tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22560927180785136602024-03-19T02:48:24.690-06:00I Have Runihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.comBlogger634125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-86890880660592333452018-12-04T10:00:00.000-07:002018-12-04T10:00:06.987-07:00I 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 ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com161tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-54830171027397927692017-10-06T14:28:00.002-06:002017-10-06T14:28:38.878-06:00Because these are the things I think about while running...
Yesterday someone was talking to Scott about the conspiracy theories surrounding the Vegas shooting. This morning I couldn't stop thinking about the crazy things people want to believe to justify hate, cruelty and pure evil.
The only conspiracy relevant to the horrible act was the result of Satan's choosing to rebel when God chose Jesus Christ to be our Savior. Satan conspires every ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-28207526713539084142017-06-16T17:19:00.001-06:002017-06-16T17:26:11.170-06:00Spartan DadI couldn't let Father's Day go by without sharing this awesome deal on Spartan races and gear with you! Use the code SPARTANDAD to get 50% off gear, $69 races & 2 free digital books with any race purchase (Spartan Up! & Spartan Fit!).
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ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-40015617759104278042016-10-17T07:00:00.000-06:002016-10-17T07:00:10.902-06:00Get LuckyYou may have noticed I'm married when I run lately. At least that is how Grace puts it. And she diligently checks to see if I am "married" each time I get ready to go run.
I've never worn my wedding ring when I run because it is annoying and top heavy and gets sweaty underneath. And when I wear gloves to keep my hands warm, I am so paranoid about my ring coming off and getting lost when I removeihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-50420310171743537492016-09-23T07:00:00.000-06:002016-09-23T07:00:11.701-06:00I cut my finger. (My week in a nutshell.)It's been a rough week at our house. Our mornings have not been pretty. Yesterday, I thought it was as bad as it was going to get when I managed to cut myself on the glass jar of queso dip that was knocked on to the pantry floor and took most of my time before school to clean up.
Yet this morning decided to prove me wrong. There were even tears this morning, for which I blame school picture ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-68234482560610023212016-09-15T07:00:00.000-06:002016-09-15T07:00:34.691-06:00My new gig and a marathonSo about that other gig I started. I am now teaching elementary school PE part time. It is not at my girls' school, so adding that to my plate three days a week has been interesting. But we're adjusting, and things are starting to fall into a routine.
I do feel busier, but it is manageable. I'm even getting my workouts and runs in, although some days it definitely takes more planning than it ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-46349042704566468642016-08-25T07:00:00.000-06:002016-08-25T07:00:05.469-06:00The Return of Things I Love ThursdayIt's been a while (yes a looooong while) since my last Things I Love post, so it is clearly time.
Summer brought several new things into my life that I am loving.
First are my new stability ball (pink of course) and jump rope from DynaPro Direct. I had an old gray stability ball that was ready for an upgrade. I love doing my core work on a ball and have a goal to eventually master this moveihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-81375070122859865472016-08-23T07:00:00.000-06:002016-08-23T10:14:04.471-06:00And just like that...And just like that, summer is over.
I can't for the life of me remember how we filled our summer days now that my girls have been in school for a week and I have begun working again.
One of my favorite things we did over the summer was hike. My girls were able to go a little farther each time we went, and even though we hiked the same trail each time, the surroundings were so incredibly ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-52881793213471702462016-06-02T07:00:00.000-06:002016-06-02T07:00:30.977-06:00Happy National Running Day (better late than never)I haven't posted in a while.
I only post every few days on Instagram. I even went a whole week between posts recently (gasp).
I didn't run yesterday. And it was even National Running Day (double gasp).
Why? Because when I look back on this time in my life, I won't wish I had blogged more or spent more time on social media or had run more...no matter how much time I spend doing those things.
ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-90524453572982644812016-05-02T14:32:00.004-06:002016-05-02T14:32:53.774-06:00I'm expecting my superpowers and new cape any day now!I was reminded of two important things recently. The first is running related. The second is a life lesson.
Reminder #1 - Be careful what you eat before a long run. I've heard it is important to start fueling with a long run or race in mind several days ahead of time and that what you eat two nights before may actually affect your run more than what you eat the night before.
I have also ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-33091747818031474492016-04-22T07:00:00.000-06:002016-04-22T07:00:04.576-06:00Important realizations.
I had three important realizations recently.
First: True friends are the ones you have two completely unrelated conversations with at the same time. Next time I'll have to try to add a third On Voxer.
Second: I clearly have a love of chocolate and peanut butter when Pinterest begins suggesting chocolate peanut pins and nothing else.
Third: Injury prevention is ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-89488591608733203812016-04-15T09:57:00.004-06:002016-04-15T09:57:36.656-06:00Race with me!!! It will be INCREDIBLE!Today is the last day to register for The Incredible Virtual Run! Join me in the fun and save 10% off with the coupon code: SAVE10
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ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-85352283494178009262016-04-14T09:00:00.000-06:002016-04-14T22:32:57.660-06:00Getting down to business.
I'll just get right down to business. The winner of the Spartan Race entry giveaway is:
Greg Pochron
Email me at ihaverun@gmail.com to claim your entry!
ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-41735866655177580942016-04-12T15:05:00.000-06:002016-04-12T15:05:20.323-06:00You is broke. You is tired. You is a parent (recovering from spring break).Last week was spring break, so that means this week is recover-from-spring-break week. Mostly, it just means this week will go as slowly as last week went quickly.
In other words, how is it only Tuesday? One good thing about it being Tuesday is that you still have time to enter to win a race entry to the Spartan Race of your choice in the United States! Head on over to THIS POST to enter!
And ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-75809609874701009392016-04-01T07:00:00.000-06:002016-04-01T14:33:37.377-06:00Life in pictures. Friday funnies. And a GIVEAWAY.It's funny how our phones become a photo journal of our lives. As I looked for the funny pictures I had saved for today's post, I found several others that documented the past week...
We took the girls to Zootopia on Friday night. No one warned us that it would scare them so much they would both want to sleep in Scott's and my room that night. And need to have the hall light on every ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-82611037088557516142016-03-29T10:00:00.000-06:002016-03-31T10:01:12.231-06:00Highs and lows of running and a little love...Half marathon training officially kicked off last week. That meant I had 12 (now 11) weeks of focused running ahead of me. The past two weeks I hit 30 miles. Two weeks ago was my first week hitting the 30 mile mark since last July... before all that stress fracture and torn tendon business made things come to a screeching halt.
I had a spectacular 12 miles the Saturday before training ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-50893287499040637562016-03-18T07:00:00.000-06:002016-03-18T07:00:05.451-06:00Free ice cream?!? Yes, please.
Did you know March 15 was free cone day at Dairy Queen? Neither did my girls until we pulled into the parking lot for an after school surprise. I didn't tell them about it until after I verified that the line wasn't too crazy. Because if it was, I could drive on by and they would never know the difference. That's how I roll. There were in fact no lines inside or at the drive thru. So free cones ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-13638511947288720882016-03-14T14:00:00.000-06:002016-03-14T14:00:01.509-06:00Now that I'm actually doing long runs... (a giveaway!!)Now that I am actually running "long runs" again, I had a reason to break out my new SLS3 dual pocket run belt. I first used it a few weeks ago on what was supposed to be a 12 mile run that was cut down to 10 miles because I made the mistake of running a new route that ended up being mostly uphill and I was miserable and my legs were shot. While there are plenty of things from the run to complainihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-48642135455246498252016-03-11T13:10:00.000-07:002016-03-11T13:10:14.170-07:00You only turn 10 once. PS - It's Friday!
All of a sudden it has been two weeks. And during that time, my daughter turned 10. Which is a BIG deal. She is clearly and obviously 10 years older, but somehow I don't feel ten years older than the day she was born. In fact, it seems like it just barely happened.
Grace fittingly wanted a gymnastics party. So we first celebrated on the Saturday before her birthday with a friend party. There ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-25457405397427113062016-02-26T13:30:00.000-07:002016-02-26T13:30:44.881-07:00Some things can just wait.
I was going to tell you about some dangerously delicious popcorn I recently made and all about my 10 mile run last weekend and about our adventures in making butterbeer, but I can tell you about those things any old day. If your week has been anything like mine, you need some funny stuff to put the icing on your Friday cake. And you're in the right place.
First there's this educational littleihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-90644851342460855342016-02-17T13:00:00.000-07:002016-02-17T13:00:36.359-07:00Maybe I should turn this into a food blog...
I hope you all had a fabulous Valentine's Day! It was a weekend of celebrating over here. Friday night, Scott and I went on our official Valentine's date. Saturday, he surprised me with flowers and chocolates. Valentine's Day just isn't officially celebrated until chocolate is involved. Then Scott surprised me again on Sunday with this new jacket in dark blue. Which I love. He got the same ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-3076651283218720002016-02-12T07:00:00.000-07:002016-02-12T07:00:18.287-07:00Friday Funnies: So much truth.
I am just not one of those people who could post something every day. I don't run enough to talk about that every single day or even just on weekdays. I don't eat out enough to share my delicious meals with you. And some weeks, like this week, I barely manage to throw something together for dinner every night, so there isn't much worth sharing there either. I don't buy new clothes regularly. ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-48111878893146962992016-02-09T12:15:00.000-07:002016-02-09T12:15:06.478-07:00Five things Tuesday. It's a thing.I don't claim to be a fashion, health, beauty or food blogger. Although I throw in a little of those things now and then. This is one of those times. I have a few things I have been loving lately that I thought I would share because sharing is caring.
My cousin bought me some GOOMEE hair loops after we had a conversation about my hair breakage issues. I am loving these! Not only do they come ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-85225037521260169472016-02-01T14:40:00.001-07:002016-02-01T14:40:37.056-07:00Food IS fuel. And a happy Monday to you.
I am usually all about Mondays. I love the newness and
opportunity of a new week.
But yesterday I was sick. And other than no longer running a
fever, I am not feeling much better today. I reset my alarm when it went off this
morning because I knew it was futile to attempt to work out when my body aches
the way it does. So this week’s Monday isn’t turning out to be my favorite.
Instead of ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256092718078513660.post-23471702648063907952016-01-22T11:35:00.000-07:002016-01-22T11:35:02.682-07:00Running, ruins of an ancient civilization, and other randomness.I don't always run. But when I do, it makes me happy.
You would think that knowledge would be enough to get me out the door more often, but I'm in a funk. And as a result, I pretty much don't feel like doing anything. Even the things I know will make me feel better. Like running.
The other day I was thinking about how I feel like a fraud lately. Like I can't call myself a runner anymore.
ihaverunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12353024020794141387noreply@blogger.com4