Fabulous Prizes Giveaway!!

It is giveaway time, and you don't want to miss out!

I have been lucky enough to get a couple companies to help me out, and they are two of my very favorites.

The prizes we have to giveaway are 2/ 12 flavor sampler packs from Quest bars. Yummy

Also we have a awesome pair of Lunatik Athletic socks for you to choose from, if you are the winner.

These are the most comfortable, and cool looking socks I have ever ran in. You will not find a better compression sock. And I love the name.

And of course we also have a one of a kind High heels and Pink shoelaces Tank top.

 

Enter here with rafflecopter and I will pick one winner

for each prize, so we will have 4 winners.

This giveaway is to thank you all for being a part of my day,

and letting me come into your lives and talk about what is

very important to me. Good health, nutrition and fitness.

Thank you all

 

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RUNNING HILLS

Tips on running up and down hills/

I get a lot of questions on how to take the hills during running, so I did the best thing and I asked my son to help out with this one.
Since he has been a runner from 6th grade through his Sr. year of college, he has a lot more experience with this.

Here is just a bit of what he had to say, but if you have any questions go ahead and ask. Weather it be about hills or just running in general.

I'm not a writer and I don't pretend to be so I'm just going to tell you everything I know about hill running.

This has been one of my favorite things to improve upon over the years so I hope this helps. During races it helps me to pick up the pace a little bit right before an uphill so it doesn't kill my momentum. Also it helps to take short steps and think about lifting your knees up the hill. It's also important to keep moving through the entire hill so you don't slow down at the top and lose all your momentum.

When going downhill, it's more helpful to take longer strides to utilize the downhill, go faster and use less energy all at the same time. If you're in a competitive race, hills are a great opportunity to pass other runners. They take more mental toughness in general, but it is important to stay relaxed and have quick feet especially when you're going uphill.

I should also mention that if you have any injury problems, especially with the knees, it is better to take shorter steps and slow down on the down hills to decrease the distance you're falling each step, which will lessen the pounding your knees take.

Hills are a great way to take racing to the next level and really get an edge over other runners if you can run them efficiently.

 

Brian P. Farley

 

Have an awesome day and keep running~~~

 

Dirty Girl Mud Run Review/

Dirty Girl Mud Run review/

First of all let me tell you, I was so excited to find out I was accepted to be an Ambassador for the Dirty Girl Mud Run.

I ran the Columbus, MN race.....which is not to far out of the Twin Cities, beautiful area, with the race taken place at The Running Aces harness racing horse track.

 

Once I got all the information I needed I put my team together, we were to have more than who showed up, but life steered them in another direction. So we made do with 3 of us, and had an Absolute Blast!!

 

Here we in the front wearing black, dirty but not as dirty as we are going to get.

 

Yes....here we are crawling through Mud.
And it felt good.

At the end of the day we were some very Dirty Girls, and we loved it.
We found our inner strength, we moved beyond our comfort zones, we worked as a team, we became close friends, ( sisters) We will be back, and looking forward to doing this again!!

 

Tell me, doesn't this look like fun to you?

Get your girlfriends, sisters, mom, aunts, anyone together and come experience the fun that the Dirty Girl Mud run puts together.

Click here for a run near you  http://godirtygirl.com/mud-run

And please tell us how much fun you had at you run!

QuestBar review

More yummy delicious flavors from QuestBar/

I received a sample box, a couple of their new flavors, and now they offer pasta!
Yes that's right, guilt free pasta.
Spaghetti or Spinach fettuccine, low calorie, zero fat, and Gluten free. Only 20 calories per serving......for pasta, I know it is unbelievable.

And the bars, they are thee most delicious protein bars I have ever had.....and I have tried many.
And 20 plus grams of protein per bar, along with, or without I should say, no sugar or sugar alcohols, high fiber and gluten free.
So many flavors to choose from.

I look forward to having one of these, its as if I get a guilt free dessert.
Here is a bit more information on this product.

Why do your bars have so few carbs? A: As most people know, if you want to stay healthy, lose fat or build LEAN, fat-free muscle, you must control your carb intake. That's why we've worked so hard to create bars with so few grams of available carbohydrates (almost all of Quest Bar's carbs come from inert fiber which helps keep you full but doesn't skyrocket your insulin levels.)

Q: If low carb food is the key to my success, why do other nutrition bars have so many carbs or sugar alcohols?
A: Because until now, there was no other way to make a bar that tasted good and didn't rot on the shelf. We had to create a process so unique that we protected it by filing a patent. That's why you won't see any other bars like ours on the market. Quest is the first truly low carb bar with no simple carbs or harmful sugar alcohols. A perfect meal in your pocket.


FINALLY, A PROTEIN BAR GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT

The Quest bar was made by us, the Quest team (hi!) because we care about what we eat, and we couldn't find any nutrition bars on the market that we were actually willing to consume. We weren't willing to sacrifice taste, and sadly none of us have the kind of genetics that would let us eat candy and look like fitness models. Soooooo, we made the Quest protein bar. It wasn't easy, but it sure is tasty!
We know that once you taste this nutrition bar you'll agree that no other protein bar on the market even comes close to matching the combination of amazing flavor and perfect nutrition with absolutely no compromises. And it's now easier than ever to try Quest for the first time! You can buy a single bar, a sampler box, or purchase at stores across the United States! And remember, we have an unconditional 100% money back guarantee so there's no reason not to start your Quest today.

I am a dedicated QuestBar customer, and I know you will be too.
here is the link to shop their site.http://www.questproteinbar.com

Let me know what your favorite flavor is, mine is white chocolate Raspberry. Yum!!

Heads Up Bands Review

Love Heads Up Bands/

I was sent a few samples of headbands from the company Heads Up Bands to try out and review.

I am a head band girl, especially since it seems I am always trying to grow out my bangs.......again.
When I received the bands I swear I thought they were the cutest ever, loved the colors and patterns they sent me.

There is one missing because I brought it up to the lake to have when I run up there, it is a pretty pink one.
I am a runner, I play tennis and golf.
So I can tell you these come in pretty handy for my day to day lifestyle, and they stay put during my activity.
They don't slip, and I don't have to fuss while running to keep it in place.

These are perfect for fine hair, thick hair, curly hair, etc.
Here is a little info on the company.


 So what's in a name?  Sometimes everything!  
Heads Up Bands was born from the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer. When your hair grows back with all its crazy curl, yes think Mike Brady; these handmade bands were a necessity. Receiving compliments & inquires about these curl
controlling bands it was clear that a negative could be turned into a positive!  
The name Heads Up Bands was chosen because we believe in the following rules; live simply, dream big, be grateful, give love, laugh out loud & always keep your head up to see the good in the world, the promise of discovery & to move forward!

Heads Up Bands will be doing a giveaway soon on my page, so stay tuned you will not want to miss out.
And if you want to find out more, and order your own just click on this link http://headsupbands.com/





 

Handana Review

My Handana review/

I was so excited when I was contacted to try out this product,
the handana.
It was a perfect time for me because I have always used the cotton wristband, which my hubby says looks like I'm bringing back the 70's.

The handana is a must for runners, it is so comfortable and soft.
It wipes away the sweat before it gets in your eyes, and evaporates right into the material.

And I love the colors you have to choose from, this is the one day I went running not wearing pink, but the Handana had me covered.

This is so flexible, I also wear it when playing tennis.
Lately the temperature has been in the high 90's so my Handana has been getting a workout, and it truly works. This will be replacing my wristbands. :)

Here is the story about the creator of this product.

Handana^® was created by Katie Niemeyer as a solution to inefficient cotton sports wristbands she wrapped around her hands to wipe away sweat and nasal drip while running
As a SJS survivor, her eyes were very sensitive, and she found it difficult to focus on training for her first marathon while sweat was dripping into and burning her eyes. Hats, headbands and sweatbands helped, but in the Texas heat, sweat still dripped causing extreme pain and providing an excuse to stop her workouts. With the marathon a few months away, she needed a solution.
That’s when Handana was born. Her idea was to create a high performance, fashionable wristsweatband for running and sports that wraps around your hand allowing you to use both sides of your Handana hand to wipe sweat from your neck or forehand.

You will definitely want to order a Handana for yourself, here is the link to their website. http://www.myhandana.com/shop/

Have you tried the Handana?

Mom and Son Road Trip

Road trip with my youngest son/

Knowing my son will soon be too busy to take spur of the moment trips, I asked him to join me on a 6 day road trip to South Dakota.
At first he thought.....that's kind of weird , just me and you?
See we always travel as a family, the 3 boys and my husband. So it took him a bit to get used to the idea.

We packed up the car and headed to Mitchell S.D, our first overnight stay. And if you have ever been there you know there
is nothing much to do after you have seen the Corn Palace.

Which is a bit interesting, they change the design every year by using corn kernels. Pretty amazing actually.

We then continued on to Rapid city, but on our way we stopped at a car show with a huge variety of old cars, motorcycles, tractors, bikes and more.
Once we got to Rapid, first thing we did was go to Mount Rushmore. This is my third time being there, but it still amazes me the work that when into this massive architecture.

After Mount Rushmore we went into the city to eat, went down an Alpine slide, which was so much fun.
We also  went to Bear Country, and that included black bear, grizzly's, deer, lynx, and a few other types of animals.

That pretty much ended our day.
On the rest of our trip we went horseback riding, ziplining ,we saw the sculpture of Crazy Horse, still being worked on today.

 

Heading back home we stayed in Wall S.D, you know you can't visit S.D without visiting Wall Drug. It truly is an amazing street, lots of little shops, eateries, and of course the Main Drug store that made it famous.
Right outside of Wall we went to visit 3 missile sites, very interesting and informative.
We headed back home, feeling pretty exhausted, especially being the straight drive home was 9 hours.
And we couldn't pass up a stop at the Minnesota's Largest candy store.

It was an Amazing trip, and I am so glad we did it. These are memories I will cherish forever, and am sure he will also.
It is good to be home, the trip went so fast.
The first thing my son said when we got home was......Mom thank you for this trip. That meant the world to me, and I thanked him for being there with me.

If you have the chance to take a trip with your child do it, they grow up so fast. Peter is 15, he starts drivers Ed this month, he will have a job and more responsibilities soon. And before I know it he's off to college.
We will always have these memories.

Tell me if you have a travel family story, I would love to hear about it.