Just Plodding Along

A few weeks ago Matt from Runskin emailed me asking if I would be interested in trying a few of their products. I looked up their website and was like heck yeah! This stuff is right up my ally. A few days later and bam this beauty showed up in the mail. I was super excited to try it. It also kind of gave me a kick in the pants to stay on it with the cross training. Fall marathon is a coming. Without being able to run I need all the motivation I can get to stay at it. Looking down and seeing all 26.2 miles I will have to run is a great way to do that. I think I will wear this for the marathon actually. If I get lost, just look down. Cue the horrible selfies: Pre cross training sweatfest Post cross training sweatfest- look I am glowing -but the tank still looks good What I love about runskin - these items are unique and reasonably priced. I think these are fun items to keep you motivated or display your accomplishments. There is even a section on their website where yo...

Thanks everyone for commenting. I wish I had registrations for you all.  But there can only be one. The winner of the Chicago Half Marathon Race Entry Giveaway is................... A free random number generator is a loved random number generator Went old school here Gabrielle July 17, 2013 at 7:53 AM Dulce de leche (....but in the summer more inclined toward fruity flavors...)! I would absolutely love to win the free entry: I'm still new to running and would love to make this my first half-marathon....I'm also moving to Chicago at the beginning of September and would love to have this be the way I celebrate moving to Chicago! Thanks for hosting the giveaway! Gabrielle Congrats! We are excited to welcome you to Chicago with a splendid half marathon. This will be a fun inaugural race for you! And Dulce de Leche is a great flavor- I approve Gabrielle shoot me an email at  justploddingalong@gmail.com so I have a way to contact you to get you registrat...

Looking for a reason to come to the Windy City? Looking to fill that race schedule void that just happens to fall on September 8th? Wishing you could see me plod by in person? Well here is your chance. The lovely people at the Chicago Half Marathon have offered me and YOU, dear reader, a free entry to this year's Chicago Half Marathon. I KNOW! I am pretty excited about it too! Super important details of the race. It is September 8th It starts at Jackson Park You get to run on Lake Shore Drive (instead of sit in traffic on it) There will be bands, there will be aid stations, there will be portaaaaa pottieeeeesssssss Tech shirt and a medal (do you really need to know anything else people- there is a medal) Well if you do need to know more visit  http://www.usroadsports.com/Signature/Chicago So come join me and other fun runners in our quest to obtain these: This image stolen from the Chicago Half Marathon facebook page Okay so how do you get the entry, well...

First up- winners of the giveaway: Number 3 and Number 1  Congrats Katie B & Cathryn from My Heart's Content  you guys are the winners!!! Email me at justploddingalong@gmail.com  with your mailing address and I will get your goodies in the mail. I am so happy you can sweat pink with me! I know Katie from my time living in Alaska and she is all kinds of awesome working for the Red Cross and recently helping out with the Hurricane Sandy recovery if my facebook stalking is correct. Cathryn is an awesome runner and blogger from the UK who also happens to take amazing photos of the awesome places she visits and flaunts them on her blog making me want to be her travel buddy. I promise I will carry your bags if you let me tag along.  Training last week: After taking it on the easier side the week before with 18 miles I was ready to push it.  Monday: x-train day 30 minutes biking and 30 minutes yoga Tuesday: 4 miles in 40 minutes in am/ 2 miles in 19:02...

First the random: 1) I ran twice on Tuesday. Not even sure why that happened. I came home from work and declared I must run two miles after running four in the morning. So that is what I did and it was kind of awesome. 2) I was reading Running Times the other day during lunch and happened upon an article about Dathan Ritzenhein and how he had surgery on his achilles and ended up being allergic to the stitches and the infection created a hole in his body so he could actually see his achilles tendon. I almost barfed in my cubicle. Seriously a little warning next time Running Times. I am not a fan of precarious cubicle situations. 3) I lifted weights on Tuesday. I can now hardly walk. Everything hurts. I cry a little every time I get out of a chair. Seriously twenty pound weights people. You crossfitters with your giant weights......I can't even understand that. 4) I really, really want to see the new Bond movie. I care less that it is a Bond film and more that this gentleman...

I got pretty technical in picking my random number for this giveaway.  Step 1: locate free random generator Step 2: Enter numbers 1 & number 14 Step 3: Hit Enter Step 4: Result: Number 5 Winner: Jina at Behold the Turtle !  Email me your mailing address at sacotta@gmail.com and I will head to the post office with the Nuun. Thanks everyone who commented. It seems this is a great way to learn about fun new blogs out there! Look what I have recruited to help me count calories. I feel food smarter already (and slightly annoyed, calories counting is so annoying) .  Random: Wore my new birthday shoes to work last week with my cute pedicure I got with my mom. Perfection. 

So one million years ago I posted a blog about how I found Nuun on sale, lost my mind and bought hundreds of bottles (no I am not known to exaggerate or be dramatic....ever). And I was skeptical because it was these tab things with minimal calories that was supposed to taste good and re-hydrate you. And in my mind calories= delicious tasting. But these are like 3 calories, this can't be right. Well the rumors are true. Nuun is awesome. But come on do I really need that many bottles in my cabinet. No So that is where you all come in. GIVEAWAY. I will send you a sweet two pack of Nuun (lemon lime and tri-berry) to try. Rules & Stuff: ~Leave me an comment stating why you want to try Nuun or why you already are a fan. ~Re-post on your blog/ Facebook about it/tweet for extra entries. ~ You have until Midnight Friday June 1st to rock my world with your entry. ~I will randomly pick a winner and announce on Monday June 4th. Disclaimers & Stuff ...