Wordless Wednesday, January Challenge and Shower Pill Discount Code

Ok, almost wordless. I made my own challenge for January. Each day of the month, match the letters of that day's word to the exercise list for a new unique workout each day!
When you are done sweating, use a Shower Pill to clean yourself up!

Mainly Marathons, 5 Races, 5 Days, 5 States. One free race!

I was surprised this morning to see that a race series I have heard about but never particpated in, was offering one free race to every runner in 2016! Holy heck!
I immediately went to their site to check for a race in SC, since that is where I am moving to in February!
They have an Appalachian series, with a race in SC, in October. Hooray!
I signed up for the marathon  (following the directions, and emailing instead of registering via the website) to use as a practice run for NYC. Double holy heck!
Jump on over to Mainly Marathons and see if the are coming to an area you want to race in! You don't have to do all 5 races to get one free!
I am in no way affiliated with this race series, nor have I ever run one of their races. I just like to share a great deal when I find one!

Happy 1st Day of Winter

... from the Jersey Shore, where it's 60 degrees out, and supposed to hit 70 on Christmas Day! I think Jersey is trying to prep us for our move to South Carolina!

2016 Reading Challenges

I love to read. Our new house will actually have a library, every book nerd's dream! Each year I take on the Goodreads.com Reading Challenge, where you set a goal and try to read that many books during the course of the year. This year I exceeded my goal of 30 books, so my 2016 goal is 40.
Some gals in my Facebook Reading Club turned me on to a new challenge:

The rules are simple:

You set a goal and read. The catch? It's books you already own. Yikes. I have a lot of those. 20 books on the shelf, 22 on my kindle. My nook is charging but I'm pretty sure the number there is over 100. It's a lot of fluff, and a few classics. What is fluff? You know, those predictable romance novels you can't help but down load when they are free on BookBub? I have dozens. Possible over a hundred. It's a sickness. But.they.were.free.

So, I chose Mt. Ararat. 48 books.

Here are the levels:

Pike's Peak...12 books

Mount Blanc... 24 books

Mount Vancouver... 36 books

Mount Ararat... 48 books

Mount Kilimanjaro... 60 books

El Toro... 75 books

Mount Everest... 100 books

Mount Olympus... 150+ books

I don't know who invented this challenge, but they are a genius!

There is also the Pop Sugar Challenge, which I printed out last year and got halfway through....

Will you be joining me for either....or both.... challenges?

Wordless Wednesday Winner! Nektar Naturals Edition

Zooma Run Love Virtual Race.... Coming Soon!

As a Zooma Ambassador, it is my pleasure to tell you about the first event of 2016, a Virtual 5k and 10k!
The Zooma Run Love Virtual Race is a great way to stay active through the winter, with the event taking place on February 14.

It's a great deal, too. Included in your registration is a sweatshirt, Feetures! socks, and a medal! Plus, you can join their Facebook group  for support and they will send you an email after registration with links to training plans! 

You might be wondering how one does a virtual race. Virtual races are perfect for beginners, seasoned runners, and everyone in between. You run on your own time, at your own pace, on the roads or in a gym, whatever works best for you! You usually receive your swag in advance, so you can post pics after your race, holding your medal and wearing your shirt! Zooma will be mailing swag out the week of January 18, so you will have it in plenty of time!

So, who is joining me?

Flat Mama Friday Star Wars Edition

Tomorrow is a Star Wars Tribute Run/Walk, 2 miles of fun and nerdiness! Shockingly, I have very little actual Star Wars running gear, so this will have to do!