my Barking Mad Virtual 10K!

TGIF!!

What a rough week! I was sick for a few days, and missed a run that I hope to make up today!
I did however, manage to finish the Pacific Northwest Half Marathon! When the bling arrives I will post a pic, but for now, I have this:

I am also making progress on my Run With Jess Virtual Games! All I need to do is the 6.2 mile run and I am good to go! Woot!
SO last night was week 4 of the Summer Series 5K. I had not run in days, and all I did yesterday was 30 burpees, so I thought I was set up to beat my time. And then I forgot my ipod! I NEED that ipod! Everyone zips off, and it always just me out there, and I need my music to keep me going! Worst time ever of 36:08 BUT I was 2nd in my age group (out of 2, but shhhhh! don't tell) and 2 people finished after me: a 77 year old race walker, lol, and an actual female runner! Can you stand it?!?!?! Next week is the final run, with awards and pizza. Each week we get points, and next week, the prizes are given out! Since my friend and I are the only 2 in our age group to make it every week, we have a good chance of winning a prize. Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants!
Today is a rest day, but I plan to make up that missed run, which has to be a 6.2 miler to complete the Virtual Games. I also need to do some burpees for my Burpee BOOM Challenge. I have 60 done for the week and I need to hit 100.
All in all, not a terrible week! I have a cute pic from the summer series I will post when I get it. Happy Friday all!

Serene Saturday

I actually slept in today! I slept until 7:45, how sad that I consider that a late morning! I rolled out of bed, checked  my email super quick, and rode off to yoga. Our Beach Club offers it free on the beach every Saturday morning, so I ride my bike the one mile to the beach, enjoy my peaceful hour of free yoga, and ride back. This is our view as we practice:

We did a bunch of planks, but I forgot to get a pic for my Running for Dummies Challenge, so I will have to do more later and get a pic!
I will be doing a run later, week 5, day 3 of my Marathon training, which will also count towards some of my virtual challenges, but I am going to wait until the sun goes down a bit. It is 91* and humid right now. Ugh!
Have a happy Saturday!

Running for Dummies, Virtual Scavenger Hunt, and more!

Because I do not have anough virtual stuff going on, I have entered another one! This is a fun running and plank challenge with some extras thrown in. I LOVE things that keep me going!
Check it out here!

I had to use my time from a 5K and include a picture. I used this pic with my GPS watch showing the time!

I also ran leg #2 of the Pacific Northwest Half Marathon. 7+ miles down, just less than 6 to go!

I also joined another Virtual Challenge to do Burpees during the month of August. I am hoping that these will all keep me moving and doing more than just run!

Run With Jess' Virtual Games...and more!

Have I mentioned befiore that I LOVE Virtual Races? This one is a little different.

• First, it was FREE!
• There is no bling
• but you can win prizes
• It has an Olympic Theme
• By the end of 10 days, you run a marathon!

It was so exciting to take my training schedule out and add in all the short races, and the long ones! Jess even provided a score card:

I will post updated pics, hopefully not sideways, as I run! Check out the event: Virtual Olympics

I also started my other Virtual Race, this one *with* bling, the Pacific Northwest Virtual Run: click here
This one is a Half Marathon, but sicne my training does not call for that distance yet, I am splitting into a few runs. We even got a bib:

Pretty, right? I did 4.1 miles already, and will do another 3.1 tonight at the Summer Series. Here is a pic of me before the 4 mile run, though:

I will wear the same outfit tonight, sans bib to prevent confusion at the race, lol, and if hubby gets a good pic, I will share tomorrow! Then I will only have 6 miles to go!


In other news, my own virtual race is approaching, and I have raised almost $1000 so far! I have 62 racers from 23 states, and Canada, and I am so excited that it is raising so much money for Susan G Komen! The bling is pretty too!

Time to go to work, if you like my blog, please remember to vote at the top right of my blog. You can vote once a day! I will leave you with a pic of Mile 9 of the Rock n Roll Philly Half: