Christmas in July and tiny chucks

Last week, my girls received a much anticipated package in the mail.

They each got a backpack full of athletic gear from Under Armour. It was seriously like Christmas in July!

They couldn't wait to test out their new gear. Ellie was so excited, she laid her outfit out next to her when she went to bed (on Grace's floor). When they woke me up the next morning, they were already dressed and ready to go!

They loved everything, and are still wearing it every chance they get. I have to say, I am a little jealous. Especially of their shoes!!!

Friday night I went to a baby shower for one of my favorite people in the world. Emily is expecting her second, much anticipated baby. The women at the shower are seriously amazing. And all runners of course!

I made cupcakes: tiny chucks because they went along with Emily's announcement that she was expecting a few months ago; and boxing gloves because Baby B is her "little fighter."

Have I mentioned our RUNNERD website? If you haven't checked it out, you should. And now you can get your own official oval RUNNERD sticker. It's only $2 on the website's Home Page!

And because it was a happy event for me, I have to share my run from this morning. It was 15 minutes easy followed by a 15 minute tempo at sub-7:15 pace. I was really scared to tackle it. Every time I saw it getting closer on my plan last week, I got nervous. But when I told Scott about it last night, he was completely confident that I would totally conquer it. So I channeled his confidence in me and just focused on relaxing and breathing. And I did it!

Last week's workouts:

Sunday: Rest day

Monday: 30 minute run; 30 minutes cycling

Tuesday: 35 minute run; lower body strength (T25)

Wednesday: 65 minutes elliptical; upper body strength & core

Thursday: 30 minute run + 6x 100 meter speed sprints; 45 minutes cycling

Friday: 30 minute run; upper body strength & core

Saturday: 45 minute run; 4-mile family bike ride

Do you like tempo runs? I like speed intervals better than tempo runs.

What is your favorite flavor of cupcakes? The ones I made for the shower were carrot cake, Emily's favorite.

Carpet Burn On My Butt (and a giveaway)

After two lame, pathetic, lackluster weeks of running, I woke up excited to run yesterday. And today, I wore my running clothes all morning in anticipation of my nap time run today. Even in spite of sore glutes and tired quads from getting in some P90X Core Synergistics last night, I couldn't wait to get moving on Millie. I am a planner. Today I had a plan to get my run in while my girls slept, and my day was organized accordingly. I am also a creature of habit. The first thing I do when I roll out of bed every single day is make my bed and my girls' beds. If I do something else first, it throws off the entire morning. I am a creature of habit when it comes to my running routines as well. There are a few things that differ depending on whether I am running on Millie or outside, whether my girls are asleep or not, and whether or not they are joining me in the jogger. Yet, no matter when, where, how far or with whom I run, some things are always the same. My hair goes into a pony

I wasn't sure going in...

Yep, I'm checking in. Why? Because I did something completely out of my comfort zone that I wanted to share with you. Last week I went to a place near Salt Lake called Dexa Body, where I got a DEXA Scan. For those unfamiliar with what that is, I asked Google to help us out: "Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry ( DXA , previously DEXA ) is a means of measuring bone mineral density (BMD). Two X-ray beams, with different energy levels , are aimed at the patient's bones . When soft tissue absorption is subtracted out, the bone mineral density (BMD) can be determined from the absorption of each beam by bone. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is the most widely used and most thoroughly studied bone density measurement technology." Since that is pretty medical sounding, here's my take. A DEXA Scan is a tool to measure your total body composition. It specifically breaks down the regional composition of your lean and fat tissue. It gives a fat distribution

Social Media: Some good, a lot of bad, and way too much ugly

There are a lot of good things that come from social media. We can connect with people we have lost touch with. We can unite as a group (runners!!) with a comment interest. We can promote a good cause. Sadly though, what social media does best is makes us feel bad about ourselves and makes us feel negatively towards others. This isn't just my opinion, although I can unquestionably support the truth behind this based on my own experience. I have spent way too much time feeling bad about myself as a result of comparing myself to others based on their Instagram or Facebook versions of themselves. And there are several people I have started feeling negatively about or have become completely annoyed with because of their IG and FB posts. It isn't just me though. There are actual studies that can back me up on the negative impact social media can have. I have read dozens of articles reviewing many different studies that show the overwhelmingly negative (vs. positive) effec

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