Princess run for the win!

Holy Monday!! Today has def been a Monday with work and then the weather not cooperating with my need to run!! Oh well. We aimed for a 10k today but only went 5.3 miles. Felt pretty good afterwards though so thats promising. I love the feeling once I get started going.
Also, I got to try out my Rapunz skirt!!!

This Sparkle Tech skirt is literally perfect. I may or may not have even skipped and felt like a princess the entire run. And Karen got me a few gifts today too. A Rapunz wash cloth!!! It is so cute and thoughtful. And she gave it to me right before her bday-she's the best.

Finally, I had the best time participating in a run chat via twitter last night. It is so so fun to connect with fellow runners across the country and I hope that I get to meet a few for PrincessHalf14 weekend. Operation find my fellow bloggers!!!

Have a great Tuesday ya'll!

SOCKS

Yesterday I did some lifting and decided to put a bit more focus on my arms, particularly my triceps. They are quite sore today from that little escapade. Then today was supposed to be an off day but it was quite stressful so I decided to just do a quick mile to keep my good mood. It was relatively easy at a decent pace, completely enjoyable after a stinky day.

On a happier note I got my pro compression socks in today! WOOT They are literally so so perfect. I adore the color pink and the purple will go swimmingly with my Rapunzel outfit. YAY for me!

Well tomorrow is my early day at work so I should probably get some shut eye! Hope everyone has a fantastic Friday!

Blistering heat

Today was long run day!! Ran a 10k in the blistering heat. For some reason the park we run at has been redoing the trail and the shady way was of course the one blocked. So there were many improvisations to stay on the shadiest route possible. I finished it though and felt amazing and even got ice cream. (I love treating myself) I have begun to notice, as has Karen, that we have been running for longer, farther, and faster. So great to see progress and to feel better about running.
Also, switching up my running shoes and taping my achy shin really helped today and I had zero pain. YAYYY! KT tape is one of the greatest inventions ever.
Hope everyone is ready to get over the hump tomorrow!

Slack is what I am

I have been way slack and haven't posted in a while. WHOOPS but since last week's long run I did weights with Karen!! (Ps we are getting pretty good at this lifting thing I must say)  I'm not sure how the weather is where everyone else is but down here in Charleston when it rains downtown (which is where I live) it floods, I don't mean a little puddle either. I'm talking we have people kayaking down the roads! So it has been a rainy few days where I couldn't run let alone leave my house :(

Today we got back in the hang of running and went for a 5k around the local park. Something about this park makes me feel amazing after running. Second time its happened so I have since dubbed it my happy run place!

I am going to be jumping around for this post apparently but oh well. This last Friday I went to Trysports with Karen. Now this place is one of those rare stores that is actually helpful when you go shopping. Not only was I able to go for a quick little run to see how my form is; they also fitted me for the shoes I need to better myself. YES!?? It was amazing so now I'm going to be switching up my running shoes and probably purchasing some new ones.

Well hope everyone made it through their Monday woes successfully!

Gotta love your rest day

Today is my rest day and actually did it. I RESTED. Came home from work and went and bought some compression socks and OMG these things are like little clothes of magic. My legs feel amazing and I can move better AHH love.

I opted for black since it will go with more things for my initial pair. Now I will have to go get some purple and neon pink since they work so well!! Might try out some calf sleeves as well. 

In more exciting news... I got half of my Princess half outfit in the mail today!! Sparkle skirts have came through and the skirt is just amazing and comfy and just perfect! They also put in a handwritten note about how they wish me luck in my upcoming race. How sweet is that!?

Now all I need to do is decide on how I am going to make this outfit work. There are literally so many ideas for the top portion of Rapunzel's outfit and do I want to do arm sleeves, puffs? And do I want to have Pascal? I think yes to all of the above!!

Tomorrow is gym day for me and Karen so wish us luck!

Long run day!

It was long run day, was going to do 5.5 miles but ended up doing 6 thanks to Karen. Haha. We ended up taking a bathroom break and did not notice that we never restarted the GPS. whoopsies! Anyways running in this heat and humidity is like the worst thing ever. I have trouble making a good pace and my legs were just not on board with running today. Because of that I am taking a break tomorrow of no work outs, plus its fam dinner night now so it should be pretty awesome!

On another note, I'm super excited for this half marathon now and plan on making some costumes and being all around awesome. Also thinking about doing a full marathon now! but of course that won't be decided until I get deeper in this half marathon training.

Hope everyone has an amazing HUMP DAY!!!

Bring it!

BOO for the weekend being over but holy moly I had the best run I have ever had to date. I felt awesome and felt like I was making okay time AND ran more than I normally do. Naturally my friend Karen was with me and I did get to see a cute boy with two cute puppies so that made it all better! Heres a pic of my polar with my time and calories for a little over 4 miles.

Also, I got two new running skirts from lulu lemon and they are literally too perfect. They are just like running in shorts but girlier!! I went ahead and bought some shorts from them too and finally bought my skirt for my Rapunzel bottoms from sparkleskirts.com. EEPP I literally am so excited for my run in Feb. I am feeling ready and better than ever. BRING IT ON!