Bobcat Bolt 5k and Currently!

Today was the Bobcat Bolt 5k in Durham NH;  I love this race, I love that it takes place at my old high school, love seeing old classmates, love the race's organization, love its kid fun run feature, love what it stands for (read about it here), but I do not love that every year (today was my 5th time running the race), I go out WAY too fast at the start, and flounder about a 1/2 mile in!
 This year, I talked to myself and made a pact that I was not going to take the first mile faster than 7:30, especially since the 1st mile is mostly all up hill!

Neil likes doing this race too, so I registered him, as well as Max for the kid race. Last year,  I had signed Max up, but he wasn't digging the race, and ran in the opposite direction.

This morning, the weather and temperature were almost perfect; no wind, no rain, sunny skies and temps in the mid 60s.  The race started at 9am, so Neil, Max and I drove to Durham to meet my parents at the Oyster River High School (they nicely watched Max while Neil and I ran.)  I set off to do a 2 mile warm-up, and at the end of my warm-up was greeted by a crying Max who was angry at me that I had warmed-up without him...so we did a quick warm-up together.

post tears, and post warm-up

At 8:55, Neil and I lined up to run.  I stood by two Six03 ladies who I had not met before; we introduced ourselves.  They looked fast, so I didn't expect to keep up with them, and my expectations were correct! :) 

At the start of the race, I reined myself in, and tried not to look at my watch too much, I did the first mile in 7:35, which was perfect.  I was able to get up the two big hills without feeling like I was going to puke or curse. Every single year, I have had to walk up at least one of the two hills.  By the 2nd mile, I was still feeling good, I was able to pass a few people, and keep a steady speed.  I dropped down to 7:15.  By the 3rd mile, I remembered again why I don't like 5ks, so much pain!!!! I was getting tired, and definitely hot- I kept telling myself that I could make it for a few more minutes.  The 3rd mile was 7:30.  The last .10 of the race is flat, I pushed it as hard as I could and crossed the finish line in 23:25.  It wasn't my fastest 5k, however,  I felt like I had pushed as hard as I could have, and was glad I wasn't a doofus with the first mile!  I ended up getting 34th overall (there were only 206 people in the race...), 2nd in my age group and 10th woman overall.   One of the two Six03 ladies came in 3rd for woman, and the other one got 1st in our age group. 

Afterwards, Max had his fun run, and successfully ran in the right direction! He was a good sport, and even though he didn't "win", he had a ton of fun.  He kept asking to race for the rest of the day, he saw some older boys running the bases of the baseball field, and asked if he could run with them.

Such a proud moment for me, check out his form!

He took a great nap later!

"Currently" Survey

I saw this survey kicking around on a couple of blogs, and wanted to play along! Play along if you'd like!

Current Celebration:  Tomorrow is Father's Day, celebrating dads everywhere!

Current Confession: I am stressing out about potty training Max;  Max saw a commercial for Disney World and told me he really wanted to go.  I told him that you had to be potty trained to enter the park.  He didn't buy it. 

Current Product Find: This  -  Chi Keratin Silk Infusion;  it was included in my purchase of my Chi straightener. I LOVE this stuff.  My hair is super, super thick and coarse.  I just need a bit of it and it helps de-frizz my hair a ton!

...and Lesser Evil Buddha Bowl Organic Popcorn. So good, and I should not be alone with the entire bag.

Current Book:  Just finished "Luckiest Girl Alive" by Jessica Knoll, it was good but I really enjoyed "Behind Closed Doors" by Elizabeth Haynes (read this right before "Luckiest Girl Alive.") So good, and so suspenseful!

Current Purchase:   These (Viscata Escala wedges)- they are so comfortable, and come in a ton of different colors.  I purchased this style, as well as a black crochet style

Current Drink: Drinking a cranberry lime Polar seltzer, wild Saturday night!

Current Show:  I'm excited to watch the new season of Orange is the New Black, but, I am not watching until I finish with Lilyhammer.  This show is so funny,  it's like a funny Sopranos set in Norway.  Now that I am watching the show, I am falling in love with Norway and want to visit! I'm on the 3rd season.

Current Obsession:  Spotify has a new running feature;  you can choose the "running" option on your Spotify app, choose the type of mix you want, and Spotify will custom the beat to fit your running tempo and cadence!  I love this new feature, and have liked all of the songs they have chosen...except for a few.  Check it out!

National Running Day, Women's Running Magazine Offer and Stitch Fix #15!

June 3rd is 'National Running Day!'  This means get on your gear, and head out the door- or to the treadmill!  In honor of National Running Day, there are a lot of great deals happening through various running-related companies!  Women's Running Magazine, has a GREAT deal going on.  For today only, you can get 6 months of Women's Running Magazine for $5!  I subscribe to Women's Running Magazine, it's a great, fun read that focuses on tips for women's running, nutrition, running fashion and runner features.  Click here to check out the deal!

How are you celebrating National Running day today?? 

Stitch Fix #15!

Yesterday, I received a notification that my Stitch Fix had been delivered, so I came home from work very excited to try everything on.  I panicked a bit (ok, a lot), because my Stitch Fix was nowhere to be found!  Finally, after much searching, I finally found the package wedged between one of our side doors.  At least it was there!

 I was very happy with this Stitch Fix!  I ended up keeping three out of the five items!  Here's what I received...

Pinkish/Reddish waffle sweater-....I love sweaters, especially long, slouchy ones.  I usually wear a lot of red and a lot of pink, but for some reason, this color just did not look good on me at all.  I felt like a Pepto-Bismol tablet.  I sent this back.

White/Black striped sweater-  I feel like I have a lot of striped sweaters, but I really liked the look, fit and feel of this sweater.  It was light enough that I could wear it on a cooler Summer day.  It also seemed to be versatile enough to wear into Fall or early Winter. I kept this one!

Long, gold, leaf necklace-  I rarely wear gold jewelry, and rarely change the jewelry that I do wear.  This was cute, but I couldn't justify keeping it. Return!

Black, bootcut work pants- FINALLY!!! While I really wanted wide -leg work pants, these will definitely work as well.  The length was perfect, the fit was perfect and they will work well for work ,and after-work events. I love them, these were a definite keep!!

Blue/black cap-sleeved maxi dress-  This was a hard decision, I have a very similar looking maxi dress, only the one i have doesn't have cap sleeves.  This dress was slightly more dressier than the other one I have as well.  Ultimately, I decided to keep this, it fit really well, and I love maxi dresses!