Races and Places

How was your weekend? We had such a great weekend over here!  Scott took a summer Friday(whole day) and so we decided to head out to the beach.  We only lasted about an hour to an hour and a half but it was still fun.   We got stuck in a major crazy storm on the way back and because we were not sure when it was going to be over we had to drive through it.  We were on the motorcycle so we got soaked!

Also to start the weekend off right I got my order of Healthy Bites from Cotter Crunch!  They are so so good!!  We have been major addicted over here and are having trouble not eating them so fast.

So down to business...  Anyone signed up for races this fall? I am so excited because Attica Athletic will be at both the Women Rock Half Marathon Expo and the Lady Speed Stick Half Marathon Expo!!  They are both in the end of Aug and beginning of Sept.  Just a week apart AND my sisters and I will not only be running the booth but running the races too!!  We are so excited, so if you live in MN or your are planning to run these races come visit us at the booth!!  We would love to meet you AND you can check out the Attica skirts!

I have also started helping/training with a friend of mine out here who wants to run and so we have set a goal for her to run this Central Park 5k Fun Run on Aug 11th.  I am really excited for her and it will be a great race!

 I am trying to convince the hubs to run the 4th of July 10k on Roosevelt Island but he is just not sure yet.  I have never had so much fun just signing up for shorter races before.  I used to only sign up for full marathons which are great BUT a lot of training goes into them and right now I just want to run for fun!!

What races do you have coming up?  Anyone gonna be in MN and stop by :)

Do you prefer longer or shorter races?

XX
Sarah

Runnin' in Skirts

Finally it's Friday!  Actually to be honest this week went by pretty fast for me but I am happy this it's Friday non the less.  I had great workouts this week, nailed my repeats and tempo.  Got in arms and legs and tomorrow I am out to do 10.  I don't want to jinx myself but it is a rare find to have such a great workout week and feeling good the whole time. 

Although I will say thank you to my beet juice because without it I don't know that I would be feeling so good. 

I also made my Healthy Bites!  I love them, they are so so good.  Thanks Cotter Crunch :)

 Question?  How do you feel about running skirts?  What do you love/hate about them?  I used to despise them until I actually wore one for the first time down at Disney.  I immediately fell in love.  This past Saturday for my long run I wore a running skirt again and I felt so good in my skin.  I felt girly and stylish instead of hot sweaty and smelly. I felt stronger as a running and  I will tell you that a lot more heads turn your way in a skirt which I didn't mind ;) 

So tell me, Do you wear running skirts?


Happy Friday Everyone!!

XX
Sarah

Pink Hair

Yep for the first time ever in my life I dyed my hair a color other than brown, black or blonde.  I went in to get my hair platinum over the weekend and decided to add a little pink.  Just for fun!  I mean you gotta live a little right?   It eventually washes out which is comforting to my Mother who thinks I am off my rocker.

That being said I LOVE it and it will be perfect for my race in two weeks!

With two weeks left before my marathon I really want to focus on eating the right stuff which means oatmeal with almond butter, banana and chia seeds in the morning.  Normally I am a toast and almond butter person but its time to start packing in the nutrients.

Later today I am going to be making some Healthy Bites from the Cotter Crunch cookbook!  I have been waiting to make these for about 2 weeks because I was waiting to get my favorite protein powder Muscle Nog.  It finally came last weekend so I am all set. 

Today I did 5x 800m repeats at 8.8 speed on the treadmill.  I am not really sure how fast that is.  I am new to the treadmill thing so I went with something that felt fast but bearable. 

Tomorrow Arms
Wed- 5 mile Tempo
Thurs- 5 easy
Friday- Legs
Sat- 10 miles around 8:30 pace
Sun- Rest :)

How was your weekend?  Ever dye your hair a funky color?

Happy Monday
xx
Sarah

Question on Google

So I just have a quick little post for your Good Friday.  I am doing a little research on google.  The questions is....

If you were looking for a running skirt but didn't have a particular brand in mind, what would you search for in Google?  Would you describe what you were looking for or would you just type in running skirts?

Comment below and let me know what you would say?

Happy Good Friday!

xx
Sarah

Also Thanks Cotter Crunch for the shout out today!  You can check out her blog HERE!!