THE VOW

I'm making a promise to myself that when I get to where I can run for an hour without taking walk breaks, I am going to get myself a Garmin. A cheap Garmin...possibly refurbished...but a Garmin nevertheless!

Wow...I'm behind on these posts

Well, to catch up, I did two races this month: a Mother's Day race that benefited a local orphanage and a Race for Cancer the following week. I was dressed as the Statue of Liberty in the Race for a Cure with a sign that said "I want my aunt liberated from cancer." I won best costume and got all the free trail mix I could stand.

It was great!

And here is my trophy:

Run for a Mom Fun Run

There was a 5K, but I decided to do the fun run since I am doing another race next week. Normally it takes me 17-18 minutes to run a mile. This time? 14:32, baby!

Muscle soreness remedy breakthrough!

I think I have a natural remedy for muscle soreness! Last night I mixed 2 oz of pure peppermint extract into 32 oz of liquid soap. I showered with it after boot camp yesterday. Normally, a workout like that would have me bent over for days--even with pain meds--but I was in virtually no pain this morning. Two regular ibuprofen got rid of the leftover soreness and I am as good as new for under $10 for enough soap that will last me weeks!

Boot Camp

I did a trial boot camp class yesterday. The instructor could be Gillian Michaels' sister. It was hard and at times I worried that I wouldn't make it through. But the toughness is what I need to train for this next race.

I think my training schedule will need some tweaking.

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!

If any of you are old enough to remember the 90s show American Gladiators, "Nitro" has created a 5K & 10K obstacle race that is in several states. I made a post on their FB page to bring a race to the South. He asked me to recommend places to host a race. I campaigned for the race to be in my state, but he is leaning towards ATL. I told him that whatever he does, I should get some free race entries for contributing. I still can't believe I got emailed by NITRO! I had a mega-crush on him when I was a kid!

Beginner 10K Program - Day 2

Attacked a hill today! Whoo-hoo!

Beginner 10K Program - Day 1

All I had to do was a 20 min run, which was fine by me.

The new "Girls' Night Out"

It turns out that my sister-in-law is interested in running, too. We are planning to do an out-of-town 5K together. I'm hoping we can get a couple of other women to go and stay overnight. The plan made me realize something: the re-branding of Girls' Night Out.

Whenever anyone thinks of Girls' Night Out, it always begins with a bar where women get sloshed and ends with said group performing terrible pedicures on themselves.

But a GNO involving a race? Now there's an idea! I am so excited about the prospect. Instead of getting sloshed, everyone is figuring out how to attach energy chews to the inside of their gear. Debates on the pros and cons of fanny packs the way we would talk about wearing white after Labor Day. Encouraging words and prayers instead of typical gossip. That sounds like Heaven!

I'm on board with this new GNO, and I hope it becomes my new norm!