A huge thank you again to Designer Whey for sponsoring this giveaway!
Without further ado, the winners of a canister of Designer Whey Sustained Energy™ protein power, as selected by Random.org, are:
Congratulations! Please contact me at runningwithattitude (at) yahoo (dot) com with all your contact information.
Happy Friday!
It’s not the Heat it’s the Humidity….we’ve been in the midst of a heat wave since the weekend so that means the return to early morning runs! Making the shift is always a little tough the first few days, but I do love the feeling of being home and done long before the kids have to be out the door for school.
And speaking of school….we have finally hit the home stretch! Tomorrow is the last day 🙂 Hard to believe that I will soon be mom to a 2nd grader and a middle-schooler! As we’ve been inching closer to the last day of school, the boys have been steadily adding to our Summer Bucket List – they’ve got big plans for the next 9 1/2 weeks. Let the fun begin!
In the “What is she thinking category?“…I’ve been debating between the 5K and 10K for next week’s Finish at the 50 and then I got an email with this picture. Those are ramps inside Gillette Stadium – they’re also the final 2.2 miles of the 10K course! We all know how much I hate don’t love hills, especially at the end of a run, but believe it or not I’ve decided I’m going to do the 10K. If this crazy heat continues I may be cursing this decision…stay tuned 😉
Don’t forget….my Designer Whey Sustained Energy giveaway ends tonight at 11:00 p.m. EST
A couple of months ago, I had the chance to review a number of products from Designer Whey – they were all a win with me so I was very happy to get another chance through FitFluential to try Designer Whey’s newest product Sustained Energy™.
Key features of the Sustained Energy™ line include:
Sustained Energy™ comes in two great flavors – Vanilla Bean and Chocolate Velvet. And while I enjoyed them both, Chocolate Velvet was definitely my favorite.
This concoction I call Chocolate Heaven is a yummy combination of:
While I usually love drinking chocolate milk post-run, this shake has been a great alternative and has given me a little added staying power when lunch doesn’t happen until late in the day (which has happened on more than one occasion lately with all the various end-of-year school activities!)
The great folks at Designer Whey are offering 6 — yes six! — Running with Attitude readers a chance to try the new Sustained Energy protein powder in the flavor of their choice!
To enter:
This giveaway is for U.S. residents only and will be open until Thursday, June 27th, at 11:00 pm EST. Winners will be announced on Friday, June 28th, 2013. Good luck!
Product was provided to me by Designer Whey as a FitFluential Ambassador for the purpose of a review. As always, the opinions expressed here are my own.
Sunday I ran the second race in the B.A.A.’s Distance Medley – the B.A.A. 10K!
Since my cheer squad was a little tired from a full day Saturday capped off by watching the Bruins’ game, I headed into town solo for this race 🙂 Parking was easy and I was just steps away from the start/finish line.
I had tweeted with Nicole & Amy the day before and our plan was to meet near the bag check – well best laid plans….there were so many runners and I couldn’t find them. Luckily as I was heading to the corrals, Amy’s husband spotted me! Amy and I got a chance for a quick hello and her hubs snapped a pic before I left them to head to the 4th wave group.
It was so hot waiting in that sun for the race to start! We had a moment of silence in honor of those lost in the Marathon bombings and then the runners were encouraged to join in the singing of the National Anthem – it was a very special moment to have all of us singing! I chatted with a couple of the other runners as we started to shuffle our way up to the start and tried not to think about how hot it was going to be on the course. And then finally we were off!
As expected finding space to settle into a comfortable pace at the start was hard – truthfully things never really opened up, I ran in a crowd for most of the race. I had a really nice surprise as I made my way up Comm Ave – my dad had come out to cheer me on! He knew J and the boys might not make it and he wanted to me to have someone on the course 🙂
The route took us out through Boston’s Back Bay to Boston University where we made a hairpin turn and then headed straight back. I like out-and-back courses as it gives you a chance to see and cheer the lead runners. The heat was really draining – I am clearly not acclimated yet! But the runners and volunteers were great and made the whole experience a good one. I won’t lie though, by the time I spotted my dad again and he yelled out “One more!” I was so ready to get that last mile done! In fact my last mile was my best split on the back 5k – I was so happy to cross to cross that finish line! I had a quick cool down, jumped in my car and headed home in time for a late breakfast.
So race #5 in my quest for 13 in 2013 is done. Next up is the Finish at the 50 at Gillette Stadium – I was planning to run the 10K but after yesterday’s heat I may aim for the 5K instead 🙂
Now that we’re officially registered for my son’s first 5K, he’s been eager to start training! Since he tends to be an early riser, we agreed that maybe trying to run before school would be more practical than waiting until after school (when I know running with mom is not going to be nearly as appealing as hanging out with his friends!)
So yesterday was suppose to be our first run….my early-riser was sound asleep when I went into his room and I just didn’t have the heart to wake him. Last night I told him if he wanted to run it was up to him to come and get me — well guess who was standing over me well before 6 this morning!
my new early morning running partner!
waiting on the Garmin
The last time we ran together it was a pattern of sprint, stop, heavy breathing, walk then sprint again – ah yes, the concept of pacing is lost on a 10-year-old boy! So I suggested that our main goal was to slow down a little so we could keep going without stopping.
He agreed to try and then asked if he could wear my Garmin 🙂 So he had important lesson number 2 of the morning – you need to be patient while you wait for the Garmin to find a satellite!
Finally we were off! He went out fast again but I realized if I could keep him talking it would force him to slow down a bit. He was doing great and I just loved the look on his face – just smiling and talking. We had only one short walk break before turning for home – a huge improvement over out last outing!
Leaving me in the dust
While we’d planned a half mile run, in the end we made it just over a mile! He was very psyched and is already planning our next run – great way to start a day!
You know it’s been a l-o-n-g weekend when you are actually happy to see Monday morning come so you can slow down!
It was a weekend of….
….6 – yes 6 lacrosse games! Unfortunately our guys came in second at the tournament, but played their hearts out!
….the final baseball game of the season
….collecting more trophies
…..manning the concession stand and other various tournament duties
…..wrapping up yet another school project (seriously teachers…just let it go!)
…..a relaxing Father’s Day dinner
…..and yes, just over seven and a half miles run.
Looking forward to a quiet week! 🙂
How was your weekend?
It’s Friday! It has been another one of those crazy weeks where I feel like the hamster wheel has been running at full tilt. So here’s some heavily- caffeinated randomness coming your way…..
What have you got planned for this weekend?
Finally have a race set with my son – it will be his first 5K! Can’t wait!
If you have kids – do you run/race with them?
As you know I’ve been participating in Under Armour’s “What’s Beautiful” campaign. I’ve been hard at work on my stated goal:
“Focus on speedwork, strength training and core work so I can own new PRs for the 10K and the half marathon; and most of all, be a stronger version of myself!”
My first chance to achieve part of that goal was running Boston’s Run to Remember…. but I fell short of my target by 2 minutes.
My stomach went south around mile 8 and despite my best effort I couldn’t overcome those lousy two minutes!
So what do you do when you fail to reach your goal?
Have a pity party? Question how hard you trained? Take time off? All of the above?
Well I’m having none of that! I’m choosing to …. Assess, re-group and get going! While I’m ticked off that I missed my goal, there are some good lessons to take from the race and training cycle to help fuel me as I get ready to go after my goal again:
So as I go after my 10Ks this summer and start training for my fall half marathons, I WILL:
So what do you do when you fail to reach your goal?
How are you celebrating National Running Day?
I’m feeling a run coming on…
……and maybe a little race shopping 🙂
