If you’ve been following us for a while, you are well aware of the fact that we hate cancer, pediatric cancer, in particular. You also know that we are big supporters of Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a foundation dedicated to raising funds for research to eradicate childhood cancers. Because seriously, who doesn’t hate cancer?
September kicks off their annual Alex’s Million Mile (#AMM) Event where we run, walk, and bike while raising money for cancer research.
We LOVE this event because we get to raise money and awareness while running. It makes running fun.
No, that’s a lie.Running will never be FUN.
But #AMM does make routine runs more meaningful. Us Chicks are eager to get started, so we’re launching our team today by telling cancer to go suck the big fat (yellow) one.
Everyone is doing it! Jenn’s mileage goal is 80 miles in September.
Kyle hopes her miles hit 70 for #AMM
Bec’s mileage goal is a firm 50.
Cam going for 25 and her daughter, Sophie, is shooting for 10!
Jess is down for a firm 30. Go Jess, go Jess, go, go, go, Jess!
Meri’s looking to log 40 miles!
Vic’s shooting for the triple digits at 100!
If you hate cancer too and like to win cool stuff, take the Lemon-face Challenge and Join Team Scootadoot!
After you join the Team, Facebook, Tweet or Instagram a photo or video of your best lemon-sucking face, let us know your mileage goal, and tag it with #Journey2aMillion and #lemonfacechallenge , we’ll enter you in a drawing for a great prize!
We’ve got goodies from FitBit, iTunes, Another Mother Runner, SkirtSports, and RaceDots (to name a few), and we’ll be giving out prizes to Team Members throughout September!
Recruit your friends to join the team with this QR code which links to our team fundraising page. How slick is that?
Let’s show cancer what us running folk can accomplish. Go suck a lemon and help us fight back!
Okay you guys. I know what I’m about to say isn’t going to be earth shattering or even particularly mind-blowing to most (any) of you, but give me a break. I’m 26 and I’ve pretty much avoided any and all adulting up to this point in my life. At least all of the adulting that could be avoided.
Mostly the smart, forward-thinking kind. Like the “I’m going to plan my meals for the week so I know what groceries to buy and can budget for them” kind.
Well. I’m getting better at this. A little.
This is really not my fault, either. It’s my boyfriend’s fault. Sort of. His work schedule has been such that he has had zero time to make dinners or lunches, which would usually mean that he gets home and makes either a. crap for dinner or b. worse crap for dinner.
It’s bad. I’m talking “eats an entire box of Kraft Mac and cheese” bad, you guys.
So, in an effort to save the bf’s healthy physique and a little money along the way, I decided to start doing legitimate meal prep and make sure he had good food to eat for lunch and dinner all week.
I thought to myself “self, what is the easiest way to make a lot of food without a lot of work? Or ingredients?” And in my brilliance I remembered my crockpot – and hence my revelation.
The crockpot is perhaps the greatest kitchen tool ever invented. I mean, really. I can throw four chicken breasts, an onion, some lime juice, some broth and cilantro in there, turn it on, and LEAVE IT ALONE FOR SIX HOURS. And when I come back? Magically, my entire apartment smells like dinner and I have enough food for a week. The hardest thing I have to do is shred the chicken? I’m in.
Thus far, I’ve made cilantro lime chicken, chicken fajitas, buffalo chicken and hawaiian pork. Okay, that’s a lot of chicken. Whatever, it’s good.
But I need more recipes and I can only stare at Pinterest for so long. So, this is my plea, friends. Send me your favorite crockpottery. Suggest all the things. We want to try them. Between my marathon training and his weightlifting, we need all the foodz.
We like healthy and delicious. Hit us with your best shot. Fire awayyyyyyyy.
My older son is the eternal optimist. He is perpetually looking forward to the next great thing on the agenda and then thoroughly enjoying it from start to finish.
Like what, you may ask?
Oh, EVERYTHING.
Picking Aunt Victoria up from the train station? SO FREAKING EXCITED!
Getting his first pair of glasses? TOTALLY EXCITED! (He got really excited for the burger he had for lunch this day too.)
First summer youth band concert and his grandparents coming to listen? OVER THE MOON EXCITED!
Yes, he totally loves and embraces each and every single day. And recently I’ve been thinking that I need to take after him.
It’s not that I’m having a particularly bad life right now but I have been more stressed than usual. Things that I used to find fun or exciting? Well, right now they sort of feel like a burden, and not for any particularly good reason either.
I guess I’m just overwhelmed with life lately. And I know that’s okay and you can’t go through the daily routine feeling one feeling all the time (we saw Inside Out earlier this summer so feeling all the emotions is fresh on my mind).
There are changes, potential changes, and injuries that are holding me back from having that happy-go-lucky feeling lately. But I don’t like feeling overwhelmed so in an attempt to change that, I’m trying to refocus, redirect, and remind myself of a few key things.
1. Live in the moment, or at the very least, in the day!
Man, this is a tough one for me because I’m such a planner. My calendar has subsets and categories and while I know that this is important to keep my family running, the planning ahead makes it difficult to enjoy what I’m doing in that very moment.
I would be lying if I told you different. Right now I’m writing this blog post but I’m also thinking about the other things that I should/could/will be/would be doing. Laundry, I’m side-eyeing you.
Yesterday I was able to go with my kiddos on a trip to a local amusement park. It reminded me just how much fun that can be and for a few hours I was able to shut off the little voices reminding me of what I “needed” to be doing at my house.
Perfect day was perfect.
Every day can’t be as fun as this one and I realize this. But when these days do come around, I need to embrace them!
2. Establish a more solid routine.
Wait, what? Doesn’t that go against the “live in the moment” thing I was going for in the first point?
Yeah, it totally does.
However, during the summer the routine tends to go out the window and then when I do have things I need to get done it’s basically “OH! I have this! AND THIS! And crap, I have to get this done too.”
So maybe, at least for my own sanity’s sake, I could have a bit of a set schedule. My calendar is mainly for family events but not Meridith events.
I do a few freelance jobs and since they are done at home, I tend to do them whenever I think about it. Which is often because I can never turn my mind off. Perhaps if I had a certain time of day that I dedicated to these jobs, then I could live in the moment more during the other times.
See, that makes sense, right?
Additionally, I feel like while I have my two mornings a week that I always set aside for the gym/trainer, the rest of my workouts have been falling by the wayside, due to injury. If I set the rest of the days of the week up with different activities, I would feel better which would lead to more productivity all around.
3. I can be a leader, but I don’t have to lead every charge.
Okay, this is a tough, tough one for me.
I take on too much responsibility. And I spread myself too thin.
There, I said it.
There are things that I have to do and there are things that I want to do. But I tend to take projects on simply because I think that no one else will step up to do them.
And maybe no one else will. But I need to stop saying “yes” so much. I need to rely on others, who are just as capable. My way is right for me, but it’s not the only way (oh my gosh, it pains me to say that!) and if someone offers to help with something, I need to take them up on it! It will make me happier!
Even if it’s not my way.
I suppose.
Now to get my dog, Gemma, on board.
What things make you smile? Do you have any tips of the trade for looking on the bright side of life?
It’s SO RARE that you encounter a company that takes customer service seriously. Seriously, right? When I’m fortunate enough to find that in a company, they can guarantee they have a customer for life. I know I’m sounding sales-y, but let me say that I am receiving nothing in the way of compensation for this post. This is all just pure fangirling over Fitbit, because they treated me so well when I lost my One recently that had we been on a date, we might have gone to third base.
So July 4th weekend, I lost my Fitbit One somewhere in this red circle:
Kiss that baby goodbye!
I tweeted my heartbreak and tagged Fitbit. I’d gotten that One right before my trip to Paris and had it on through my first half marathon; we’d been through a lot together. Fitbit Support tweeted me back, offering to help me find my One. Since I lost it in an area likely the size of Rhode Island, I knew my One and I would never be reunited.
Fitbit reached out and asked me for some proof my One purchase and said that they’d review my case to see if they could replace my One as a “gesture of goodwill”. A GESTURE OF GOODWILL. I could not believe it! I sent them a copy of my online purchase invoice, and a new One was in the mail the SAME DAY, Y’ALL. When it arrived just in time for last weekend’s half marathon! I was legit like this:
Fitbit, you are the BOMB. That is all!!
Do you have a Fitbit? Do you love it and why? Let’s dish in the comments!!
On Saturday, I participated in the 2015 Rocky Mountain Half Marathon presented by Vacation Races, who, in case you aren’t familiar, hosts races at various national park locales across the country. I was super excited to register for this one because the Rocky Mountain National Park is celebrating 100 years this year, and as a proud native of Colorado, I really wanted the commemorative medal!
Got my bib and my shirt!
I’ve been to the location of the race, Estes Park (pronounced Estis) many times, but I’d never gotten up at 3:45 on a Saturday morning to get there before. The race started promptly at 6:00 am, and we arrived at about 5:35 with plenty of time to park and walk to the start. My saint of a husband came with me and brought his camera. He’s a keeper for sure!
Not quite awake but I’m ready to run!
Sunrise over Lake Estes
The race entry was limited to 1500, and 1329 raced. I felt this was a perfect number of people for the course. There was lots of room to move and maneuver, and I was never alone on the course even though I was running by myself.
Just keep waiting, just keep waiting…
And I’m off! I’m the one in purple (of course).
The first hill is in sight.
People are walking a half a mile into the race. Altitude + hills = no bueno.
I love when the mountains are pink from the sunrise!
I scoped a lot from the course, starting at mile 1. The course took us around the eastern edge of Lake Estes, and the views were pretty grand just like they were every mile of the course! Although the National Parks Service supports these races, we didn’t run through Rocky Mountain National Park. Instead, the course runs along the paved streets of the town, but the scenery is still spectacular. Nestled in a small valley with the lake and surrounded by Longs Peak, Mount Meeker, and many other peaks, Estes made sure the Rocky Mountain Half lived up to its name!
The weather was perfect for running. It was 54 degrees Fahrenheit when we got to the race, and by mile three, I was stripping off my hoodie and tossing it to my husband as I ran by! They also had a gear check at mile three for you to leave your jacket and they’d bring it to the finish for you. Nifty!
Mile 3 and I’m feeling strong.
It’s so pretty!
A bit further along came the first long hill of the course. I ran/walked it and felt good at the top, only I knew what was coming ahead. A slow, gradual 4 mile uphill slog where most of the 490-ish feet of elevation on the course is gained. There was a lot of walking going on in this section, folks. At least it was pretty!
The long, slow climb.
This is about the time that Meri texted me to see how I was doing. I whined to her about the never-ending hill of little oxygen, and she reminded me of something very important.
I love this girl.
Then I rounded a bend and saw this view. I stopped complaining.
At mile 9, the hill ended! HOORAAYYYY! I stopped for a potty break, grabbed some Honey Stinger energy gels, half a banana, and some Nuun and was off again. I loved that the aid stations had water, Nuun, energy gels, bananas, and orange slices. Way to keep us hydrated and fueled, Vacation Races!
It seems that mile 10 is were my body starts to whine and get annoyed. My hips start to get tight and pinchy, and I’m ready to be done. I put my head down and slogged through the rest of the race. I didn’t take any photos or video. My husband was down at the finish waiting for me and he got to see the elite runners come in. They were lucky enough to see some elk on the course!
Elk are a common site in Rocky Mountain National Park. That buck has HUGE antlers!
The elk were not cheering for the runners, and moved on to the golf course.
The finish is in site and I CANNOT WAIT.
Aaaand DONE!!!
I finished with a time of 3:17:47, much slower than my 1st half marathon. It’s okay, the elevation at this course was just under 7500 feet, plus there were lots of hills and no cushy Boardwalk to run on. I expected that my time would be quite a bit slower than at the April Fools Half. All in all, I’m quite pleased with myself!
It’s so pretty and special and I love it!
The medal for this race is really fabulous. It’s huge and heavy and bronze plated and I can’t wait to get a medal rack!!
I think I need to get this baby engraved.
I’m so proud that I ran this race and accomplished it. I knew going in that this would be the hardest thing I’d aver asked of my body, and I did it. It was hard and it hurt, but it wasn’t as hard or as painful as I expected it to be. This is something I’m super proud of, and will be for a long time. I conquered the Rocky Mountain Half!
Then it was time for recovery. Pro Compression socks, Mexican food, and vintage Batman. Perfect ending to a prefect day!
If you’re considering a Vacation Race, I would recommend you do it. I have nothing negative to say about the race. It was well organized, well sponsored, and well stocked. They fed us generously, gave us a pretty shirt and a GORGEOUS medal, and we got to run in a spectacular setting. Really, what more can a runner ask for?
What’s next on your race calendar? Have you done a Vacation Race Series race in the past?Do you like Mexican and/or classic sci-fi? Let’s chat in the comments!
*No compensation of any kind was given to me by Vacation Races for this race review/recap.
So, sometimes, marathon training can get tedious. I mean, think about it, running miles on miles on miles, week in and week out, trying to find new routes, trying to avoid others, battling heat and humidity… It has a tendency to wear a runner down. Literally and figuratively.
How does one fix that kind of nonsense?
Find a fun way to cross train.
Typically, my cross training is cycling, but I usually do spin classes at my gym, and while that’s a great workout, it’s inside. Being inside all the time when it’s gorgeous outside is stupid. And I’m a little crunchy granola child who needs her trees and water and alive things to be happy.
Fortunately, my training partner Sarah feels the same way. Sarah is also the friend who will go backpacking with me for days on end, so it should be no surprise that the two of us decided that despite our very busy summer schedules, we needed to get at least one hike in before the fall.
Great Falls Park. Gorgeous.
Due to the aforementioned summer schedule craziness, an overnight backpacking trip wasn’t in the cards (poo), so we determined that a day hike would be the next best alternative. Living in Northern Virginia, we’re fortunate to have a lot of hiking trails relatively close – a fact that is a little surreal when you also consider the fact that the nation’s capital is also a stone’s throw away.
We got a date on the calendar, invited some friends and last weekend took a short jaunt up to Great Falls Park to get our hike on. Mind you, we did this the day after running a very hot and sweaty 9 miles. Sarah, myself and my friend Courtney are all training for the Baltimore Marathon in October – and we all needed a little bit of a break from the monotonous mileage.
Though the morning was very warm, it was a beautiful day to be outside. The park was pretty busy – lots of folks hit these trails because of their proximity to the city – and we saw everyone from families out for a walk in the woods, to people running with their dogs.
The trails in the park run along side the Potomac River and offer some beautiful vistas. It’s such a nice change of pace to surround oneself with nature after days on end of office buildings and city streets.
Sarah and the Hon Monster.
It’s also nice to get to play with Sarah’s dog, Honey, since I don’t have a pup. I’ll use any excuse to get puppy time – and hiking is always a good option!
While our hike wasn’t super long, we were all pretty beat by the time we stopped to eat the lunches we packed with us. It was a hot day and our legs we pretty tired from our run the day before. We tried (unsuccessfully) to map our mileage for the hike, but gave up after Courtney’s Garmin kept losing the satellite. Oops.
Training Partners. Hiking Partners.
Sarah and determined that we might be heading back up to the park to do a trail run or two before training season is over – the hills alone would be good for us, and the scenery can’t be beat. Mostly, it’d be something different than the bike paths and streets that we run on every other day.
Mostly, I just want another excuse to go run around in the woods and see things like this:
I seriously can never get enough. Give me all the nature. Always.
Today, I’m dishing on one of my favorite topics, clothing-slash-fashion-slash-cuteness. I firmly believe that your outfit sets your entire tone for your day, or your race. If you feel like you look good, your confidence naturally rises and you feel better able to meet whatever challenges you may face. It’s a philosophy shared by Skirt Sports, which is the main reason I signed right up when they offered me a skirt to try out. It’s called the Lioness, and it’s new this fall. This color is called “Razz”. Also? IT’S SUPER CUTE.
I love the pattern in the contrast fabric.
The back is as cute as the front!
I only had one reservation about the skirt. After looking at their adorable clothing online, I was wondering about the price. I mean, the price is comparable to other companies making similar garments, but the seamstress in me always asks two things: can I make it myself (and then show you how to make it), and is the price fair given the quality of the garment? Is it made well? It is going to hold up over many races and washings and trips to the dog park?
After getting the skirt home and really inspecting its construction, I’m a firm believer that that price is worth every shinny penny! It’s so nice to be able to say that! I’m a stickler for quality construction, and I can’t tell you how often I shake my fist because the new shirt I bought two weeks ago already has a button missing. SkirtSports surprised me with the quality of the skirt. Their garments are made in Cambodia, and the skirt far surpassed items I’ve examined from other high-end athletic wear companies. It would cost me well above the retail cost of this skirt to make it myself when I factor in time and materials. I love it when you can get more than you pay for! Well done SkirtSports!
Encased elastic makes it much more comfy.
Rubber nubs keep the shorts in place on your leg without chaffing.
One of my favorite features is the pockets. There is a zippered waist pocket in the back and a side pocket on each leg of the shorties. The right pocket has a reinforced hole to feed your headphone wire through. This skirt had plenty of room for my key, ID, phone, earbuds, and my stupid inhaler. I still had room for an energy gel or two if needed. I would like the waist pocket to be a little bit bigger, but that’s just because it seems like I’m always carrying a lot of stuff. The other plus for me is the built in shorties with the silicone dot grippers.
Now for the real test, wear-ability! I donned the outfit I want to wear for my second half marathon this coming Saturday. Head to toe: Headsweats visor (thanks Vic!), Champion running shirt, the most adorable running skirt ever, a slick pair of neon pink PRO Compression socks, and my New Balance kicks. I snapped a few goofy photos of which I’m required to share at least one, and I was off!
I went for a 3 mile run in 90 degree heat. The skirt was so comfortable and cool. It held all my stuff and my stuff didn’t annoy me. The silicone grippers on the shorts kept them in place and I wasn’t constantly adjusting…anything. It was so great to not feel encumbered by a bunch of stuff because everything was in its place nice and snug and my hands and arms were free. FREEEE! I’m pretty sure I’ll be sporting this skirt at my race this weekend, and as I climb 400 feet in elevation over two and half miles, I’m hoping this skirt will make me feel as powerful as its namesake!
Do you prefer running skirts to shorts or pants? Do you have feelings about looking cute on the course? Do you wear make-up when running, or only when it’s part of the costume? Tell me all about it in the comments!
*Skirt Sports gave me this skirt to try for the purpose of reviewing it. No other compensation was given.
If you’ve been following along the last couple of Fridays, me and my chicks have been posting all about eating local. You know what happens when you’re hitting the farmer’s market and getting produce delivery?
You have a LOT of veggies laying around.
I don’t even know what my counter looks like anymore.
Which is great! Except what the heck are you going to do with them all?
Here are three recipes I found to help me use up these beautiful bounties. And as a bonus, all three of these recipes are vegan, gluten free and paleo friendly, because I’m nice like that (it was mostly coincidence, but lets roll with it).
The first is recipe is adapted from the awesome vegan cookbook, The Kind Diet. If you don’t know this one, it’s written by Alicia Silverstone. I’m not a vegan (right now), but vegan cooking is happening a lot right now due to the dairy elimination. If you don’t know much about succotash, get ready to make the ‘ewww, Lima Beans’ face. Honestly, though, lima beans are awesome. And if you really, really hate them, you could swap in edamame instead. Don’t let the beans scare you off though, this is delicious.
Summer Succotash
Lima beans, the bane of my childhood existence, getting some action with my fresh corn and tomatoes.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon Earth Balance butter 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 diced red onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 (10 ounce) package frozen baby lima beans, thawed 1 cup fresh or frozen corn (I used ridiculously fresh local corn, cut right off the cob) 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Heat the butter and oil together in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until the onions begin to brown (5-7 minutes). Add the garlic and cook 1 minute longer.
Stir in the lima beans and saute another 5 minutes. Add the corn and tomatoes, saute 1 minute longer until heated through. Remove from heat and add parsley, basil and vinegar.
This can be served warm or chilled. And it’s great either way. Do it. You’ll love it. All I am saying, if give (lima) beans a chance.
The next recipe came from Pinterest, where I spend far too much time pinning recipes I will likely never make. But this one, Warm Zucchini Salad, I did! And it was fab. Pinterest led me to Vikalinka, a blog I hadn’t heard of before.
When you have a LOT of zucchini, make this.
Go here to check out the original recipe post, her pictures are stunning.
The last recipe came from a trip to the library, where I stumbled upon The Real Girl’s Kitchen cookbook. I didn’t actually notice that it was written by Haylie Duff (do I secretly have a thing for cookbooks written by blonde actresses? maybe.), I just liked the pictures. Thank goodness I like pretty things, because this cookbook provided me with a few great new recipes, including this one.
I hesitate to even call this a recipe, it’s that simple. Like, even if you can’t cook, you can cook this. And you should, because I’ve made it three times in the last month, and I’m making it again this week. And you know, I DON’T like repeats.
Haricot Vert Salad
Five ingredients never looked so good.
Ingredients:
1 pound of french green beans (I used regular green beans, they’re just French, only fatter, and I feel it’s important not to judge beans on their size) 1 cup of cherry tomatoes – quartered Fresh Dill Red wine vinegar Olive oil 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard Salt & Pepper to Taste
Blanche green beans in boiling water for 4-5 minutes (you want them still crunchy, but not raw), and the put them in an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Once cooled down, drain and put them in a large bowl.
Cut tomatoes in quarters. Or halves. Don’t stress it. Add those to the beans, along with the chopped dill.
Mix the red wine vinegar and mustard together and drizzle over the beans and tomatoes. Or just dump those in the bowl and mix everything around. Salt and pepper to taste, and you’re good to go.
Now, get a plate. Or just stand there, eating it out of the bowl with your fingers. You know, as one does.
Don’t you just want some veggies now? Do you have any great vegetable recipes? Please feel free to share!
Sometimes, okay… often, I succumb to peer pressure when it comes to races. The past two years, I’ve been a half hogger, which, in the most technically terms possible, means running a 5k while scoffing down a pint of ice cream smack dab in the middle.
I’m a half marathoner, after all. No need to rock the boat, or the stomach! However, this year when Boss Hog challenged me to go WHOLE hog (instead of a pint, you eat a quart), I was all “YEAH! I AM TOTALLY GOING TO DO THIS!”
I told anyone who would listen. And even some people who probably didn’t listen. I’m going to run! AND EAT A WHOLE QUART OF ICE CREAM. And run!
Never mind the fact that I’ve never eaten a whole quart of ice cream, in my life. Heck, it was a challenge the past two years to eat the pint size.
But I was committed! I was excited!
And then this happened the night before the race…
What is “this” exactly? Victoria and myself in my yard. With wine. And s’mores. And a dinner of popcorn. Oh, and frozen yogurt before that. Pre-gaming like CHAMPS.
And then THIS happened the day of the race…
TL;DR – the gist? HEAT WARNING. Grab your personal belongings and run to the nearest air conditioner unit!
The news said we needed to AVOID strenuous activity. So naturally the logical conclusion was to head out to Shady Brook Farm (I call shenanigans with that name, by the way. Not much shade!) and prepare for the Jog ‘n Hog.
I love races that have race morning packet pickup, in fact I vote that all races should. Stopped by, got our shirts and bibs, and said hello to the Brothers Smith, the co-creators of the Jog ‘n Hog.
Parking and the start are pretty much right next to each other and the “hogging” area is a roped off area with a local radio station providing fun tunes.
Vic and I brought sprinkles and cones this year and were trying to figure out the logistics of how we’d run (or walk – I’d already declared that I was going to be walking – my plantar fascia is still acting foolish) when we saw the hogging area lined with planters.
Could we? Should we?
Yes and yes. We figured that if anyone else stumbled across our toppings, they could use them too!
Soon after, we ran into the lovely Jes of Runs and Crafts! She’d done a triathlon the day prior (or well, part of one, the run got rained out!) and she was very cool hanging back with me while Victoria decided to take her jogging and hogging more seriously. She had her eye on the prize!
Exhibit A: The prize!
I give major kudos to anyone dressed up at this race because honestly, if nakedness were a viable option, that probably would have been the preferred choice of many.
We found a Spoon! She made her costume and said she had a plate in the crown to make it stand up. That is dedication!
We lined up near the start and about 10 minutes later, we were off. Note to the Jog ‘n Hog bros, we couldn’t hear you in the back with the megaphone. Nope. Not a word! But that’s okay because I know the drill. Jog. Hog. Jog.
There’s a water stop along the way out (and again on the back) and decorations from both Halloween and Christmas.
I was sweating before we even started and let me tell you, salt in the eyes does not feel so awesome. Jes and I had a fast walk going on and we chatted the entire way. I’m sure this surprises approximately no one!
As we neared the hogging portion of our experience, we found Vic peeling out of there. She ate the WHOLE thing.
We grabbed our Uncle Dave’s ice cream (Jes wisely registered for the pint).
I stared at mine.
What am I going to do with you?
I figured that maybe sprinkles would help the cause.
Eating all the sprinkles, it was more like soup than ice cream. I would have done well drinking it except that there was still a solid mass in there too and I was afraid that it was going to fall directly on my face. I was melting. The ice cream was melting. We were all melting. MELTING.
Don’t judge me fellow Jog ‘n Hoggers!
So, I decided that I was going to take some ice cream for the journey to the finish in a cone. Because I was bound and determined to use at least one cone!
I felt bad throwing away so much ice cream. Because seriously, there are children starving around the world and waste not, want not and a whole slew of other saying that I could break out here. How much ice cream did I eat? I’m pretty sure it was less than a pint, which is truly pathetic.
Will next year be the year I actually conquer the whole hog? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see!
Thanks to Jog ‘n Hog for providing us with complimentary entries this year. You rock! No other compensation was given.
Congratulations to Kimberly who will receive the prize package below plus a $10 iTunes gift card!
Kimberly sent in her winning question via Facebook. She asked Dimity the following totally relate-able question:
Dimity answered in true Bad Ass Mother Runner fashion! Of course! We expect no less.
It was a great pleasure meeting Dimity and we thank her SO MUCH for her response to Kimberly’s question!
The Speaker Event was fantastic, the SkirtSports folks are as sweet as can be, and Dimity was hilarious and witty and charming. Here is just a snippet of her hour long talk.
I left the event with a huge smile and an arm full of loot. Dimity gave me a copy of Another Mother Runner, I won some awesome neon pink Pro Compression Socks, AND SkirtSports gave me one of their new Lioness skirts to try out; it’s a new design for Fall and so adorable. I had to have a pink one to match my new socks! I can’t deny I am certainly a fan of both Dimity’s and SkirtsSports!
The biggest take-away I got from Dimity’s talk was to not feel guilty taking care of yourself. You deserve to take the time to care for yourself, to nurture yourself, and to restore yourself. It is just as important as all the demands that others make of you. If we don’t care for yourselves, we aren’t able to care for those who need us so much. Be kind to yourself, everyone!
Are you a Mother Runner? What takeaways do you glean from your fellow runners and friends? Do you like pink too? Tell me all about it in the comments!
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Let’s show cancer what us running folk can accomplish. Go suck a lemon and help us fight back!
I mean, really. I can throw four chicken breasts, an onion, some lime juice, some broth and cilantro in there, turn it on, and LEAVE IT ALONE FOR SIX HOURS. And when I come back? Magically, my entire apartment smells like dinner and I have enough food for a week. The hardest thing I have to do is shred the chicken? I’m in.
