FlipBelt Giveaway

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jenny

Hi friends!

FlipBelt has agreed to partner up with us to give one of our lucky readers a FREE FlipBelt!FlipBelt is the newest technology in ”holding your stuff-ness” while your kicking butt!
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The patented technology allows you to wear your belt tightly and securely around your waist while you exercise. Running, jumping, crossfit, zumba, spin…you name it! No amount of physical activity will make this baby move! It boasts 4 access points to a single tube, which allows you to store: your phone, chapstick, keys, money, essential cards, gels and whatever else you may need for a long or short work out! flippy The one and only FlipBelt is offered in a wide array of colors to match your fitness wardrobe!
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Contest runs from June 17, 2013 to June 21, 2013. Winner will be announced and contacted on Saturday June 22, 2013.

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Running Pop Quiz

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Tina

I found this over at Hungryrunnergirl.com and thought it would be fun to do. Feel free to answer along in the comments.

1. On average how many races do you run a year?

Since I started racing in 2011, I’ve competed in 27 races so I would say I average around 10-13 a year.

2. Head accessories, things you have to run with: a hat, a visor, sunglasses, chapstick, sunscreen, head band, ponytail, braids, sweat band?

I always have to have my hair tied up and I used any and everything possible, bobby pins, sweaty bands, braids etc.. I also can’t run without chapstick, Alberta is particularly dry and I need all the moisture I can get.

3. Where do your workouts come from? A training plan, a coach, whatever you feel like doing that day or what your training partner is doing that day?

Right now I’m using two programs:

Smart Coach

Lululemon Half Marathon App

4. How many miles on average do you put on a pair of shoes?

My last pair of mizuno had a good 600 miles on them before I bought another pair.

5. Cell phone: do you bring it with you on your run or leave it at home?

I always bring my cell phone, I’m a blogger it’s a must to document every aspect of your life with and iphone.

6. What was your last running related injury or have you been an injury free runner?

My right foot would go numb on me after 3k it happened over a year ago for three months and then never came back. Still not quite sure what cause it.

7. Is your current running goal about running a farther distance (adding more mileage) or getting faster or BOTH?!?

My current running goal is to run a faster half marathon and right now it’s not looking good.

8. Speed work – at the track, on the treadmill, on the roads or never do it?

I usually do my speed work on the track or on the trails.

9. Stretching after a run: hit the ground after a run and get stretching, stretch in the shower, stretch once you get to work/school, skip the stretching?

I’m not a fan of stretching at all, I usually take a hot shower or put on some compression socks and I’m good to go.

10. What was your reason(s) for starting to run?

I was looking to try something different and I had always wanted to be a runner every since I could remember so I woke up one day and started running and never looked back.

Your turn

Happy Birthday to MEEEEE

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Jenny

So my lovely boyfriend was on holidays this past week, it was not so much as a vacation as it was a week full of “put-zing” around the house completing a few renovations here and there. One of the major things he completed was the hallway! I was super excited to come home and find that it was ready for some “finishing touches”. I was quick to go out and buy some canvases to spice it up!!

Now, we move onto flooring and baseboard stuff!!

One of the biggest reasons to finish the hallway was that I had invited a few people over to celebrate my birthday on the weekend. I was spoiled rotten this year!!! On my actual birthday I arrived home from work to pick up my work out gear and head to my friend’s house to get in a cross training work out. I was surprised when I walked in to find this:

Mostly…because Adam is not that kind of a guy! He also purchased me a cake for that day, so we could enjoy a slice on my actual birthday! Anyway’s needless to say, I walked in, grabbed my stuff, asked if that was for me, and then….kissed him goodbye to get in a work out. The guilt for leaving settled in later….

On Saturday, We had about 30 people come over, kids, adults, teenagers…You name it! It was great to see everyone, and even though our house is small, we seemed to make everyone comfortable seating wise and uncomfortable with the amount of food! We were mostly stuffed before the actual BBQ part of the night!

People filtered out by about 9:30 pm, and it was just a few of us rowdy’s hanging out by the fire at that time.

I have never been partial to receiving presents, because I do not believe that people should have to purchase you things… but I felt like it was my 14th birthday all over again…people were bringing me gifts…for my 28th birthday!!! What the heck hey? The one you guys would be most interested in (besides the wine and workout clothes) is this Garmin Forerunner 10! My BRF and co-writer Tina (and Ivan) bought me this awesome GPS watch!!! I have never really owned anything like this, but recently started talking about purchasing one! I loveeeeeeee it!!!! Thanks again Tina and Ivan XOXO

Before the real drinking began, we enjoyed a slice of this awesome!! cake =) Adam made sure it was freshly made and all things chocolate for the party.

Sunridge 5 Peaks and this week’s speed workouts

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Tina

This past Saturday Jenny and I competed in 5 peaks Trail Series Sunridge location. It was a gorgeous day for a run, 15*C with a bit of wind.

I was running late and just made it there with 5 minutes to spare. Which is a rarity for me cause I’m always half and hour early. Jenny was the early one and waited patiently for me to arrive by the start line. I booked it to race check in, pinned my race number and ran to the bathroom just in time for them to call us to the start line.

There was a good number of people that showed up and lots of vendors including Salomn ( they were actually giving out trail shoes for people to test on the course)

This course was primarily single track trails so instead of the usual mass start they did waves with a 1 minute wait time between each to avoid runners getting bottled up and running each other over.

So Jenny and I decided to take the last wave and watched some of the elite runners take off.

Before long it was our turn, we both agreed to catch up to the previous heat and stay with them for the remainder of the race.

So we booked it

Which wasn’t the smartest idea considering this course is known for HILLS! We ended up powering out once we saw the first hill …lol

The course was gorgeous, lush green landscapes everywhere! You really felt like you were lost in nature.

This was one of my tougher races, the terrain was physically gruelling and mentally draining.

The single track trails were very narrow and uneven with lots of rolling hills and steep ascends and descends there were times you had to scramble on all fours to get up the side of a hill.

The course was 8k and it was hard to determine how much more stamina I had left in me and I was scared to bonk out. I got separated from Jenny and I need her to motivate me to keep pushing forward without her my mind takes over and I give up.

Overall, we were both happy to just finish! It was a great training session for our half marathon training and I can see up going out there a few more times this summer to practice hills.

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June Challenge’s

How was your first week of speed training? Not bad? Maybe a little fun?

Below are two workouts for this week:

	Workout 1	Workout 2
Week	5x 100 meter sprints with a 200 meter recovery job	Warm up for 5 minutes. Run moderately fast (you can’t hold a conversation type pace) for 4 minutes with a 4 minutes recovery. Repeat 3 times. Cool down for 5 minutes

Enjoy

Question: Did you race this weekend?

We Shall Have Pie

2 Girls running for pride and pie

FlipBelt Giveaway

Running Pop Quiz

Happy Birthday to MEEEEE

Sunridge 5 Peaks and this week’s speed workouts