Happy hot, humid, sweaty summer

Ahhhh today officially marks the first day of summer and you know what that means..... Time to sweat your booty off!! Yup, even getting up earlier and hitting the roads in the am are not really making a difference. I have discovered an amazing product that all should try, even if your not running, this stuff is amazing and keeps your booty from becoming a swamp. Give it a try, I am a fan, plus the name is pretty catchy too :)

                               

Today, I went out and ran my own half marathon, I thought by starting at 8:30am I may have skipped some of the heat and humidity, but boy was I wrong. I was a soaked rat by the end of it. But no worries, its finished and as bad as it sounds, I will take the heat over the cold any day. Now to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. I also found out that Target Face sunscreen is pretty awesome, it doesn't sweat off or drip into my eyes like others. Once again, I love Target!!

 On another note since my 8 the marathon was cancelled, I had to find a replacement... Thank goodness for Denver. Just hoping this one goes well in August and a Pr occurs or more importantly I qualify for Boston. Wouldn't that be awesome?? Just trying to check things off the bucket list.  I suggest creating one, it keeps you in check and gets you to do things you never thought were possible. Mine started with just wanting to run a marathon, skydive, surf. So far so good.  Gotta give props to the hubbie for always encouraging me to follow my dreams:) What's on your list? 

                    

                         

                        

This was after my first marathon in San Diego! Time to celebrate and EAT!

                         

In a few weeks, we will be running our first ever trail race. It's only 20 miles, but trail racing is one of a kind and completely different than road racing. The different terrain makes it harder and is a completely different workout for the body.  Being on the trails is refreshing and fun to see different scenery, remember though you will be slower or at least I am slower on trails, so don't worry about your time out there. Just go out and have fun. A cool app that tells you where to find trails and what terrain it consists of is alltrails.com. Check it out, it pretty awesome. 

Trail finder

Ok peeps, I have a new recipe for ya. It's a power berry salad we shall call it and it's delicious. Love the summertime bc of all the fruits and berries out there. So go ahead and experiment, sure it will be delicious no matter what you use. My recipe is below.

- mixed greens and spinach

- strawberries

- blueberries

- a sprinkle of feta cheese

- sprinkle of sunflower seeds

-2 hard boiled eggs, discard the yolks please

- grilled chicken

-any dressing you want, I recommend a vinaigrette

                                 Happy Summer Everyone!!