FRIDAY RANDOMNESS
- By loramarie03
- 3 August, 2012
- 12 Comments
This morning I woke up even earlier than I did yesterday for Sweat Pink in the park. I am headed back to Wisconsin (yes, again) for my friend’s wedding AND to pick up my wedding dress AND for my bridal shower! It’s going to be a jam-packed weekend (but when is it ever not, let’s face it) but I’m still going to aim to get my mileage in. After all, I have a big goal of 150 miles for the month… and I’m at 5.
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I thought I’d switch up Friday Randomness a bit by being less selfish giving you a look at this week’s Favorite Five, a.k.a. an update of what’s going on with my favorite bloggers:
- Megan at Run Like a Grl is having a giveaway for ZipFizz. You can still enter today until 5 p.m. ET.
- Planning a destination race? Check out Skinny Runner’s recommendations for how to do it without breaking the bank.
- Check out this new carrot cake muffin recipe from Alysia at Slim Sanity. They sound amazing.
- Bex at Bex Life is hosting a HUGE giveaway with MPG – you could win $200 in fitness gear. Entries accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET tonight.
- Have you heard about the (ridiculous) sponsor blackout for the Olympics? Oiselle has a great post in its blog outlining the details.
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Speaking of Oiselle, I was checking out a new shirt from its fall line (LOVE) and saw that they have this incredible tote made from the BANNERS along the ING NYC Marathon course! How amazing is that?
It was sold out once already and they added in more stock… so if you’ve fallen in love, don’t wait. Get it now!
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I also couldn’t resist signing up for yet another race. Addicted, anyone? But, I feel like I would never be allowed to run in Prospect Park again if I didn’t run this race – the Battle of Brooklyn 10 Miler. On an old registration page, I learned this about the history of the Battle of Brooklyn:
In late August of 1776, British soldiers landed on Long Island and made their way into Brooklyn, where they attacked U.S. defenses, setting off the Battle Of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. While General George Washington and the US Army were soundly defeated by the British in that battle, the United States did, of course, ultimately triumph and win the War.
Looking forward to running it! While it’s on a Sunday and that’s normally a rest day, I’m going to use it for Ragnar training – do a long run on Saturday and get up early the next day for another 10 miles. If only I couldn’t recreate what it feels like to sleep in an SUV for the night.
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It sounds like you will have a fantastic weekend! Have fun at your bridal shower and take lots of pictures.
I loved that Oiselle bag too…until I saw the price. Yikes!
I know! But I am so in love with it I just sucked it up hahah
sounds like a fun weekend! Wow 10 miles? that's awesome!
I nominated you for an award, you've prob see it, it's been going around lol you can check it out on my blog: http://rachrachbobach.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/li…
OMG awesome!!! Thank you so much for the nomination!
Aww I love the last pic
Have fun with your jam packed weekend!! Im excited for bridal shower deets-I am a MOH for a wedding next June, so I am out the look out for fun party ideas
That's awesome!! There are lots of great themes and ideas out there. Does the bride have her colors/wedding theme picked out yet?
Thanks for the link love girl!
Love that bag, its so incredibly awesome!! Totally debating if I should get it.
Can't wait to here how you like that race, it looks like so much fun! If I wasn't already signed up for so many NYRR races I would have considered it but I'm so booked!
OMG do it!! Not to be a bad influence… but I think it's one of those really unique things that you can't pass up (even if the price is slightly crazy!).
Can't wait to hear all about your exciting weekend you have planned :]
Thanks!! I hope you had a great one
Hiya,
I've not been blogging for a few weeks so just catching up on all your posts.
I've just done a 10 miler last weekend, it's one of my favourite distances, as I'm not a great speedy runner so 5ks and 10ks can become a bit fast for me. I had a stress fracture in my shin last year so this year I'm just building up my speed again…still pretty slow at the moment though compared to you!
Hope you have a great weekend …and how exciting to pick up your wedding dress : ) Have a enjoyable bridal shower ….post some photos please xx
Fleur xxxx
That's awesome, I think 10 miler is a good distance because you don't have to go too fast.
I hope your shin stays healthy! Injuries are never fun. 