Weekly Recap- July 8- 14

On Monday, I ran my first long run in a while and took it nice and easy.  I definitely felt like I could have gone longer at that pace and wasn't sore at all after!  Dare I say that it made the marathon seem a TEEEENY bit less scary??  I just have to make sure to take it slow!

Monday-- 9.51 miles in 1:51:12 (Mile 1: 10:45, Mile 2: 11:03, Mile 3: 11:45, Mile 4: 12:00, Mile 5: 12:22, Mile 6: 12:04, Mile 7: 12:50, Mile 8: 12:28, Mile 9: 10:39, Mile 9-9.5: 10:33, average pace: 11:42)
Wednesday--3.01 miles in 30:35 (Mile 1: 10:20, Mile 2: 10:22, Mile 3: 9:50, average pace: 10:11)
Friday--4 miles in 40:44 (Mile 1: 10:06, Mile 2: 9:54, Mile 3: 10:21, Mile 4: 10:25, average pace: 10:11)
Sunday-- 5 miles in 51:23 (Mile 1: 10:05, Mile 2: 9:59, Mile 3: 10:18, Mile 4: 10:57, Mile 5: 10:04, average pace: 10:17)

Total miles this week: 21.52
Total miles in 2013: 294.07
Total miles: 722.56

The ABCs of Me!

This surveys seems only fitting since I spend much of my time teaching the ABCs. (I'm a Kindergarten teacher :) )  Thanks to Ashley from The Pavement Princess for tagging me in it.

A. Attached or single? Definitely attached.  I've been married to my hubby for 2 years and we dated for 5 years before that.

B. Best Friend? I have a bunch of great girl friends.  I couldn't choose between them all.  So how about I just pick my puppy.  A dog can be a girl's best friend too, right?

 C. Cake or Pie? Definitely cake.  I'm not much of a pie girl but I LOVE cake!  Especially cupcakes!!

D. Day of the Week? Saturday!  I still have another day off of work, I can sleep in, and in the fall, it's College Football day!!

 E. Essential Item? probably my cell phone.  I'm constantly on it!

F. Favorite Color? Purple.  I have an abundance of purple things (and my first car was even a purple Mustang).

G. Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms? I'm not a huge fan of either, but if I had to pick, then gummy bears

H. Hometown? so this question just made me realize something.  I was born in Wilmington, Delaware, moved to Charleston, West Virginia, then to Puerto Rico, then to Orange Park, Florida.  I would automatically say my hometown is Orange Park since that's where I grew up.  But I just realized that I've now spent more time living in Orlando (after a 4-year stop in Gainesville), than I did in Orange Park!  Weird realization!

I. Favorite Indulgence? wine and cheese

J. January or July? July....I love the warm temps and it's summer break!

K. Kids?  Just our furbaby Bella.  I love kids (obviously, since I teach them!) s0 hopefully in the near future!

L. Life isn't complete without? loved ones!  I need to love and be loved!

M. Marriage Date? June 11, 2o11

N. Number of brothers/sisters. One younger brother

 O. Oranges or apples? Once again, not huge on either, but if I had to pick, apples.  I like yellow ones or the Honey Crisp

P. Phobias? Lots, but mostly spiders and snakes.  Eek!

Q. Favorite quote? Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.

 R. Reason to smile? Lots but my kindergarteners make me laugh every day!

S. Season of Choice? Summer...love the warm weather and the break from school.  Followed closely by fall--football season!

T. Tag 5 People: Laura from This Princess Runs , Justin from Always Running Forward , Jen from Country Road Runner WI ,  Marcia at Travel, Run, Eat , Nicole from Just Glass on the Outside

U. Unknown fact about me? I am a completely bookworm.  Our office is overrun with books--I have over 1200 of them!

V. Favorite vegetable? oohh toughie!  I love corn and potatoes and broccoli.  Can't pick one!

W. Worst habit? Worrying.  I worry waaaay too much about everything!

X. X-Ray or Ultrasound? Hopefully ultrasound in the future!

Y. Your favorite food? Popcorn!  I am obsessed with popcorn!  We have a whole shelf in our pantry just for microwave popcorn and I love flavored popcorn from popcorn stores!

 Z. Zodiac Sign? Virgos. Sometimes it fits me, sometimes not!

Hopefully you've learned a little bit about me and still want to come back for more....ha, ha!

Take a moment and leave me an interesting fact about yourself! 

Weekly Recap- July 1- July 7, 2013

This week I finished the Runners World Run Streak with a bang! I ran at least 1 mile every day ( and 2 times on Monday to make up for the fact that I started a day late).  Then on Thursday, I ran the Hilton Head Firecracker 5000 and met both of my goals: to run the whole race and get a sub 30 mins.  I took two days off after and I have to admit it.  Rest days feel good!

Monday-- 1 mile in 9:10, 1 mile in 9:04
Tuesday-- 3.01 miles in 31:06 (Mile 1: 10:28, Mile 2: 10:43, Mile 3: 9:52, Average Pace: 10:20)
Wednesday-- 1 mile in 9:42
Thursday-- 3.11 miles in 29:18 (although official time says 29:44, I think its off).  (Mile 1: 9:19, Mile 2: 9:22, Mile 3: 9:42, Mile 3- 3.11: 8:36, average pace: 9:26)
Sunday-- 2 miles in 19:39 (Miles 1, 2, and average pace were all 9:49)

Total miles this week: 11.12
Total miles in 2013: 272.55
Total miles: 701.04

Energybits Ambassador

I am so excited to be chosen to be an energybits brand ambassador!!  I'm pretty skeptical about things working like they say they do.  But after sampling the bits several times, I'm a believer!!  Read my review about it here.

And I want everyone to be able to be powered by bits. 


The company explained why ENERGYbits® have become so popular with runners and athletes:

When a handful of ENERGYbits® are swallowed 10 -15 minutes prior to a workout or run, they provide a steady flow of energy, eliminate fatigue and speed recovery, all naturally and all without digestive distress.  The reason is simple. ENERGYbits® do not contain any caffeine, sugar or chemicals yet they have the highest concentration of protein in the world (64%), all in amino acid form which are absorbed instantly to provide a steady flow of glucose. ENERGYbits® also contain 40 vitamins/minerals, natural nitric oxide to open blood vessels, antioxidants to fight free radicals, Omega 3 to reduce inflammation, iron to prevent fatigue and electrolytes to prevent dehydration. All this from just one ingredient –organic spirulina and all for just one calorie per tab.   

For more information or to buy yours, please visit:
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And if you're interested in buying bits, I have a 30% off discount code for you.  Just enter OnceUponARun in the coupon box when checking out.  I can't wait to hear how energybits worked for you!

Oh, once you love them and are interested in becoming an ambassador, just tell them I sent you!

Weekly Recap- June 24- 30

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This week has been a week of just maintenance runs...doing several 1 milers to keep up with the Runners World Streak Challenge and then the rest for Dumbo training.  On Tuesday, during my 3 miler, I did try to run the 24 mins that I run straight before starting my intervals at a 9:40 pace.  On July 4th, I have a 5k race (yay for a race!!) and I have 2 goals.  I'm not sure if I'll hit both, one, or none.  But goal A is to run the whole 5k without stopping and goal B is to run the 5k in under 30 minutes.  I hit the 24 minutes under the goal pace but I just hope that I can keep that up for another 6 minutes.  Here's hoping that race adrenaline (and ENERGYbits) will help out!

 Monday- 1 mile in 8:57
Tuesday-- 3 miles in 29:03 (Mile 1: 9:40, Mile 2: 9:30, Mile 3: 9:54, average pace: 9:41)
Wednesday-- 1 mile in 9.09
Thursday-- 4.01 miles in 40.06 (Mile 1: 9:51, Mile 2: 9:53, Mile 3: 10:00, Mile 4: 10:10, average pace: 10:01)
Friday-- 1 mile in 8:57
Saturday-- 1 mile in 8:59
Sunday-- 5 miles in 52:32 (Mile 1: 10:51, Mile 2: 10:41, Mile 3: 10:24, Mile 4: 10:41, Mile 5: 9:52, average pace: 10:30)

Total miles this week: 16.01
Total miles in 2013: 261.43
Total miles: 689.92

Giveaway Winner- June Kona Kase

Congratulations to

Jonette

for winning a June Kona Kase!!!

 Jonette, email me at onceuponarun (at) Hotmail (dot) com by Saturday at 10pm and I'll get the box out to you!

Weekly Recap- June 17-23, 2013

Continuing strong with the Runners World Run Streak!  This week, I became an ENERGYbits ambassador!  I'm so excited!  I'll have a post up about it soon.  On Wednesday, I got some new shoes, Saucony Guide 6.  They're pretty!  I also ran with some runDisney fans at the Art of Animation on Saturday.  There were several ladies and we all ran different amounts of miles.  My friend and I got in 8 miles for our Dumbo training.  It was at a slower pace than I go by myself and we had a blast stopping for pictures, so it was an easy 8 miles!

Monday-- 3 miles in 30:28 (Mile 1: 10:16, Mile 2:10:06, Mile 3: 10:02, average pace: 10:09)
Tuesday-- 1 mile in 8:56
Wednesday-- 1 mile in 8:41
Thursday-- 4.01 miles in 39:54 (Mile 1: 10:10, Mile 2: 9:55, Mile 3: 10:18, Mile 4: 9:27, average pace: 9:58)
Friday--1 mile in 8:49
Saturday-- 8 miles in 1:39:57 (Mile 1: 13:00, Mile 2: 12:49, Mile 3: 11:57, Mile 4: 12:16, Mile 5: 13:13, Mile 6: 12:16, Mile 7: 12:14, Mile 8: 12:12, Average Pace: 12:30)
Sunday-- 1.01 mile in 9:09

Total miles this week: 19.02
Total miles in 2013: 245.42
Total miles: 673.91