Goat Yoga.... Again

I cannot get enough of Goat Yoga. Critter Creek Farm hosts these events almost every weekend as long as the weather is good for the goats. These goats are their pets, and they all have so much fun cuddling with the guests and getting little treats! I don’t go back again until October, for a s’mores night, and I’m checking my calendar when I get home for some November  dates. It’s still very nice out here in November!
This time I chose to plank as my pose, and I’ll include some of the set up pics as well, so you can see how it works. The goats will jump up on you randomly during class, and then afterwards they help you set up a pose for pics.
The class is pretty basic and many people choose to just sit and cuddle.

Wordless Wednesday... Never Forget

F Bombs.... Nut Buttery Goodness for Snacking on the GO.

I received a variety pack of FBombs as part of being a BibRave Pro (ambassador). Check out BibRave.com to find and write race reviews.

If you are from Jersey like me, I know what you are thinking. But this time you are wrong. FBombs are delicious nut buttery goodness in a single serving pouch. 

I received the variety pack, which included four flavors:

Macadamia Pecan with Sea Salt

Macadamia with Coconut

Macadamia with Sea Salt

Salted Chocolate Macadamia (my fave!)

My first time trying it out happened at  breakfast. I just had this moment of genius and poured it on a waffle. Total game changer. YUM!

I had to share the back of the package, besides the cute disclaimer (NOT Low-Fat, not even a little) they tell you whether each flavor is Keto or Paleo friendly, whether sugar is added (spoiler alert: the chocolate macadamia has sugar added!), whether it is Gluten Free, Vegetarian Friendly, NON GMO (All of them are!), Vegan Friendly, Peanut Free, or Dairy Free. 

I brought what was left of my variety pack with me to Ragnar Vermont, and left it out for anyone to try. One of my teamies was obsessed, and she tried them all! She was so excited!

They had a table set up at the event and I snagged one just before my Red Loop. I did refrain from signing up for a free variety pack at the table, though. I didn't want to be greedy! They had already sent me one, after all!

Ok, so let's get down to the details! These nut butters are made in a peanut free facility. They contain all natural ingredients, absolutely no chemicals. They are ready to go, just knead them before you open them, since nut butters separate in the pouch. They are a fabulous energy booster with almost no carbs! 

I am really enjoying this delicious snack on the go (well, when my teamies aren't eating them all!) I just saw on the website that they are selling it by the jar! Mind.Blown. 

They also make a few other snacks! 

Use the code BRP10 for 10% off at checkout!

Which will you try first?

Around the Crown 10k Recap

I love running in Charlotte. It's a beautiful city, the races are always filled with my running friends, and it's challenging. Charlotte is super hilly, y'all. The races also have a time limit that pushes me. Coaching the new half marathoners usually has me running at between a 15-16 minute mile on the regular, so I don't always know hoe I will run on my own. 

The race started at 7:04 (It's a Charlotte area code) and my club was meeting at 6:30, so we were up at 5, and headed to Susanna's for a 6:00 pickup. 

It was dark. I adore Charlotte in the dark, everything is always lit up and beautiful!

After the group photo (not everyone made it, we had over 30 runners in the race!) it was time to hit the bathrooms. No porta-potties at this race, we got to use the real bathrooms in the baseball stadium. Score! I also got to see some of my peeps!

Once we finished up there, it was time to line up. We were worried about Cary, but she showed up in time for a selfie before the start.

The race began at 7:04, as promised, and we started about 5 minutes later. There were about 5000 runners, and we were in the back. We stuck to our 90/60 run walk, and hit the streets of Charlotte. Everyone was so excited to run on 277 with no cars! They shut down the highway for the first hour of the race (there were conflicting reports of how long they would really have it shut down, but the time limit was a 13:45 pace, and we were not taking chances!)

There were some shenanigans, of course. Our first two miles were around 13:15 so we were feeling comfy and a little silly...

The views were incredible!

Red Ventures was set up at the "5.2 mile mark". I put this in quotes because somewhere before mile 5, the course was short, so it was really mile 5.

And then we were back at Panther's Stadium, making that final turn towards the finish line. 

My goal was to finish. That was really it. It was a fun race, and I ran it with my friends, and that was enough for me.

The time limit was 13:45 and I nailed it. It was my fastest 5K since 2013, although that isn't hard to do since most of them happened in Disney! I did cut 5 minutes off of my April 10k, and that .2 would not have taken me 5 minutes so I am pretty excited about that! 

I have run hundreds of races, and this race was put together so well. There were reusable cups on the clourse and water bottles at the end, no glitches at all, other than the short course, and we had a blast! 

Oh, and afterwards, I ate all the food. All of it, steadily, throughout the day.

It was a great day! I started with a race, and ended brewery hopping to celebrate a friend's birthday, and I cannot wait to run this race again in 2020!