tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50108400552570336992024-03-05T04:52:21.818-08:00Mommy's Fit for the KingChristian. Wife. Mom. Runner.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-24610157981040431882012-05-14T11:51:00.000-07:002012-05-14T11:51:12.726-07:00Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are the days I dreamed about as a little girl. Having my own kids to share with, laugh with, and take care of. Before my journey of motherhood began I never imagined that that I would learn some of the most important life lessons from my own children. I thought of all the things I wanted to share with them, teach them, and show them. I didn't know that they would be the ones to teach me, show me, and pour into me the love that only comes from a child.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am blessed beyond measure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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It's been a while since my last post. 6 months to be exact. I could give you a plethora of reasons why... but I won't. I will just tell you it's because of BALANCE. Or rather,<b><i> lack</i></b> of balance.<br />
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At the end of 2011 I found myself in a place I hope to never be in again.</div>
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I was wrapped up in my training schedules, boys ball schedules, church schedules, work schedules, schedules, schedules, schedules.......It was awful. My "smartphone" was constantly buzzing, binging, and ringing. I was burning up the road driving an average of 450 miles a week and I only work 10 miles from home! I wasn't enjoying the journey at all. Not even a little bit. In fact, I was very unhappy.</div>
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Then in late December I had a minor surgery that forced me to slow down for 5 weeks. I was in heaven. I took the time every morning to read my bible, pray, and just listen. I realized I was not living my life the way God had intended me to. . .<br />
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I had put unrealistic expectations on myself to be this super-mom, wife, friend, blogger, runner, Christian.... I just got caught up in it all and trying to do it by myself. I felt pride when someone would make a comment like "I don't know how you do it all!?" To tell you the truth, I'm not sure<i> how</i> I did it all... In fact, I don't even remember most of it. I made trivial things my priority. I lost sight of my number one. God.<br />
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So I decided to just<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <b>STOP</b></span><b>.</b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <b>COLLABORATE</b></span><b>.</b> and<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> LISTEN</b></span>(just like vanilla Ice). Seriously.<br />
I spent the first month of 2012 praying and listening.
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I committed to getting up early every morning to have my quiet time with God. To read His word, pray, and just listen.</div>
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Then I stopped the schedules and I stopped the buzzing and binging by trading my "smartphone" in for a plain old fashion Zack Morris phone. That is when things really slowed down. I no longer had all of my schedules at my fingertips. Facebook, twitter, blogs, words with friends, and emails were no longer a distraction. Suddenly, my time at home became more precious. valuable. The boys haven't asked me to step away from my phone once this year.<br />
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Our schedules have resumed. The boys are playing baseball, I just ran my 5th marathon April 28th, I still work a full-time job, and schedules still get hairy. But my focus has changed. My focus now, as a Christian, is to serve God and put him first no matter what. I continue to meet with God every morning to read His word, pray, and listen. I've committed my time to Him.<br />
<i><span style="color: magenta;"><b> "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed"~Proverbs 16:3 </b></span></i><br />
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This doesn't mean that I still don't have goals. I have many, many, many goals. All of which I am more confident now, than ever, that I will reach.<br />
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God has given my life balance. New balance.<br />
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Thank you to all of you who checked on me during my 6 month absence from the blogosphere!!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grace and peace,</span></b><br />
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<br /></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-90151007490872785862011-11-09T08:24:00.000-08:002011-11-09T08:24:12.339-08:00Words for your Wednesday..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiBK65M9YAFQwF45Tk4mevAwU8T_AKxMkLJ5Bv4o9juMRM-9wc4sy80jq3Fo0JAXX2iz92DoBDaPNJ5IOz2NIwplBJIPUcbWUEj0DHFeQpBr7mV4kDpqukWVQyQ0FsT_V5CTirn2PDkE/s1600/who+are+you.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiBK65M9YAFQwF45Tk4mevAwU8T_AKxMkLJ5Bv4o9juMRM-9wc4sy80jq3Fo0JAXX2iz92DoBDaPNJ5IOz2NIwplBJIPUcbWUEj0DHFeQpBr7mV4kDpqukWVQyQ0FsT_V5CTirn2PDkE/s400/who+are+you.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Wednesday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This reminds me that I am who God says I am. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I am a winner. I am a finisher. I am Strong. Victorious. Beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I can do all things. I am a leader. Courageous. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been bought and paid for by the blood of Christ.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am who God says I am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-68176975752683627882011-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:002011-11-07T14:07:57.408-08:00Marathon PR and 2 winners......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCEjPN3Xj3mubsThgu_B5naPELrDO-G4t68SKzsgZyxXDamobVKuhBes9izP_VIhsZTtNEYhTXn4_bS1PUERUSQH2FnSEOGpTxMEGP3vs3vt6IgIl21WBQdO9nZ5lf9g5Sjy7tTbNUdQ/s1600/finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCEjPN3Xj3mubsThgu_B5naPELrDO-G4t68SKzsgZyxXDamobVKuhBes9izP_VIhsZTtNEYhTXn4_bS1PUERUSQH2FnSEOGpTxMEGP3vs3vt6IgIl21WBQdO9nZ5lf9g5Sjy7tTbNUdQ/s400/finished.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">First things first!!</span></b><br />
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The two winners of my Runner's Giveaway.....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: black;">The First Place Package goes to:</b></span><b><span><span style="background-color: magenta;"></span></span></b><br />
<div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><a href="http://runforanna.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Jen@RunforAnna</span> </b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Second Place Package goes to:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cowsandlasersandeverythinginbetween.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">Suz and Allen@CowsandLasersandEverythinginbetween</span> </span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Congratulations ladies! Send me your contact information in an email to mommysfitfortheking@yahoo.com and I will get your swag to you!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>A HUGE thank you to everyone who supported me and the Fetal Hope Foundation. I have been touched and inspired by your generosity, selflessness, and encouragement!</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
I was able to raise $595.00 for the Fetal Hope Foundation. A little over half of my $1000.00 goal. I am going to continue towards my goal and try to reach it by the end of the year.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Saturday I took to the streets of beautiful Savannah Georgia for marathon #2......</div><div style="text-align: left;">If you remember, I set out with a<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Plan A: BQ with 3:34:00</b> </div><div style="text-align: left;">and a<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Plan B PR with 3:45</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>well turns out there was a Plan C......<span style="color: red;">4:00:11</span> who knew!? NOT THIS GIRL!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">It is a 14 minute PR and <b><i>today</i></b> I am happy with it....Saturday I was horribly disappointed. I was spot on for a BQ until around mile 18.......and then.....</div><div style="text-align: left;">I will go into all of the gruesome details later this week in my full race report.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Congratulations to<a href="http://racingwithbabes.blogspot.com/"> Tonia@RacingwithBabes </a>and <a href="http://imasleeperbaker.blogspot.com/">Molly@I'maSleeperBaker </a> </div><div style="text-align: left;">and everyone else who dashed the streets this past weekend on a great run in NYC!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-64085094361926951722011-11-03T11:58:00.001-07:002011-11-03T12:02:48.550-07:00On The Road Again<div><p>I am currently on the road to Savannah, Georgia for the Rock 'n Roll Marathon! <br>
I am riding down with my friends and fleet feet racers L & D , and my new friend M(who is also running her 2nd marathon!)<br>
All posts this weekend will be from my phone,  so they will be short updates.<br>
<b>Shin Update</b><br>
Saw the ortho again on Tuesday ..he ordered a bone scan for Monday.(after my race) he said he knew I would run regardless of what the scan showed..he's right. <br>
It's still painful when I run, but my goal is to run through it.</p>
<p><b>Marathon Goal PLAN</b> <b>A</b>- 3:34:00 BQ</p>
<p><b>PLAN B</b>-  3:45:00 still a spectacular PR</p>
<p><b>PLAN C</b>- there is no plan C. Those are the only two options in my mind.</p>
<p>My giveaway has ended.  The winners will be announced when I get back from Savannah.<br>
Thank you to everyone who supported me and my efforts to raise money for the<a href="http://www.RunningGuru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075"> Fetal Hope Foundation</a>! I am truly touched and encouraged by your generosity.</p>
<p>The giveaway has ended, however, you can still donate to <a href="http://www.RunningGuru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075">The Fetal Hope Foundation </a>and help me get closer to my fundraising goal!</p>
<p>I will keep you posted as this exciting marathon weekend unfolds!</p>
<p><b>GRACE AND PEACE</b>,<br>
<b>April</b></p>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>We had a fantastic fall weekend!! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sebastian's Football team won the County championship, we celebrated Jayden's 18th Birthday(wait...how old am I? GEEZ!!)...and we had a blast at a pumpkin carving party!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Perfect family weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today is the Fall Festival here at church. We usually see around 5000+ people on our campus. We have free rides, food, candy, and just a great time watching the kids! Needless to say, today <i><b><span style="color: red;">WILL NOT</span></b></i> be a rest day for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow I go see the ortho....ran 13miles yesterday and it did not feel good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6 days until the marathon....still believing it will be good!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Will post more tomorrow! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mantra the last few weeks. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Last week, I <i>actually</i> followed the Dr's orders and rested. Well except for the 3 times I went to bootcamp....and the soccer game I played in on Saturday(parents vs. kids) so much fun!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the kids won..of course...4-8..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these were some FAST kids!!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">....but other than that...I rested.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday I ran a quick 4 miles to test out my leg and it felt a little better. The swelling has gone down a little and the pain is not as sharp. I'm trusting in God's healing power and hopeful that this will not affect my race on Nov 5th. I'm so hopeful that this will be a complete <span style="color: #cc0000;">NON-ISSUE</span>, that I registered for 2 more marathons</span>!<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Rocket City in Huntsville, AL-12/10/11</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJK3lJEEF1_E66N8apshQ81psOnPWIq86EtxpfnGzjEtKdeixcPZVahjWW8K69yVInoee-z5x-T6oMzVcUQj6gpe_v_SGK5My8k2TWlz6IvEbOtwq5iGPXnI7Td0UmHsHwNeShV8hiS4/s1600/Rocket+City+11.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJK3lJEEF1_E66N8apshQ81psOnPWIq86EtxpfnGzjEtKdeixcPZVahjWW8K69yVInoee-z5x-T6oMzVcUQj6gpe_v_SGK5My8k2TWlz6IvEbOtwq5iGPXnI7Td0UmHsHwNeShV8hiS4/s1600/Rocket+City+11.gif" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>and </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Rock 'n Roll New Orleans!!</b><br />
<b>03/04/12 </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc4KmCewd0QEEhR4soL7D6rwLRWz2HvCaTi6i2b6Hw_byqnAnCSIE6z_uYSj3CsLqJCvCQg4Xe-_0LAbXy2UAjEEOCFGYPiHUoIQ-x2YoYMegEdoFh1ZhzWIZFFglcxxStEKrP6hRS0Q/s1600/new+orleans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc4KmCewd0QEEhR4soL7D6rwLRWz2HvCaTi6i2b6Hw_byqnAnCSIE6z_uYSj3CsLqJCvCQg4Xe-_0LAbXy2UAjEEOCFGYPiHUoIQ-x2YoYMegEdoFh1ZhzWIZFFglcxxStEKrP6hRS0Q/s200/new+orleans.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">10 days until I run Savannah Georgia....people keep asking if I'm ready. My answer...I guess. <b>When I signed up for this race I was prepared to do <span style="color: #0b5394;">two</span> things. Run and raise money for the <a href="http://www.runningguru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075" style="color: red;">Fetal Hope Foundation</a><span style="color: red;">.</span></b></span></span></div><div style="color: #cc0000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.runningguru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075"><img border="0" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaNSlasrpLfTBKfZ9bDqtmOECU1l1ojyYCtyvFMAqeFpFQSNUsylSzONpQUM8SaZIpRZAGdJb1uVM0HU77MkhDD0pZbiOvPUbcDAN4eaAOwkNvnWLoynCMEPpzJdfN7TxnFDoU7cnZUA/s200/fetal+hope.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">I <b>will </b>be ready to run on November 5th. And so far I have raised an amazing $595.00! Not quite my goal of $1000.00, but there is still time left. If you haven't donated yet, please do. I have a great giveaway/raffle<span style="color: red;"> </span><b style="color: red;"><a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-for-fetal-hope-rafflegiveaway.html">HERE</a></b> with awesome prizes for runners. <b style="color: #0b5394;">It only takes a minimum donation of $5 to enter!!</b> Please help support this amazing foundation.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="body"> <i>Fetal syndromes affect 800,000 pregnancies per year in the US alone. This is four times the amount of cases per year as breast cancer.<br />
We lose more than 200 babies a day to fetal distresses and syndromes.<br />
With your donation, we can make a difference in bringing hope and changing lives.</i></span></span><br />
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I finished my last long run before Savannah on Saturday. A beautiful, yet painful 23 miles. Wrapping last weeks mileage up at 55.3 miles. I was solo for this run, again. And really didn't mind this time. I took a route I have never taken before that took me out into some wide open country spaces. It was early in the morning and was by far one of the most beautiful runs I have been on. Not sure why I have never taken that route. I tend to stay within the neighborhoods surrounding me, but the country roads are just as easily accessible.<br />
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The painful part is what has been disturbing me for the last week.<br />
If you remember, about 4 weeks ago I ran a Warrior Dash. In that race I took a spill and busted my shin open falling off a car in the "car graveyard". Even after the gash healed up, the pain and swelling has never gone away. I figured it was probably just a really deep bruise and have continued to ice it after every run. It is always sore until about mile 2 into a run, I figured it was something I could just run through and it really hasn't slowed me down.......until Saturday.<br />
At about mile 8 it started to hurt. Not a cramping muscle kind of hurt, but a sharp pain with every strain kind of hurt. Now I know you are probably thinking that this would have been a good time to stop running....but I didn't. I thought that too. Any reasonable person would cut the long run short and go get it checked out. <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Clearly I AM NOT A REASONABLE person.</b></span> I had my mind made up that I was not stopping. I was going to finish my last long run no matter how painful it was and just suck it up. My pace dropped from averaging 8:30 per mile to averaging around 9:30-9:45....<br />
I finished and almost as soon as I stopped my muscles in my shin seized up and made it impossible to bear any weight at all on my left leg. I spent the rest of the day with my leg elevated, compression socks on, and a bag of ice.<br />
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By Monday I was able to walk but with pain. So I went to the Dr. <b><span style="color: #38761d;"> I realized that explaining to a person who doesn't run...and maybe even to some runners, why I didn't just stop...makes me sound crazy/neurotic/nutso....</span></b><br />
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The Dr. took some x-rays and I have a bone chip, which they really don't do anything for. But he thinks that some of the muscle was also torn from the bone. Which, is what a shin splint is....and because I haven't rested it at all it has just gotten increasingly worse. Doc told me to rest for a full week, so I agreed to rest for 48hours. I will go back tomorrow and he will see about getting an MRI just to rule out a stress fracture.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>I am so frustrated. </b></span>I haven't run in three days. I<i><b> feel like I am <span style="font-size: large;">so</span> close to a BQ and I may have sabotaged myself because of my neurosis!</b></i> I have pictured in my mind how tomorrow's Dr appointment will go....the Dr. will tell me that everything is fine and to keep running and that resting 3 days was plenty. Though the pain in my shin is telling me a different story. I'm hoping that they do an MRI so we can rule out a stress fracture and I can continue to run and not worry about a bigger injury.<br />
Rock 'n Roll Savannah is 16 days away......I am praying for a fast recovery and fast legs.....Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-82394834770679080282011-10-11T08:17:00.000-07:002011-10-11T08:17:08.866-07:00Eat, Sleep, Over-train?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MoWIQshofCRv7LnSn8zM9t4R1yfREjaeEBzWaUDIA-Pm2DcLxVaah4spVj-ZgZgEjJgnvVTOi3PnDlyuvrTXPjgNVL1fD1Fr6jzPCuF4p8EH412Rq7KMgXqs4sWXVkoltRGsgSYgNwI/s1600/when+i+run.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MoWIQshofCRv7LnSn8zM9t4R1yfREjaeEBzWaUDIA-Pm2DcLxVaah4spVj-ZgZgEjJgnvVTOi3PnDlyuvrTXPjgNVL1fD1Fr6jzPCuF4p8EH412Rq7KMgXqs4sWXVkoltRGsgSYgNwI/s400/when+i+run.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Less than 4</span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;">weeks</span></b> from the day that I'm supposed to run the marathon that will qualify me for the Boston Marathon I am having the most horrible training runs I have ever experienced. Having one bad training run is to be expected every now and then....but 3 in a row?<br />
Here is what I have come up with to explain why:<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><b>Diet?</b></span> Could be, I have eaten pretty clean the last 6 months and then this past month with J working so much it has been a struggle to prepare my meals ahead. Which means I'm not eating <i>enough</i> and when I do, it's not the best food choices. <b>I'm running an average of 30-40 miles a week + fitness bootcamp 3x a week...I NEED to consume enough calories to fuel my body.</b><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Sleep</b>?</span> I have been dealing with some issues lately that have been weighing heavily on my mind and heart. I have always been a great sleeper. Never tossed and turned, but the last few weeks sleep has<u> <b>NOT</b></u> been my friend. <b style="color: #0b5394;"><i>"Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you."~1 Peter 5:7</i></b><br />
I know this verse well and just need to apply it right? Sometimes easier said than done...but then I wouldn't need faith if everything was easy.<br />
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</b></span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>Overtraining?</b></span> This is the option I like the least! Is it possible..<b style="color: #990000;">YES</b>. Will I cut back on my training only 4 weeks out? <b style="color: #990000;">NO</b>. Smart? I'm not sure...I've never been this close to my goal of a BQ....This week my total mileage should be <b>60 miles by Sunday</b>......<b>my concern= cutting back now could cost me in the end.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My plan in action:</b></span><br />
Last night I took the time to plan my meals and snacks for the week. Then, I went to bed. <b style="color: #0b5394;"><i>WAY </i></b>earlier than normal. I left the laundry piled up, the dirty dishes in the sink, and went to bed when the kids did at<b> 8:30pm</b>. Because I am <i><b style="color: #990000;">Type-A with a dash of OCD</b></i> you have to know that I <b>NEVER</b> have dirty dishes in my sink....<b>EVER</b>. But I woke up this morning and the funniest thing happened.....<span style="color: #0b5394;">the world was still spinning</span>!!! It didn't stop just because I went to bed early and left the house a mess.....<br />
I realize that the pressure I feel to "keep up" is all self inflicted...no one is putting that pressure on me...except ME. <br />
So, my goal for the next 4 weeks is to ease the pressure to "keep up" a little...get more sleep and eat better.....<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>as far as "over-training"....would love to hear your thoughts on that...</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">*Please don't forget to check out my <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-for-fetal-hope-rafflegiveaway.html">Giveaway/Raffle HERE.</a>.you could win some awesome running swag!!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grace and peace,</span></b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_h6pPV2kWyZqy0mmXECk-KhJinHotjYDr-R-GW8pTeMrq_c24MX5eKMis2IHuakcDPVAt2csyCrtHdKHDcNg72v_eWrI6TUJt4J972ONmT-aqh3Vt4AcXw5B6SHuZhzaWJoQxdFC8Q0/s1600/april+sign.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_h6pPV2kWyZqy0mmXECk-KhJinHotjYDr-R-GW8pTeMrq_c24MX5eKMis2IHuakcDPVAt2csyCrtHdKHDcNg72v_eWrI6TUJt4J972ONmT-aqh3Vt4AcXw5B6SHuZhzaWJoQxdFC8Q0/s1600/april+sign.png" /></a></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-5127625248697467952011-10-05T07:54:00.000-07:002011-10-07T03:17:41.722-07:00Who wants a Road ID??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgiWl8dPa5gquc5NIRYkKHFn5t-TTrWaFcmgI5p6gTT8Z1NpUJ6I3e3nh4q22sBROzpxIKc6fep2U_eK5kIpYN_UyKlE3R2Xov8GO3EXf9Qsn89RR90p_zeDb26hLDX5kHKjXixGx1Zs/s1600/road+id...jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgiWl8dPa5gquc5NIRYkKHFn5t-TTrWaFcmgI5p6gTT8Z1NpUJ6I3e3nh4q22sBROzpxIKc6fep2U_eK5kIpYN_UyKlE3R2Xov8GO3EXf9Qsn89RR90p_zeDb26hLDX5kHKjXixGx1Zs/s1600/road+id...jpg" /></a></div><br />
In case you haven't been by my blog recently, I am having a <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-for-fetal-hope-rafflegiveaway.html">giveaway/raffle</a> to raise money for the <b style="color: #0b5394;">Fetal Hope Foundation</b>.<br />
For a minimum donation of $5.00 you can be entered to win some really great prizes from <a href="http://www.runningchics.com/">Running Chics</a>, <a href="http://www.nuun.com/">NUUN</a>, <a href="http://www.alliedmedaldisplays.com/">Allied Medal Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.balancingactclothing.com/">Balancing Act Clothing</a>, <span style="color: purple;">Iron Girl</span>...and today, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>I am adding one more prize to the<a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-for-fetal-hope-rafflegiveaway.html"> package</a>!</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.roadid.com/Common/Default.aspx"> <b>Road ID</b></a></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i>If you are a runner, cyclist, triathlete or just an active person, Road ID is for you. In the event of an accident, if you can't speak for yourself, your Road ID will. It's not just a piece of gear - it's peace of mind. </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: black;">The winner will have their choice of either</span></b></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;"> the <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.roadid.com/Common/Catalog.aspx?C=RoadID#5">Wrist ID Sport</a></span>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0au8P5aciA8R-qQTlH7qpNWPHWPA9ygimdgV-HdJxblN8OX66iRqfG0DXF7j7vOo4TKFnMQCFMvoRG4MvCqoZJhlwJ6YqBs9JpaYeJmyGMhgRHy4gSLGcNyVLLzpcPyCyRHmqrwUf4jY/s1600/WristIDSport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0au8P5aciA8R-qQTlH7qpNWPHWPA9ygimdgV-HdJxblN8OX66iRqfG0DXF7j7vOo4TKFnMQCFMvoRG4MvCqoZJhlwJ6YqBs9JpaYeJmyGMhgRHy4gSLGcNyVLLzpcPyCyRHmqrwUf4jY/s1600/WristIDSport.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;">OR</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">the <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.roadid.com/Common/Catalog.aspx?C=RoadID#5">Wrist ID Slim</a></span>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HEN4_fb_dF3qk89wBL3PUhowTh-edo0mn1x-ReMUQ4FmFyoSzo9sPeepFBBc_PYvc7A3xHCKBBFXTFXr4cETpX9f6CLTFjppAjwRBf2XyIKg_cNJFXPxfklHnH2mttvL_WtJ59h2uXM/s1600/wristID+slim.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HEN4_fb_dF3qk89wBL3PUhowTh-edo0mn1x-ReMUQ4FmFyoSzo9sPeepFBBc_PYvc7A3xHCKBBFXTFXr4cETpX9f6CLTFjppAjwRBf2XyIKg_cNJFXPxfklHnH2mttvL_WtJ59h2uXM/s320/wristID+slim.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">So how do you enter?</span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">All you have to do is make a minimum donation of $5 to the Fetal Hope Foundation</span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Go</span></b> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-for-fetal-hope-rafflegiveaway.html">HERE</a></span></b></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">or click on the link on my blog sidebar to find our how...</span></b></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you for all of your support!</span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><b>Grace and peace,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmvL98gOFrXj13FKtk2WmVGJm6BCo7N325zHyBcFCnz9Y9i_NKbsYxZeuzc4XwCgO21ERWYDC7XsqRmvBJZjdXRcLas4RXjcsCv_UpZLRW8q7oiEaekq_a3F1LoxwwN-IqAkvKuoiyKk/s1600/april+sign.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmvL98gOFrXj13FKtk2WmVGJm6BCo7N325zHyBcFCnz9Y9i_NKbsYxZeuzc4XwCgO21ERWYDC7XsqRmvBJZjdXRcLas4RXjcsCv_UpZLRW8q7oiEaekq_a3F1LoxwwN-IqAkvKuoiyKk/s1600/april+sign.png" /></a></div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></span></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-71442213644654210372011-10-04T09:43:00.000-07:002011-10-04T09:43:06.317-07:00Oh the paces you'll go...<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;">You have brains in your head.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You have feet in your shoes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You can steer yourself</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> any direction you choose.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You're on your own. And you know what you know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;">~Dr. Seuss </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYil80ElhtreIiEOUPUHT3EGEU4-QARd3Z9bh5kngQF0C-yl-Me5xS-kZ7L3rFXSlayw5ryiq-WEKJvguCbtpzZLHGHwXeZ_itIOxYjDWtwLMJGCfKbVUY8uohRBHFhxs2bfxm2yKeLNQ/s1600/paces+you%2527ll+go.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYil80ElhtreIiEOUPUHT3EGEU4-QARd3Z9bh5kngQF0C-yl-Me5xS-kZ7L3rFXSlayw5ryiq-WEKJvguCbtpzZLHGHwXeZ_itIOxYjDWtwLMJGCfKbVUY8uohRBHFhxs2bfxm2yKeLNQ/s320/paces+you%2527ll+go.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> </span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>First of all...if you haven't already, please check out my "runners" giveaway <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-for-fetal-hope-rafflegiveaway.html">HERE </a></b></span></span><br />
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Saturday I ran the Rebuilding Together 5k. It's a flat, fast, course. Last year I set a PR with a 24:10. This year I expected another PR...and I did. I ran a 23:55..avg pace 7:41. <i style="color: #cc0000;"><b> So why was I disappointed?</b></i> This year my training is <b>twice</b> what it was last year. I could have and should have(according to my training) run it in under 23mins. So why didn't I? A few factors.<br />
I am not that great at internally gauging my pace. I started out pretty fast and felt good...so I slowed down. I was afraid if I went out too fast I wouldn't have anything left at the end. I was wrong. <b>Too much self doubt!</b><br />
I finished and felt like I still had a good bit left. I have decided to run another 5k in two weeks. The Liz Hurley Ribbon Run 5k. This time I have a friend, a Fleet Feet Racer, who offered to pace me to a PR. My goal is a sub 23.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Last night my training schedule called for 6miles w/6 strides. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mile 1: 8:12</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mile 2: 7:51</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mile 3: 8:20</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mile 4: 8:10</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mile 5: 8:12</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mile 6: 7:56</div><br />
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Most of my training for this marathon has been solo. There have been times where I feel like I'm just not pushing myself hard enough. Or that I was too ambitious thinking I could ever qualify for Boston. Last night, before my run I considered calling it a rest day. I just wasn't feeling it. I was tired..the kids have all been sick....it was cold outside. <b style="color: #351c75;"><i> I had come up with every excuse I could think of to NOT run.</i></b> In fact, by 5pm I was already in my pajamas and ready to have an "I can't do this" pity party.<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b>And then....</b></span><br />
I got mad. I got mad at myself for letting doubt creep in. For letting a "feeling" get the best of me. I got mad enough that I put my running shoes on and hit the pavement.<br />
I had to remind myself that my goal to BQ is not just a <i><b>"feeling"</b></i>. I won't always <i><b>"feel"</b></i> like running or stretching or eating right. But every time I choose to push through...<u style="color: purple;"><b>every</b></u> good choice I make gets me one step closer to my goal and makes me that much stronger.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>God reminded me during my run last night: </b></span><br />
This is also how faith works. Faith is NOT a feeling. I don't always <i><b>"feel"</b></i> God around me. I can't always see Him moving and working in my life. But I<b><span style="color: red;"> KNOW</span></b> that God is here always working and moving on my behalf. There are times when I "feel" like I have come against a wall or that the devil is testing me; those are the times when I KNOW that if I push through...if I don't let my feelings and circumstances dictated to me what to do..the blessings are always on the other side...and I will always come out stronger.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;">You'll be on your way up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You'll be seeing great sights!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You'll join the high fliers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> who soar to high heights.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"> Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;">~Dr. Seuss </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;">Grace and Peace,</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLry9TOg3dZ1rPnreAacqN6LBoUVU3TvFQ4-4ke35CECfTTdotpCDGZd-aOGtteOxI6ARJ0GV7G4jDU31JPaEq4p_NLxevn0xC9LGY07bEqO-rmvXw6Faa_K4a0XgGy5nirTsYJ2xn-fc/s1600/april+sign.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLry9TOg3dZ1rPnreAacqN6LBoUVU3TvFQ4-4ke35CECfTTdotpCDGZd-aOGtteOxI6ARJ0GV7G4jDU31JPaEq4p_NLxevn0xC9LGY07bEqO-rmvXw6Faa_K4a0XgGy5nirTsYJ2xn-fc/s1600/april+sign.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="color: red; font-family: Tw Cen MT; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Please check out my giveaway <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-for-fetal-hope-rafflegiveaway.html">HERE </a></b></span></span>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-34319542791604348782011-09-29T10:00:00.000-07:002011-10-12T13:31:13.360-07:00Running for Fetal Hope Raffle/Giveaway<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuXSgPVP9clcD0X_KQzVkhPfNSYsOR1hQrlgAzkVENG25a3IiJKEQ1YZM6xrvHK0s5ufo8dbv_OuAKqmYpnn7BfAAGkJHNDghoU6M6d0GFnfscvEKBeLSL25JIRDizmOshWBRRItJL1o/s1600/fetal+hope+2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuXSgPVP9clcD0X_KQzVkhPfNSYsOR1hQrlgAzkVENG25a3IiJKEQ1YZM6xrvHK0s5ufo8dbv_OuAKqmYpnn7BfAAGkJHNDghoU6M6d0GFnfscvEKBeLSL25JIRDizmOshWBRRItJL1o/s320/fetal+hope+2.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
On Nov. 5th, 2011, I will be running the Rock 'n Roll Marathon in Savannah, GA., with a goal of running a race that will not only qualify me for Boston but will more importantly help raise funds and awareness for <a href="http://www.fetalhope.org/patients-families/condition?cid=168&x=80&y=15">Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome(TTTS)</a> and <a href="http://www.fetalhope.org/patients-families/condition?cid=206&x=69&y=15">Twin Reverse Arterial Perfusion(TRAP)</a> through the <a href="http://www.runningguru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075"><b>Fetal Hope Foundation</b></a>. This is a cause that is near and dear to my heart. In 2003 my twin pregnancy was diagnosed with TTTS and later with an even more rare condition TRAP. You can read the full story <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/07/fetal-hope.html"><b style="color: magenta;">HERE</b></a>. I will be running this race in memory of my son Eugene and in honor of my son Sebastian, who because of an early diagnosis and treatment is a healthy 7 years old!<br />
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<b>My fundraising goal is $1000.00 by November 5th.</b><br />
<b>I have currently raised $350.00.</b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>$650.00 to meet my goal!!</b></span><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: purple;">So here is where it could get fun for you!</span> I am having a running raffle to benefit the<a href="http://www.runningguru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075"> Fetal Hope Foundation</a>. Through the generous donations of several companies I have put together<span style="font-size: large;"> two </span>amazing prize packages that you could possibly win!!</b></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Here is the First place prize package:</b></u></span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.roadid.com/Common/Catalog.aspx?C=RoadID#5"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Road ID</span></a><i><br />
</i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">If you are a runner, cyclist, triathlete or just an active person, Road ID is for you. In the event of an accident, if you can't speak for yourself, your Road ID will. It's not just a piece of gear - it's peace of mind. </span></i></b><br />
<div style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i> </i><span style="color: black;">The winner will have their choice of either</span></b></div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;"> the <a href="http://www.roadid.com/Common/Catalog.aspx?C=RoadID#5"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wrist ID Sport</span></a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3u1UCLkzang_Hqmd7a7AbHACX5fzUpyzCzHXh-A4C64fqmtTLxZR2AfQu7mtOakD4UGocZe9y4DPiHWvijqpLXS5buYRzTJc9crRnldLPDXWT9Az6xv6DRd4E5xFoutzyuvr0q7DYRw/s1600/WristIDSport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3u1UCLkzang_Hqmd7a7AbHACX5fzUpyzCzHXh-A4C64fqmtTLxZR2AfQu7mtOakD4UGocZe9y4DPiHWvijqpLXS5buYRzTJc9crRnldLPDXWT9Az6xv6DRd4E5xFoutzyuvr0q7DYRw/s1600/WristIDSport.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>OR</b></span></div><span style="color: black;">the <a href="http://www.roadid.com/Common/Catalog.aspx?C=RoadID#5"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wrist ID Slim</span></a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5ZqJyvAee1qXUHIoeoG1LSxJx4b_Bv7rlzbRgAUEwDHq0ewMcyKmaxUWUpffLUyY8HbwQIMcb1Ydu985iO_ckk77S0oQo2ktrb4_dT13RoDrm130sCrLV9Beh6rvpCfZg_ogsJ3YgAg/s1600/wristID+slim.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5ZqJyvAee1qXUHIoeoG1LSxJx4b_Bv7rlzbRgAUEwDHq0ewMcyKmaxUWUpffLUyY8HbwQIMcb1Ydu985iO_ckk77S0oQo2ktrb4_dT13RoDrm130sCrLV9Beh6rvpCfZg_ogsJ3YgAg/s320/wristID+slim.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.balancingactclothing.com/">Balancing Act Clothing </a>has offered one of their "Tink" inspired wings shirts.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Balancing Act clothing is unique clothing geared toward runners. Each shirt is screen printed by hand in Alissa's home, and made with LOVE!!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.runningchics.com/"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhc8gWPaXfKgwYuTB7P_UcZgzBWc48dAITUzVZvX6BNhbDPNiPy4cXVGC86aKnH8WW7Mu7RtjFQSXCsYAodSDPWEPw4ecaKXfTfXktyEX1JOdhJnbEVwSm2ungFxZITGw74VHf_AdIvE4/s320/runningchics_03.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Whether you're running a race or just running around town, you should feel comfortable. And there's no reason you shouldn't look good, too! We're <a href="http://www.runningchics.com/">Running Chics</a>… just like you. And we know that fashion and performance can go hand-in-hand.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Running Chics-Bella Long Sleeve Burnout(S)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Running Chics- Messenger Bag</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Running Chics- StretchFlex ALO Headband</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Running Chics- Cotton Tote</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: magenta;"> IRON GIRL-</b> <span style="font-size: small;">Fitted B Sunglasses</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: magenta;"> IRON GIRL-</b></span> Fitted D Sunglasses<br />
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</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.nuun.com/#/?ck=RL-BEdl5AROqCdxB&vid=RL-BEax5AXClFzXj&cktime=96729">Nuun</a> </b></span>New Flavor Mixed Fruit 4-Pack: The kid in us has been begging for these flavors for years. Uncomplicated, classic, delicious flavors without the sugars that always made us crash a few minutes later. These retro favorites will keep you hydrated on the road for hours, but make sure you stay close enough to hear mom yell for dinner! </span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #336699; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: small;">1 tube each of Grape, Fruit Punch, Strawberry Lemonade, and Tropical. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make a tax deductible donation to the Fetal Hope Foundation on my donation page<b> <a href="http://www.runningguru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075">HERE</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.runningguru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075">http://www.runningguru.com/RunWithMe.asp?mID=2075</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Leave me a comment letting me know you donated.</span><br />
<div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>$5 = one entry</b><br />
<b> $10= 2 entries</b><br />
<b> $15 = 3 entries</b><br />
<b> $20 = 4 entries</b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> and so on....so, every $5.00 = 1 entry </span></b></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">*if you have already donated, leave me a comment letting me know! </span></b></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>2) BONUS ENTRIES!</b></u> <br />
Share this giveaway! Twitter, facebook, your blog, dailymile, etc etc. Every time you share, leave a new comment and you will get an extra entry. </span><br />
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</b><b></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This will end November 1st at Midnight, winners will be drawn by random.org and notified by email and on the blog.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="body">Remember, this is for a good cause! With your donation, we can make a difference in bringing hope and changing lives.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="body">Thank you so much for your support!!! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><i>**all items were graciously donated by their respective companies. If you have a product you would be interested in donating for future fundraising raffles or reviews, please contact me, mommysfitfortheking@yahoo.com</i><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="body">Grace and peace,</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHZ7UF7pEqFo-PcYSEASO8sKaTSWyskYfp-yb0yktmTsb5g20Uqw0fUU0kXkDfeXiLw3yx17phE1-eRe0XSqWYIdX8jrZMWfxM5gQJf2NlqEozhMokD8ndhpTNmyAv443Wb7xi6SvoEo/s1600/april+sign.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHZ7UF7pEqFo-PcYSEASO8sKaTSWyskYfp-yb0yktmTsb5g20Uqw0fUU0kXkDfeXiLw3yx17phE1-eRe0XSqWYIdX8jrZMWfxM5gQJf2NlqEozhMokD8ndhpTNmyAv443Wb7xi6SvoEo/s1600/april+sign.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="body"> </span><b></b></div></div><b></b></div><b></b></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-55608172515291236922011-09-20T12:37:00.000-07:002011-09-20T12:37:30.850-07:00Quick Update<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Quick update:</b></span><br />
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<b>Thank you for all the prayers for my friends and their family. Please continue to keep them in your prayers as they grieve the loss of their precious daughter. </b><br />
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I have had several things going on lately.<br />
First, last Saturday I completed my second Warrior Dash. My friend Angie and I rocked it 80's style. <br />
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My goal was to finish top 3 in AG....well, it didn't happen but I did finish 15th in my AG out of 1045! I am still happy with that! I think I could have finished better but I fell and busted my shin open in the second obstacle. Thank God for legwarmers, I pulled them up to cover the wound and try to stop the bleeding. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I look like I was crying and I probably was because my shin hurt like CRAZY!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post Race after a rinse off....Maddox had a great time too!;)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>I'm going to do the Warrior Dash one more time to attempt a top 3 placement and then I think I'm going to try the <a href="http://www.toughmudder.com/">Tough Mudder</a>.:)<br />
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Marathon training is going well. I actually purchased a new training plan a few weeks ago because I didn't feel like the one I was using was going to take me where I need to be to BQ in November. I ordered it off of Runner's World though Training Peaks. I'm pretty happy with it. I get an email every day straight to my phone reminding me what I need to do that day. I'm growing more and more confident that a BQ is within my reach. I know it is only because of God's ability in me that I am able to run at all.<br />
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</div><b style="color: #38761d;">Bonus!</b> I won a <a href="http://www.snorgtees.com/?gclid=CL7ys9TGrKsCFVsS2godu1vk7A">SnorgTee</a> from <a href="http://www.runningdivamom.blogspot.com/">Running Diva Mom </a>and it came last week.....<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Tomorrow is the day.</span> </span></b></i> I have been promising you an amazing raffle/giveaway for weeks and it is finally ready!<br />
Come back tomorrow to see all the goodies!!!<br />
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Hope your day is full of laughter and blessings!!!!<br />
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Grace and peace,<br />
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Monday I started the preparations to go out of town for the Warrior Dash, this Saturday. Going away even for one night with 4 kids take a huge amount of planning and preparing.<br />
Our plan was to leave tonight for Manchester Tn, where we would camp out with some friends until the Dash on Saturday.<br />
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Tuesday, <span style="font-size: large;"><b>our plans changed.</b></span> I got a phone call Tuesday afternoon from a very close family friend letting me know that they had lost their 9 month old baby girl, Ivey, due to a tragic accident. I can not even begin to put into words how heavy my heart is for my friends. This is the second child they have lost. When something like this happens everything else is so <i>unimportant</i>. <b>There are no words</b>.... I can not begin to imagine what they are going through.<br />
Tonight is the visitation and the funeral is tomorrow. <br />
I have a giveaway and some other posts prepared but will not post again until next week.<br />
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<b>Please say a prayer for this family.</b><br />
My prayer is that they will cry out to God. That God would surround them with comfort and peace. That God would bring restoration and healing in a supernatural way.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grace and peace,</b></span><br />
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<div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The winner is <a href="http://runforanna.blogspot.com/"><b>Jen@ Run for Anna</b></a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Congrats Jen! You are going to love this stuff!!</div>Jen, if you would, send me your mailing address to mommysfitfortheking@yahoo.com<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Three Things</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>1.</b></span> <u><b>Running in New Orleans</b></u><br />
I spent 4 days in New Orleans last week for work....I have never had a desire to go to New Orleans before this.<br />
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New Orleans is now in my top 3 favorite cities! I had an amazing time and fell in love with it's historic charm! I'm a big city girl anyway, I love the sounds and smells of a big city. The history, music, food, and people were amazing!<br />
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We stayed at the Hotel Provincial which was the first Confederate Hospital. If you go to New Orleans and want to stay in the French Quarter, I highly recommend this hotel.<br />
The hotel didn't have a fitness room, and so I was a little concerned about getting some mileage in. I wasn't afraid to run by myself on the streets of NOLA but J had told me not to.<br />
The first night there, I saw a lot of runners out on the streets. So I figured I "technically" would not be running by myself if there were other runners out too......right?<br />
I woke up early the first morning around 5am and headed out. I ran three blocks down to Jackson square, where there were several groups of homeless people. I made my way past Cafe Du Monde( which is open 24hrs) and seriously considered scraping my run for beignet and a coffee. Behind the Cafe is a walk way that leads to the River Walk, a half mile walk way on the Mississippi. I decided to do several out and backs on the walk way. And when I got there I was happy to see several other runners already out.<br />
I felt safe the entire time and got to watch the most beautiful sunrise over the Mississippi river.<br />
Maybe it was a false sense of security...though I do believe that I am under God's protection...because I learned while I was on the River Walk that a few hours earlier the police had pulled a dead body from the river!!! I still wasn't afraid...however, I did think it was wise to hold off on the solo running the rest of the time there.;)<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>2.</b></span> We are back to the boots. If you remember, Maddox(3) wore rubber boots everyday for 5 months straight. We were finally able to coax him into some sandals right before going to the beach. <br />
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</div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Total meltdown</span></b> .....all because I asked him to put his sandals on for church....<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">3. </span>I am putting together an awesome giveaway/raffle to raise money for the <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/07/fetal-hope.html">Fetal Hope Foundation</a>.<br />
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It should be ready by sometime next week, I have some awsome prizes from companies like:<br />
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Hope you have been blessed in every way this week!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grace and peace,</b></span><br />
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Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-20393827071535257132011-08-23T14:33:00.000-07:002011-08-23T14:33:53.292-07:00Running in the Big Easy....I'm NOLA Bound!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: cyan; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/08/recharge-your-run-ultra-fuel-giveaway.html"> Don't forget!!!! My Ultra Fuel Giveaway HERE ends 8/31</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I am heading to New Orleans tomorrow morning. I will be there until Saturday. It is technically a work trip, but we always have a great time. My Pastor/boss is a director of his Ministerial Association and so every year we plan a retreat and invite about 100 Pastors, evangelists, missionaries, teachers...and there spouses and staff. Every year we pick a new location; we have done a Caribbean cruise, Florida Gulf Coast, Gatlinburg, and now New Orleans.<br />
This is one of the most loving group of people you will ever be around and it always feels like going I'm going to a family reunion....actually...maybe less dysfunctional than a family reunion...but you get the picture!<br />
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<b>I don't know if I will be posting much the rest of the week. </b><br />
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Not sure how I'm going to work my long run into the weekend yet. 20 miles on a hotel treadmill is just not going to happen, and hubby has forbidden me to run the streets of NOLA by myself...Maybe not the long run...surely I can find someone to run a few miles with me...oh the sights I would see!!!!:)<br />
I could do my long run on Sunday, but I would have to start running at 4am to get it in before church....hmmmmmm....what to do?<br />
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<b>I got a solid 6 in this morning.</b><br />
mile 1- 9:50<br />
mile 2- 9:10<br />
mile 3- 9:08<br />
mile 4- 8:22<br />
mile 5- 8:34<br />
mile 6- 8:15<br />
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I have hill repeats on the schedule for tomorrow and since I'm also flying out in the morning I will be up at the crack of dawn running hills....<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b>How do you get your run in when you travel?</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Grace and peace,</span></b><br />
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Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-77486890128404575252011-08-22T14:15:00.000-07:002011-08-22T14:15:41.512-07:00How to run 20+ miles with a smile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> Don't miss out on my <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/08/recharge-your-run-ultra-fuel-giveaway.html">ULTRA FUEL Giveaway HERE</a>! Ends 8/31!</span></div><div style="background-color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ••••••••••••••••••</span></div><br />
I prepared all week for Saturday's long run. 20 miles.<br />
I hydrated, ate clean, fueled up with Ultra Fuel, and got good sleep.<br />
The plan was to run 6 miles on my own starting at 5:30am and then meet Angie at her house at 6:30am.<br />
We have a 14 mile out and back that we really like. It has a good combination of hills and straightaways. Before the run I drove a cooler with iced towels, gatorade, and water to the half way point.<b> Best idea EVER!</b><br />
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The run started well, I left a little late, so I was only able to get 4 miles in before meeting Ang.<br />
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<b>6:30AM:</b> 80 degrees already. I knew it was going to be a scorcher.<br />
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<b>Mile 6.4:</b> Garmin died. Not a problem. Ang had her Garmin.<br />
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<b>Mile 7</b>: Stopped at the cooler. Thank God for the iced towels and coooold water! I don't know why I haven't done that earlier!?<br />
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<b>Mile 12:</b> I pulled ahead of Angie. She still running strong, but without my Garmin I decide to just listen to my body. I felt like I was running about a 9:30 pace. My goal pace for long runs is between 9:45-10:00, but even with my garmin it's hard for me to keep that pace. I usually end up around 9:30per mile. <br />
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<b>Mile 17:</b> Back at the cooler. It is HOT! Some of the rubber on the bottom of my shoes actually melted off.<br />
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<b>Mile 20-21:</b> Temperature 89. The last leg of the run is done in our neighborhood. I no longer had Garmin, so I just kept running. I knew that I was going over 20, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't shortchange myself. I drove the course later and it said 21 miles. <br />
I jogged back to Angie's house when I was done and she had an ice cold chocolate milk waiting for me. What a great friend!<br />
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<b style="color: #cc0000;">I have to say this was one of the hottest, but BEST long runs I have ever done.</b> The reason? I stopped focusing on myself around mile 6 and started focusing on God. The majority of the run I focused on God's goodness, how He has blessed me, and the change He has made in my life.<br />
When I would start feeling fatigue, or a sore muscle, I could think about how my life used to be...and smile because of where it is now. <br />
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<div style="color: black;"><b>•I am blessed with a husband who is faithful, kind, and a man of integrity. </b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b>•I am blessed to have kids who love the Lord and aren't ashamed to pray out loud. My three year old can pray heaven to earth!</b></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b>•I am blessed to have a family of friends that build me up and encourage me.</b></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b>•I am blessed to have a job that allows me to serve God. </b></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><b>•I am blessed with new doors of opportunity everyday!</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b>•I am blessed because I know God has a special plan for me and my family. A <span style="color: red;">good</span> plan! God's word says in Ephesians that God will do "exceedingly abundantly above all that we can ask or think"</b></div><div style="color: black;"><b> Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for<span style="color: red;"> good </span>and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."</b></div><b style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong></strong></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now <i>that</i> is something to smile about!</span><br />
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<b>Have you counted your blessings lately? If not, you should! Do you have enough blessings to get you through 20 miles?</b><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grace and peace,</b></span><br />
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Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-91752441601963194242011-08-18T12:23:00.000-07:002011-08-18T14:05:43.732-07:00Recharge Your Run- Ultra Fuel Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As promised I have a giveaway today!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I told you a few weeks ago about a product that has really changed the way my body handles runs and recovers post run. <a href="http://www.twinlab.com/product/ultra-fuel%C2%AE">Twinlab: Ultra Fuel.</a><br />
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<div style="color: red;"></div><div style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This product has changed my life!</b></span></div><br />
Ok. A little too dramatic?<br />
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Maybe it hasn't changed my life, but it has sure changed my running.<br />
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Go <a href="http://mommysfitfortheking.blogspot.com/2011/07/3-things-and-giveaway-winner.html">HERE</a> to read my review on Ultra Fuel.<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here is what Twinlab says about Ultra Fuel: </b></span></u><br />
<div class="product-body" style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Superior Carb Blend for Superior Performance*</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Maximizes Replacement of Glycogen to</b>:<br />
• Extend Endurance*<br />
• Speed Recovery*<br />
• Help Improve Overall Performance*</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Vegetarian Formula</i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><br />
<div class="field-label" style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>How It Works: </i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><i> </i></span> <br />
<div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>More advanced than simple carb energy products, Twinlab<sup>®</sup> Ultra Fuel<sup>®</sup> is a complete performance supplement.* </i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><br />
<div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The superior carbohydrate profile contains an advanced blend of 100 grams of high quality carbohydrates in the form of glucose polymers (the ultimate complex carb), plus important carbohydrate and energy metabolizers. </i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><br />
<div style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Clinical studies show that a balanced ratio of complex and simple carbohydrates, like those found in Ultra Fuel, provides energy and enhances recovery, enabling participants to perform longer and produce greater output.* Scientific studies also prove glucose polymers are direct precursors to glycogen synthesis in muscle.* </i></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><i> Ultra Fuel maximizes replacement of glycogen in hard-working muscles, extending endurance, speeding recovery and helping to improve overall performance during training.</i></span><br />
<div style="color: #0b5394;">* <i><span style="font-size: x-small;">These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.</span></i></div><br />
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<div style="color: #073763;"><b>Before Ultra Fuel: </b></div> The night before a long run (anything over 10 miles) I would carbo load. Most of the time it would be some type of pasta. The next morning I would wake up for my run with a heavy stomach. I hate that feeling. Sometimes I would bonk right in the middle of my long run and other times I would bonk post run. We have ALL been there. You finish a long run and are useless the rest of the day...or for the next 2 days!<br />
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</div><div style="color: #0b5394;"><b>After Ultra Fuel:</b></div>I have only been using <a href="http://www.twinlab.com/product/ultra-fuel%C2%AE">Ultra Fuel</a> for a little over a month, and this is my experience so far.... <br />
I take 2 scoops of <a href="http://www.twinlab.com/product/ultra-fuel%C2%AE">Ultra Fuel</a> 2 days before a long run, and 2-4 scoops the day before my long run. I certainly don't have a heavy stomach since it's a liquid and quickly absorbs into your muscles. During my long runs I have notices an increase in my endurance. The biggest difference I have noticed is post run. I feel like at the end of the run I could keep going and that my recovery time has been cut in half. It really has been huge. I have felt great!<br />
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I have the fruit punch flavor and I am going to be honest; it isn't the most pleasant taste. Taste aside....the results are worth it!<br />
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<b>Dean from Twinlab was gracious enough to send me a 52.8oz. tub of Ultra Fuel in the <i style="color: #b45f06;">orange </i>flavor for one of you amazing people to try! </b><br />
I know you will love this as much as I do!<br />
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<b>So, would you like a chance to try Ultra Fuel for yourself?</b><br />
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</div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-88894694294134414702011-08-17T09:21:00.000-07:002011-08-17T09:21:00.670-07:00I Love Lizard<br />
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</tbody></table> If you have been reading this blog for any length of time, you know,<b style="color: #cc0000;"> I. Do. NOT. Do. Pets. </b>There are enough mouths to feed with 4 kids and <strike>cages</strike> rooms to keep clean. I'm not an animal hater. In fact I LOVE dogs...especially Labradors. I just have never thought it would be fair to <strike>me</strike> an animal with our busy schedules.<br />
After finding two lizards in the boys room that they had captured outside and set free in the house; hubby and I decided it might be time to get them a low maintenance pet.<br />
This is Elizabeth aka Lizzie the Lizard:<br />
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We purchased Lizzie for $7.00 at the pet shop.<b style="color: #cc0000;"><i> Assuming</i></b> a lizard would be a <strike>cheap</strike> low maintenance pet. If you have ever been in a pet store you know that the employees Love...<span style="font-size: large;">love</span>....<span style="font-size: x-large;">LOVE</span> animals. Almost annoyingly...and I'm pretty sure even more than they like people.<br />
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<div style="color: #351c75;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Our first trip to the pet store :</span></u></b></div>I had all three boys with me and like any kids they were excited to be around all of the animals in the pet store. They were loud-ish and wanted to hold every animal. This clearly annoyed the sales lady right away. I began asking her about bringing a lizard home as a pet, the care it required, housing, feeding, and <i>jokingly </i>asked<b> "when it dies can we exchange it for a live one?"</b> She said we have a 15 day guarantee to which I asked <b>"how many times in the 15 days can we exchange it for a new one?"</b> again joking(kind of)....she was not amused at all. Didn't even crack a smile. She clearly does not have kids!<br />
She handed me some brochures on lizards and told me to go home and read up on them. She wasn't going to sell me a lizard! I'm pretty sure at that point she wasn't even sure I should have custody of my kids.<br />
I was actually fine with not bringing a lizard home that day, I still wasn't convinced I wanted <strike>another mouth to feed</strike> pet in the house.<br />
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<div style="color: blue;"><u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Our second trip to the pet store:</span></b></u></div>With all three boys in tow again..the little one dressed like <b>batman</b>, we headed to the pet store. This time we got a sales lady who wanted to get us out of there as soon as possible. She boxed up our lizard: a<b style="color: #38761d;"> green </b>Anole, and then took us over to the "lizard habitats". SERIOUSLY! $70.00 for a lizard <strike>cage</strike> home and all the fixin's! Heat light, special dirt, thermometer....blah.blah.blah.........I asked her if that was all I would <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>EVER </b></span>need to buy for this animal<i> other</i> than food and she said yes. Ok. I handed the lizard(in box) to little<b> batman</b> and we headed to the check out.<br />
<div style="color: #cc0000;">I thought the check out girl was going to have a panic attack when she saw little <b style="color: black;">batman</b> holding the lizard. It's not like he was shaking it! She told me it wasn't a good idea to let little children hold the lizard. This made me laugh out loud. I told her I was pretty sure she didn't want to see what would happen if I took the lizard from <b><span style="color: black;">batman</span></b>.....he would have an <span style="font-size: large;"><b>epic</b></span> bat-breakdown.</div><br />
We got home. Set up Elizabeth's home. Realized that in haste to usher us out of the store the sale's lady neglected to tell us we would need <i>extra</i> accessories for this <strike>stupid </strike>lizard. The $70.00 <i>"habitat"</i> did <b>NOT </b>come with "everything" as I was told! At this point, Elizabeth was clearly stressed. <b style="color: #38761d;">Green</b> Anoles turn<b> brown </b>when they are stressed out.<br />
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<div style="color: red;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Third trip to the pet store</b></span></u></div>At this point, if I was a green anole.....I would be brown. 3 trips to the pet store in one week! I haven't been in a pet shop 3 times in the last 15 years!!!<b></b><br />
I went to a different pet store this time<b>. </b>The sales people at this pet store seemed to like people a <i><b>little</b></i> more than the last store....though, the sales lady told me everything I learned about lizards at the previous store was wrong and proceeded to show me about a<b> <i>million</i></b> things I would need to purchase to make Elizabeth happy. I spent $50 on stuff promised to make the lizard happy and went home.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Total overall cost for a "cheap" lizard = $127.00 </b></span><br />
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5 days later this lizard is STILL brown! I have done everything short of laying hands on this thing! Me and the boys even prayed for it! I have a strange attachment to this lizard now....actually 127 reason to be attached to it. Yesterday I found myself sitting next to the cage just watching it and talking to it for like 30 minutes! Really. I told the boys to leave it alone for a few days so maybe it can <i>de-stress</i> and we moved it to the spare bedroom so it's quiet. I am officially a neurotic pet owner...I'll probably start wearing sweatshirts with lizards on them and giving weekly updates about my little "lizard-baby"......if it lives.<br />
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Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-49166581053307425452011-08-11T14:43:00.000-07:002011-08-11T15:15:45.612-07:003 Things Thursday: New<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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1. I got new running kicks!! I was wearing Asics and needed something lighter. I felt like a Clydesdale when I ran. So I took a trip to Fleet Feet and they put me in a Nike Lunar Eclipse. I have never, ever run in a Nike shoe but I LOVE them!! Much lighter than my Asics.<br />
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2. A new school year starts Monday. A bittersweet end to the summer. I always feel like I our summer is crammed with activities. Trying to get as much quality time in with the boys before they go back to school...and once again I feel like it is never enough time... Summer break is NEVER long enough. I miss my boys when they go back to school.<br />
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3.I signed up today for a 5k! I haven't run a 5k all year. Not sure how that is possible. I have run an 8k, 10k, and a couple half marathons but somehow have not run a 5k. So the Brook Hill 5k is this Saturday and I'm really looking forward to see if I can score a PR. Right now my PR is 24:10 and I would love to get a sub 24:00. Will update you on Monday!<br />
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Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-3436063160576033242011-08-10T14:45:00.000-07:002011-08-10T14:45:07.512-07:00My favorite things:Picture Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis63x3iCl_ow9c4h-uFkkYjrVKshBFzvKJJdMYC_48BzbAgZmEsfj71kNgn93QsCjM0oiWhQahDzGi0fq_Y1YcG14wLUMtoPo0M6ZWPLTBQC95p7iEo5YU0YDGrSoCMMo4fx7bQGlmO_I/s1600/droid+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">4. My oldest son, who is NEVER too embarrassed to hang out with his dorky mom.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">5. My son, who will do anything for a few dollars...including wearing goggles in public places. LOL! </span></b><br />
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I pray you are all having a wonderful week...it's half-way over!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grace and peace,</b></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-18308539333341157512011-08-09T14:42:00.000-07:002011-08-09T14:42:38.554-07:0017 and countingI took all of the great advice that I got from my last post and applied it to my long run this past Sunday.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> <i>"Don't do all of your "racing" during training, so to speak. Save it for race day, and use the long run for its purpose--to prepare your body and mind for 20+ miles." -<a href="http://howwerollkatiesblog.blogspot.com/"> </a></i><b style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://howwerollkatiesblog.blogspot.com/">Katie M.</a></b><i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"keep the long runs slower until the last 5 or 6 miles then run at marathon pace. That way you teach your body to run a little faster while fatigued." - </i><b style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.fastcory.com/">Fast Cory</a></b><i></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i></i></div>My goal= run 17 miles at 10 min mile pace.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">17 long, slow miles</span></b></span><br />
<div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Average pace 10:04</b></span></div><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time 2:50:59</b></span><br />
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</td><td>10:03</td><td></td><td></td><td><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">2</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>9:57</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">3</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>9:39</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">4</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>9:44</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">5</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:35</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">6</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:42</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">7</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:16</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">8</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:17</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">9</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:10</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">10</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:12</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">11</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:08</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">12</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:02</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">13</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:23</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">14</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:19</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">15</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>10:17</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">16</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>9:19</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left">17</td><td>Interval</td><td style="white-space: nowrap;">1 mi</td><td><br />
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</td><td>9:01</td><td></td><td></td><td width="100%"><br />
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<tr><td class="Left"><b>18</b></td><td><b>TIME</b></td><td style="white-space: nowrap;"><center>—</center></td><td></td><td><b>2:50:59.36</b></td><td><center><b>—</b></center></td><td><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I had to make myself slow down</span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: black;">and</span><i><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: #38761d;">(I never imagined that would be a problem)</span></span></i><b> </b><span style="color: black;">Really though, it wasn't as easy as it sounds. I think my bodies natural easy pace is around 9:15-9:30miles</span><b>.</b><span style="color: black;"> Some were clearly too slow. I felt like I was constantly looking at my garmin to make sure I wasn't off pace. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I felt pretty great, like I could run forever at that pace. Towards the end I picked it up for two reasons, <b>1</b>. I felt great and wanted to push it. and <b>2</b>. It was past time to get ready for church and my whole family was still sleeping. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I have to say, I felt better during and after that long run than I ever have.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Could have been the pace? Could have been my diet the week before was pretty clean? Could have been that I was properly hydrated? Could have been the Ultra Fuel by Twin Labs<span style="color: blue;">(ultra fuel giveaway coming soon!!)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">What ever it is....I liked it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">So, moral of the story.....Run slow, to run fast? I don't know. </span></span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">I guess I'll find out in <a href="http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/savannah">Savannah</a>. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Thanks again for the great tips!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">Grace and peace,</span></span></b></span><br />
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</div>Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10718941510641631363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010840055257033699.post-89743637430686484822011-08-01T14:23:00.000-07:002011-08-01T14:23:37.721-07:00"Training on LSD and Speed"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeVOci_dl0oid7nTObZfs4Rp-6mIE1_yC4tW6dK5vIN5Y3-oaHG47V5d9aoRxXE1C_GyRO0YY8G0QJ0gUAYXwOzKIKa71YNxOm4-U3JhNeiNIQIuX5mMiIpvMJy_fcmrUqVjRLe8_No4/s1600/slow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeVOci_dl0oid7nTObZfs4Rp-6mIE1_yC4tW6dK5vIN5Y3-oaHG47V5d9aoRxXE1C_GyRO0YY8G0QJ0gUAYXwOzKIKa71YNxOm4-U3JhNeiNIQIuX5mMiIpvMJy_fcmrUqVjRLe8_No4/s320/slow1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Anyone who has ever trained for a marathon or even looked into training for one has read plenty of information on the importance of the two main tenants of marathon training. <b style="color: #cc0000;">LSD(Long Slow Distance) </b>runs and <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Speed work</span></b>.<br />
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<b>Speed work</b> is not a problem.....<b>run fast, run hard, occasionally throw up, and repeat....</b><br />
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<b>LSD</b> is what I have a tougher time with. Not so much the<span style="font-size: large;"><b> "L"</b></span> or the<span style="font-size: large;"><b> "D"</b></span>......but the<b> <span style="font-size: large;">"S"</span></b><i style="color: #cc0000;"><b> slow</b></i>- is what I have a hard time with.... I'm not saying I'm FLASH or anything. I just have a hard time wrapping my mind around <i>"go slower to go faster"</i>.<br />
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I've been told that the speed work is to increase speed(obviously) and LSD's are to build endurance...makes sense right?<br />
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When I put actual numbers to it....it doesn't make sense to me....<br />
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My goal is to maintain an <span style="color: magenta;"><b>8:20 pace</b> </span>for <b><span style="color: magenta;">26.2 miles</span></b>....that would put me finishing just under 3:40 and would mean the <b><span style="font-size: large;">big BQ</span></b>.<br />
So if I do <i>all</i> my long runs.....like I've been told, at one and a half minutes per mile slower than race pace, that would put me running my long runs at a <b style="color: magenta;">9:50 pace</b>....??<br />
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<i><b>Can that be right?</b></i><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b>I would love to hear from some of you runners who have run to qualify, qualified, or just run marathons.....</b></span><br />
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Look forward to reading your input!<br />
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Thanks!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grace and peace,</b></span><br />
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I don't eat horrible. In fact, most of my friends would tell you I'm suffering because I don't eat doughnuts or cupcakes. In fact, I would never even share this with some of them because they think us <i>"runners"</i> are fanatics about health...(well we kinda are?) They will also tell you that I LOVE candy and once I start eating it....I don't stop. Truly...I love candy. Skittles, milkduds, twizzlers, tootsie rolls, starburst......love candy. So I try to avoid it at all costs. <br />
Weekdays, eating is not usually a problem. I'm on a schedule:<br />
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<b>B'fast</b>: Oatmeal (every morning for the last 4years) I like it!<br />
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<b>post run or workou</b>t: Protein drink<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is what I'm snacking on right now at my desk.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><b>10am</b>: almonds or fruit around at my desk<br />
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<b>noon</b>: I usually bring my lunch, fish or chicken with steamed veggies<br />
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<b>2pm:</b> protein bar or almonds at my desk again<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: red;">Problem Area </b></span><br />
<b>5pm-10pm</b>: dinner is usually pretty sketchy. It's a mad dash to get kids to ball, get to church, running group, or whatever extra curricular we have going on. J is really great about grilling enough chicken and fish on the weekend that I can grab something quickly. If we are out, I'll grab a protien bar and an apple. There are times where I don't eat until the kiddos are in bed around 9:30-10:00pm! I am very aware that this area needs work.<br />
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<b style="color: #351c75;">But on the weekends</b>......I pretty much eat anything. It usually starts on Friday night, I tell myself I'm going to allow myself a free day....and then a day turns into 2 or 3. Come Monday I feel sluggish and bloated from all the processed foods, sugar, sodium and all the other gross stuff I ingested on my free "day".<br />
I have no problem committing to God, family, church, running, even losing weight! I have no problem losing weight, but when it comes to clean eating I just don't do it! I start out with great momentum and then once I get sidetracked that's it....if anything I should eat clean as an example to my kids!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I wasn't even going to post today.</b> </span> So, what got me started on this? I read this<a href="http://www.fitthisgirl.com/2011/07/clean-eating-pt-1-green-garden-or-god.html"><b> Clean Eating Pt 1:</b></a><b> </b>by<a href="http://www.fitthisgirl.com/"> <b>Mary at Fit this, girl!</b></a><b> </b>check out her amazing before and after pics. She committed to clean eating 3 months ago and was already in great shape. Totally inspiring!<br />
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So, I may commit....I may not....I'll let you know Monday. :)<br />
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</div><div style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What is your arch-nemesis.....the one thing you can't defeat or commit to? </b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grace and peace,</b></span><br />
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