Weekly Recap- July 29-August 4, 2013

Dumbo training is in full force!  Less than a month until we travel to Disneyland.  I cannot wait!  Today's long run was rough!  Here's hoping our 14 miler in two weeks isn't as bad!

Tuesday-- 3 miles in 30:00 (Mile 1: 10:09, Mile 2: 9:55, Mile 3: 9:53, average pace, 9:59)
Thursday-- 4 miles in 40:31 (Mile 1: 9:47, Mile 2: 10:10, Mile 3: 10:38, Mile 4: 9:58, average pace: 10:08)
Saturday-- 4 miles in 41:50 (Mile 1: 9:31, Mile 2: 10:49, Mile 3: 11:01, Mile 4: 10:29, average pace: 10:28)
Sunday-- 12.5 miles in 2:37:36 (Mile 1: 10:30, Mile 2: 10:33, Mile 3: 12:12, Mile 4: 12:12, Mile 5 12:20, Mile 6: 12:19, Mile 7: 12:22, Mile 8: 12:15, Mile 9: 12:31, Mile 10: 17:58, Mile 11: 15.18, Mile 12: 11:28, Mile 12-12.5: 11:21, average pace: 12:37)

Total miles this week: 23.5
Total miles in 2013: 350.37
Total miles: 778.86

Giveaway Winner- Rock City Skirt

Congratulations to

Teresa M.

 for winning a Rock City Skirt!!!

 Teresa, email me at onceuponarun (at) hotmail (dot) com by Monday at 4pm and I'll get you your info for your skirt!!

Five Things Friday- August 2, 2013

1)  I got my RunChat runbassador AND Sweat Pink goodies in the mail this week!  Can't wait to spread the word!

 

2) I had my first marathon nightmare.  I dreamt that the end was right after you exited the Magic Kingdom.  I was running and saw my family on Main Street so I knew it was close to the end.  And I was surprised at how strong I felt, even though I was tired.  As I ran through the finish, I noticed the clock said just under 2 hours. I thought that was weird but figured I saw it wrong or it was a clock for something else.  I got my medal and headed home.  A couple of hours later, I got an email saying that I was disqualified because I only ran 10 miles, not 26.2.  I was shocked and couldn't figure out how this had happened.  I followed all the other runners and while my body didn't felt like I had run far, I just couldn't determine what went wrong.

 

If I'm already having nightmares, I'm in trouble!!

 

3) On Thursday, a scary thing I happened.  I got tapped by a car.  I was coming up to a neighborhood and as I came up to the crosswalk, I noticed that there was a car behind the closed gates (and I remember this because we have friends who live in there.  I always try to see if I see them when I'm running and I remember thinking that I couldn't tell if it was them yet since they were behind the gate).  The gates are set pretty far back, so I knew I had plenty of time to cross, since this happens often.  Well, as soon as the gates opened, the car flew out of the gates and through the stop sign.  She slammed on her brakes at the last second.  My hand ended up on the hood of her car and her bumper tapped my leg.  She looked shocked.  She was turning right so I was coming from the way she should have been looking too.  In that last second I remember thinking "Oh ****, she's going to hit me."  I still can't believe how fast she came up.  Just a reminder to me that there are drivers out there who aren't paying attention and I need to be extra cautious.

 

4) Today I some adorable tanks in the mail.  I ordered them from RufflesWithLove on Etsy.  The Gators one is for the Gridiron 5k at the end of the month (and goes with my orange and blue Rock City Skirt) and the It's my (r)un-unbirthday tank is to wear on my birthday, after the Disneyland Half Marathon.  They're so cute!

 

5) **Adding on--I am figuring out that I am starting to have a hard time remembering things.  I see run-related things that I want and then forget about them!  So I thought I'd start a little wish list here so I don't forget (plus, my bday is in a little under a month in case a certain someone is reading). 
 ~White Tiara Visor from Running Princess
~Some Gone for a Run Tees in M: Womens Everyday Runners Tee Runner's Tiara in Lush Berry,  Womens Everyday Runners Tee Florida State Runner (Royal/Orange) in Charcoal Gray,
~ I can always use more Sweatybands!
~Road ID (Wrist Slim, color purple size Small)
~Mizuno Women's DryLite I Run T-Shirt (size Medium)

 

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Weekly Recap- July 22- July 28, 2013

I had a rough time this week.  I was not wanting to get up to run at all.  I think its because it's summer so on the rest days I've been sleeping in.  But I've been forcing myself to go run before 6 am on run days and its rough.  I'm NOT a morning person.  I wish it were cooler here so I could run during the day and it wouldn't feel like such a chore.  Two more weeks of break left and then it's going to be a rude awakening--both getting up early for school and having to run later in the day when it's hot!

Wednesday--3 miles in 29:54 (Mile 1: 10:01, Mile 2: 9:43, Mile 3: 10:14, average pace: 9:59)
Friday-- 4 miles in 41:12 (Mile 1: 10:09, Mile 2:10:08, Mile 3: 10:38, Mile 4: 10:18, average pace: 10:18)
Sunday--5 miles in 51:53 (Mile 1: 10:28, Mile 2: 10:03, Mile 3: 10:22, Mile 4: 10:58, Mile 5: 10:00, average pace: 10:22)

Total miles this week: 12
Total miles in 2013: 326.87
Total miles: 755.36

Five Things Friday- July 26, 2013

1) I got my Sweatybands in from the Runstreak challenge contest from Love to Run.  I was lucky enough to be able to pick the two that I wanted.  They're so cute!

2) On Tuesday I went to Massage Envy.  I was lucky to get a gift card for a massage there from one of my parents at the end of last year.  It was sooo nice!  My running buddy has a membership there and always goes to Desmond.  Desmond also works at runDisney expos so I've met him a couple of times.  The last time I saw him, in January, I was going to physical therapy for my knee.  At that time, they were still convinced it was my ITBand.  During the massage, he was working on my legs and I was telling him how they decided it was fibular head tendonitis.  I told him my knees were pretty achy after my 13 miler and he told me he'd check my ITBand.  And nope. They're still fine.  He said my left one is slightly tighter than my right (my right is the one that is achy-er) but that they're both good.  So I'm glad to hear its not the dreaded ITBand.  Not sure what it is though!

3) On Wednesday, I had a wonderful day.  I sent a class email out to all of my Kindergarteners from last year for a movie day and 5 kiddos were able to come see Turbo with me.  They were so cute and shy at first!  I love being on summer break, but I do miss my kids!

I also met up with some friends for a girl's night out at Melting Pot.--my FAVORITE restaurant!  They usually have special every other month so we always try to hit it up.  Yum!

4)  I won a Drenched 5k entry from A Mom on the Run.  It's the same weekend as the Tour de Pain.  So that means a 4 miler on Friday evening, 5k on Saturday morning, 1 miler on Saturday afternoon, and Drenched 5k on Sunday morning.  4 races in in 48 hours.  I can't wait!!

5) I am figuring out that I am starting to have a hard time remembering things.  I see run-related things that I want and then forget about them!  So I thought I'd start a little wish list here so I don't forget (plus, my bday is in a little over a month in case a certain someone is reading). 
 ~White Tiara Visor from Running Princess
~Some Gone for a Run Tees in M: Womens Everyday Runners Tee Runner's Tiara in Lush Berry, Womens Everyday Runners Tee Little Miss Runner in Teal, Womens Everyday Runners Tee Florida State Runner (Royal/Orange) in Charcoal Gray,
~ I can always use more Sweatybands!

Giveaway- Rock City Skirts

I am a total girly girl.  I love anything pretty and sparkly and girly.  And when running, I LOVE to run in skirts. And when I saw that Rock City Skirts was also sparkly, I was sold!

I was looking through all of the skirts and I had such a hard time deciding what to order.  My friends and I were also deciding on costumes for the Dumbo Double Dare race in August/September at Disneyland.  After looking through the skirts, we came up with a great plan!  I also needed a skirt for the Fourth of July race I was running.  And I saw a custom one that Rock City Skirts had made in Gator colors (orange and blue) and I have a Gridiron 5k coming up, so I knew I needed that one too!  And I saw that they had a couple of specials going on, including the buy 5 get one free, so I decided on a pink skirt as well.

I couldn't wait to get them! (and they arrived so quickly!)

Look at all the pretty sparkly skirts!!

 

I wore my first one for the Fourth of July race and it was so comfy.  Now be warned, these skirts do NOT come with shorts underneath.  But I knew that going in and just wore one of my tight shorts underneath.  No problem!  

I got so many compliments on my skirt.  One lady said that my skirt made her happy!

And Rock City Skirts gives back too. They're committed to continued support of Team World Vision and their efforts to change lives in Africa and Haiti. $1 of every skirt sale will be donated to Team World Vision.

I can't wait to wear my Gator Skirt at the end of the month! It's going to be so cute!

And thanks to Rock City Skirts, I have one skirt to giveaway to you!  You can win a skirt of your choice, $30 or less.

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* Disclosure: I bought my own skirts and was offered one to give away for free.  The opinions are always my own.