Liebster Award!!!!

Thank you so much Margaret at youngandrungry.com.  This was a blessing today because I was stumped on what to write about. The Liebster Award is an award given to new bloggers by other bloggers as a way to support and promote each other in growing their blogs.  It’s a great opportunity to build up some connections and maybe even make some new blogger friends and I am so excited to have been nominated.

The Rules:

1. Post your award to your blog.
2. Answer the questions that you were given from the person who nominated you.
3. Nominate a few new bloggers you’ve discovered.
4. Create 10 new questions for the nominees.
5. Thank the blogger who nominated you and post a link to their blog.

1. What inspired me to start a blog?
     A movie. Julie and Julia which is about a lady who wants to start a blog and decides to cook her way through Julia Childs Mastering the art of French Cooking.  I have seriously watched that movie so many times I had to buy another copy.

2. When did I start running?
     I never liked running.  When I joined the Army I was so horrible at running. After I ended my tour of duty I said I would never run again.  Then I joined the police department in Atlanta and got so tired of suspects running.  So I initially started to run then, however have been running races for three years.

3. What is something I have always been good at?
     Making other people laugh.  I guess if I can't be happy I at least want to make others smile and laugh.

4. What are 5 things that bring me joy?
   Ice cold Coke, my sons, making others happy, memories, Ambien (lol)

5. If you had to completely change the direction of your blog and could not talk about running or anything health related what would you write about?
   Probably my love of food.
6. What is the hardest thing to write about?
    Once I can find an interesting topic, I can write forever, it is the initial topic that gives me the most grief.

7.What is the strangest and most embarrassing phase you have ever gone through?
   I would have to say the high hair phase.  I used so much hairspray.  My hair was about two inches off my face and boardlike.  Sitting in front of a mirror with a hair dryer and hair spray. 

8. What is the most spontaneous thing you've done?
   Joined the Army I don't know what I was thinking, probably wasn't.

9.  What is something your followers don't know about you?
    I hate the way I look.

10. How would you describe your personal style?
    I love simple plain cute.

 

 

My Nominations:

 

Maddie~dixieruns.com 

 shay~greatnowwhatstk.blogspot.com

Mary~minutespermile.com

Jen~jenchoosesjoy.com

 

 

I am super new to blogging, like less than two months.  I enjoy reading everybody's blog.  If you want to answer the questions that would be great. 

 

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

 

                    

Friday Five

I had so much fun yesterday with Zachary watching these funny videos yesterday.  It gives me so much joy to see him laugh.  I am so blessed to have had such wonderful sons.  I know we all think that our kids are great, but mine really are!!!



1.  I am completely out of peanut butter, like I took a spatula and scraped every little bit out of the jar.  I am addicted to peanut butter.  I had to have half a bagel with plain butter.  The good side of this is I get to go to the grocery store which I love. This may be the size I move up to

2.  I am going to the new Whole Foods close to my house tomorrow and I am really excited because I have a rolling list of things I have been wanting to get. 

3.  Have you heard of Coke rewards?  I have been entering the caps (most donated) into the system for a few months and have $30.00 already!!!!  I also have been entering my grocery store receipts into Ibotta and have $20.00. 

4.  I am starting to take donations to make homeless blessing bags to pass out on Thanksgiving.  Memphis has a huge homeless population.  If you are interested email me at has2run@yahoo.com

5. We are carving pumpkins tonight which should be a lot of fun.  Hot apple cider and scary movies what a great way to end fall break!!!

What are your plans for the weekend?
Do you eat an obscene amount of peanut butter?
Do you participate in any rewards programs? Which ones?

Hernando Water Tower 10k

I was not 100% sure I was going to run this race until about 6 am, this morning, the race started at 8 am.  Pretty last minute!!!  Want to know something even crazier it was in Mississippi and I live in Tennessee. GASP seriously I made it with about 30 minutes to spare. 

I had an off day yesterday, I was feeling depressed (not usual these days) pretty sure I posted something crazy on Facebook. Then at about 1 am this morning I got a bunch of texts from my 22 year old son that made it impossible to sleep.  First of all I was/am not the parent who repeatedly told my kids that I could not wait until they were 18 to leave.  I never wanted them to leave, EVER. When he left for the Marines I cried until I could not see, because my eyes were so swollen. Did you know crying causes dehydration?? That was me.  A year later my 21 year old left for the Army. Same scenario.  I am sure when Zachary gets that age it will be the same.  My sons are my life.  I will not say what the moron did, he is not hurt, he is home safe and I will leave it at that until a later time.

I still felt a little uneasy about my leg, I tried to run it on Thursday and the pain just would not subside.  Then I heard my friend, Amy, say "tape it."  Duh, I own KT tape but never had much luck with it.  After leaving the gym, I thought let me go to Kroger, and see if in the last 24 hours they came up with some new product that I don't own.  I saw the KT tape, but then I saw this

I mean if is good enough for Ironman's it has to be good right?  I got it and slapped it on this morning and honestly I was not very hopeful.  I am not a "pro" runner.  I do not do the whole run before the race thing.  I save my energy for the race.  I watch people warm up like that believing that they are "pro" runners. I have come to realize looks can be quite deceiving.  I stretch like one minute before the race starts while standing at the start line, I am sure I have pissed quite a few people off by doing this.  So when the gun went off I had NO idea how my leg was going to act.  First step no pain etc.  I will definitely be purchasing some more.

It was cold and windy and hilly. None of those help me.  By the end of the race I could not feel three toes on my right food, my hands were purple.  It was in the fifties, but when you have Raynauds syndrome it does not discriminate your extremities feet, hands, nose go numb then white.  Your body uses blood from those areas to keep your other more important parts warm.

I was sure not to check my Garmin during the race because I did not want to know honestly.  I felt good running.  I knew I was very close to the front which is so important to me.  When I finished and printed my results I was so excited to see 1) Second place!!! 2) under my BQ pace 3) finisher. 

This is a race I will definitely run again.  As I sit here typing this I realize that I never saw the stupid water tower~don't believe the hype. 

The finishers medal is freaking AWESOME.  The award  for placing is a cute handmade pottery tray (made in Hernando MS).   Nice long sleeve shirt for registering.

 

What I wore at the race!!

Nike Dri Fit tank, Nike Dri Fit shorts, Swiftwick socks, 2XU compression sleeves, I sweat sooooooo much I have to wear the super strength deodorant, Brooks Ghost shoes, and my Garmin watch. I wore a LUCY sports bra for the first time and it was awesome, and the girls approved.

Even though this was "just" a six mile race, it gave me my confidence back.  I have been down and out for over a year and this is exactly what I needed.

 

Did you race this weekend? Where?

What do you wear to your races?

Do you run before your race?

Has it cooled down where you live?

 

Who knew? Wednesday

I am a firm believer in learning something new everyday.  So here are a few who knew facts about myself and then I have some random who knew, which are fun!!!!

Who knew?  I was in the U S Army for seven years as a Military Police Officer.

Who knew?  I was a police officer in Atlanta, GA for 15 years.

Who knew?  I have three sons 22, 21, and 12.

Who knew?  I started running because I was tired of suspects running and I could not catch them. There was nothing better than looking at a 20 year old male and saying hahaha I am almost twice your age and a female, and I still caught your ass.

Who knew?  I suffer from major depressive disorder, PTSD, and social anxiety. I am currently not depressed, lol

Who knew?  I was voted the class clown in high school, and I was super proud!!!

Who knew?  That while typing this blog I heard the schoolbus drive by and realized that Zachary was still in bed, first time for everything.

Enough about myself, here are some really interesting things that will  make you say who knew?

I did not know!!!! 

This is why I like desserts so much...

Who knew?

This makes me sad, I wish I could end people smoking especially women.

No wonder they are so slow, they are sleeping.

Who remembers teachers always saying "bring a number 2 pencil?" Maybe I wanted to bring the number 1 pencil.

All I can say on this is, why the hell would you let a cockroach get that close and why is it not dead?

I loved searching through so many facts, I feel smarter already..

Zachary's dentist appointment yesterday went great, perfect check up.  

I ran yesterday, and I felt a little sore but I'll take any progress at this point.

Do you have any interesting who knews that you want to share?

Did you know any of these facts?

How is your week going?