My Black Friday plans are to go for a run, order our Christmas cards, and spend time with my kids. If I go shopping it will be after dinner tonight and it will be online. I can only think of one time I did some Black Friday shopping and that was back in my early career days where I took advantage of Macy's sales and bought myself suits. Yeah, I know how to really make the most of Black Friday. To help you out with your shopping though, I've joined with a group of awesome bloggers to create a huge Under Armour giveaway! That's right, we are giving away a $280 gift card to Under Armour and you know you want to win. That's a lot of running gear or kids' clothes or gifts for the holidays. What are you waiting for - enter! US only, 18+ … [Read more...]
Gift Guide for Winter Running
It's that time of year! Time to figure out what you are giving the runner in your life. Luckily for you, the topic for Tuesdays on the Run this week is gifts for runners. If you can't find something cool in the lists you find here, then you are going to just have to settle for a gift card. Personally, I'm a big fan of immediate gratification when it comes to holiday gifts. I mean, I love to get a race entry or maybe the promise of a future race trip as much as the next girl runner, but there's something about opening a gift that's for RIGHT NOW that just makes getting the gift even better. (Patience is obviously not one of my virtues...) And you know what gifts work for runners RIGHT NOW? Things that help them run in the … [Read more...]
Feetures Socks review and giveaway!
Thanks so much for your support on yesterday's post! If anyone is interested in hearing what steps I took to make the chances of PPD smaller with Shoo, let me know. I'd be happy to share. Today let's talk about SOCKS! Most of us wear them and they can totally make or break a run. Am I right? Luckily, I was introduced to Features socks a while back and I've been loving them ever since. One of the best things about their socks? There are so many options! I think I have a pair of every kind of No Tab socks and one pair of the compression socks. … [Read more...]
Five brands that make my running life better
I've been running regularly for about 13 years now. I started when my teen was just a baby. When I first started, I only owned a couple of tech t-shirts, some compression shorts, and a random pair of running shoes that was on sale. I ran like that for more than four years. When I ran my first race, I wore a pair of men's running tights because that's all I could find at the last minute for an unexpectedly cold race. I've come a long way since then! In fact, I'm wearing four of the brands I love in this picture! (This post contains affiliate links.) … [Read more...]
Friday Favorites
How is it Friday already? Oh wait, maybe the fact that I had exactly 4 hours this week with both children at school explains why I feel like the week flew and why I'm so incredibly far behind. Our school system closed school for Thursday at 8pm on Wednesday night. This is virtually unheard of - they much prefer to wake me up with a text at stupid early. And I'll admit, I was a bit surprised - it was raining not snowing and it was above freezing. But close they did. So, let's talk about five of my favorite things since that's the topic chosen by Courtney, Mar, and Cynthia for this week's topic. (There are affiliate links below and some items I got for free, but every product here I'd willingly spend my own money on.) 1. Sleeping in. … [Read more...]
All about that skirt #likeagirl #teamskirt
Because you know I'm all about that skirt, 'Bout that skirt, no chafing I'm all 'bout that skirt, 'bout that skirt, no chafing I'm all 'bout that skirt, 'bout that skirt, no chafing I'm all 'bout that skirt, 'bout that skirt Yeah it's pretty clear, I ain't no size two But I can race it like I'm supposed to do 'Cause I got that skirt that always stays in place All the right coverage for all the fun races With apologies to Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass … [Read more...]
TOTR: Top 10 gifts for runners
So, what do YOU want for Christmas? Pretty much everything on my list this year is running related. (Although if Santa dropped off a new Mac under the tree, I'd be pretty stoked about that. Right now I'm seeing that spinning ball of color WAY too often.) Anyways for this week's Tuesdays on the Run *Holiday Edition* with Patty and April, I'm going to share some of the things I love that might give you some ideas for the runner in your life. I'm looking forward to perusing all the other lists to add to my wish list. (Shh, don't tell Beer Geek!) (Many of the following links are affiliate links, which means I get a little money to buy more running stuff if you buy through them.) [Tweet "Perfect gifts for the runner in your life! All … [Read more...]
HipS-Sister Review
I work part-time as a reference librarian at a public library. As most of you know, the reference desk of the public library is, well, a very public place. Because I am a substitute, I don't have a desk in the restricted area of the library plus I like to keep my phone with me. I'm not allowed to use it when I'm working, but I'm the primary contact for my children and Beer Geek is often unreachable, so I need to be able to hear my phone if there is an emergency. I found this really limited my outfits for work because I had to have pockets. Enter HipS-Sister! HipS-Sister is a band you wear around your hips that has pockets for your cell phone, keys, and credit cards. It's incredibly stretchy and comes in two widths - 5" or 7". The … [Read more...]
