Second Chances! (Winners and Tough Chik Style!)

A few housekeeping things I have been slacking on...

Despite trying to contact the winner myself, I never heard back for my Raw Threads winner. So I picked a new one....

Tweetyscute @ Lala and me

AND

After trying to the contact the winner for my Color Me Rad 5K race entry, they never surfaced...

Next up is...

My fellow Tough Chik teammate TMB @ Racing with Babes

Pretty pretty please contact me to claim your prize!

sgrigely at hotmail dot com

Another 2nd chance....

To join Team Tough Chik!

If you want to join an awesome group of Chiks...

Supportive Chiks

Badass Chiks

Running Chiks

Cycling Chiks

Triathlon Chiks

Then I suggest you head HERE fast!

If I'm halfway decent at counting, I think you only have 5 days left to join for the year.

Total was a no sugar FAIL, but a Running Win!

I ran 5 miles of awesome speedwork this morning, but the work bakesale left me craving more sweets & feeling like crud. Up in the morning for a Brick workout, and a no sugar day!

What's on a Tough Chik's Bucket List?

Did you know I'm on Team Tough Chik?

This team is full of a group of AMAZING women who are inspiring, encouraging, and totally kick ass!

I'm going to try hard to get in answers to our weekly Tough Chik Question!

This week's question:

What is one race that is on your race "bucket list" and why?

There are many races I have my eye on. In reality the Disney Marathon (see my recap HERE), was my ultimate running bucket list. The reason I started running, my ultimate goal. Now that the the race has passed, I need to think of a new "bucket list." There are a few that stick out in my mind....

Running the Boston Marathon with the Team Hoyt Foundation.

We all know I'm not fast enough to qualify, but they inspire me so much, I would love to fundraise for them and be a part of their team while running such a HUGE race like Boston. Major plus for me is that Boston is a short drive from my house, making it easy for everyone to support me.

A marathon running professor of mine got me thinking about this one. The Marathon Du Medoc is in France, and is run in costume from winery to winery where you enjoy fine wine and snacks along the way. Could be one hell of a vacation day! (read more about it HERE in English).

In particular the Masachusetts Wachusett to Westport  Reach the Beach in May. I think gathering together vans of my running friends, and spending a weekend running with the promise of a beach and beer would be amazing.

Thats all I have for now!

What race is on your "bucket list"?

Is it weird I don't have a triathlon "bucket list"?

Tough Chik Tuesday

Did you know I was on Team Tough Chik?

This team is full of a group of AMAZING women who are inspiring, encouraging, and totally kick ass!

I'm going to try hard to get in answers to our weekly Tough Chik Question!

This week's question:

Despite our best efforts, we are not the perfect runner. We sleep in. We eat too much or too little. We under train. We over train. We eschew cross training. The list goes on.  What I want to know is: what running rule(s) are you guilty of breaking?

Yikes.

Which ones aren't I guilty of.

Too many cocktails....

girls night out

Eating too much...

ice cream sandwiches at Magic Kingdom

Skipping workouts in favor of more sleep...

my cozy bed during the blackout

I have been better about consistency with training, but I would have to say that is my #1 guilt. Training for RnR Providence last summer I was on target running wise, but skimped on the swimming & biking which impacted my triathlon performance. For marathon training, I missed long runs or had to end early due to extreme pain or weather. I felt underprepared. I do NOT want to feel this way for my 70.3, so I am making a plan. I am aiming to stick to the plan, like I did for RnR Providence. I want to turn this guilt into a strength. 

NO MORE UNDERTRAINING!

What are you guilty of?