Weekly Chase #6 & Born Raw Clothing WINNER!!!

Last week's goals were:

Goal#1: I'm still aiming to stick to my eating plan
I was better this week, and this will be my goal for this coming week (and many, many more).
Goal#2: I need to start a training plan for some of my runs, not just go out and run/walk whenever for every run. I need to work on running farther and faster.
I started with a training plan, and then got busy :(  I need to re-start from scratch.

Goal#3: Now that the weather is cooler and rainier, I need to push myself to get out and run.  I will aim to run at least 3x this coming week.
I only ran 2x this past week.  It was quite rainy, and ran outside when I could, but didn't use the treadmill on the rainy days.  I will need to learn to.

Goal#4: A big one:  get more organized with everything, and not put it all off until later.  I used to be, but recently I have been procrastinating with everything. Grrr!  This week I will get caught up and start to keep more organized.
I am not completely caught up, but I got the paperwork finished that had a deadline.  



My goals for this coming week are:

Goal #1  Once again, I will aim for running 3x  this week.

Goal #2  I promise to get on my treadmill at least once this week to get used to the old beast.

Goal #3  I will get started again on a running plan and stick to it!!

Goal #4  This isn't fitness related, but another goal is to clean out my van before winter.  It's amazing how much stuff accumulates in your vehicles. 

And the Winner Is......

Now what you've all been waiting for, the winner of the white racerback tank top from Born Raw Gym Clothing!

And, the winner is......  Lisa from neonprincesses.blogspot.ca  Congratulations Lisa!!!  Please contact me with your full name and mailing address and size of tank top you'd like, and I'll pass the information on to Born Raw and they'll send out your shirt to you!!  :)

My New Gear!! Bring on the Cold Weather Now!!

Wearing my new windbreaker and my new thermal shirt

 On my last post, I was writing about how I don't like the cold weather and how I wasn't sure if I would do much running outside if it was cold.   Well, I placed an order for some cool weather running gear from  www.mec.ca  and today it arrived!   I wasted no time in trying them on and going for a run!

I know I look really goofy with the thermal shirt's hood up,
but it will be so warm when the cold winds blow!

I figure that layers works well, so I got a windbreaker jacket to keep the wet weather out, and  a thermal shirt with a hoodie (nice tight-fitting one to keep the wind out and warmth in).   I look kinda goofy, but if it keeps me warm, I really won't care :) :)

I was almost too warm on today's run with my new gear.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway for a Born Raw Gym Clothing racerback tank top!  Click here to enter.  Contest closes on November 3rd and winner will be announced on November 4th.
Good luck!

Enter to win this top 

Work Out Wednesday - Cool Weather Running

I have been blessed with gorgeous fall running weather up until now.  This week has been a rude awakening that it is fall, and winter is next.  The temperatures have dropped to close to freezing, and with the winds picking up, it's been a tad chilly outside.  Brrr!  I am a newbie runner, and this will be my first winter running.  I'm not sure how it will go.  Yes, I am Canadian, but I have always hated winter, and I hate hate hate being cold!
I ran 4 miles in the chilly weather last evening.  I had gloves, but nothing for my poor ears.  When I started out, it was fine, but the sun was starting to set by the time I was finishing, and it was noticeable cooler, and my poor ears felt it.  I went to the dollar store after and got a headband for my ears for now.

 What I hope to find out from you, my readers, is what I need to know to survive running in the cold and snow. Any suggestions?  I'd love advice from seasoned winter runners :)

I love this type of weather for running

The view after last night's run.  A cold run, but I got it done :)

Don't forget about my GIVEAWAY!

Don't forget about my Born Raw Gym Clothing giveaway of this cute racerback white tank.  To get your chance to win, click HERE to go to my blogpost with the details on how to enter.

Good Luck!!

Enter to win this racerback tank.

Workout Wednesday Link Up

Workout Wednesday Link Up

Born Raw Gym Clothing Giveaway!!

I had a great training week, and lovely fall weather for my runs.  It was just gorgeous. 

The weather was warm but not hot, just comfortable.  This coming week it is turning colder, so I'll have to break out my long sleeved running shirts.  

I'll go over more of how my week went in tomorrow's Weekly Chase post.  

Born Raw Giveaway

Now for what I've been promising, a GREAT giveaway from Born Raw Gym Clothing  Woo hoo!!  We all love a good giveaway :)

Born Raw is a new company that offers stylish and unique gym wear for men and women.  They have just redesigned their website and have a new fall collection that was just released.  Just recently there was a hint on Born Raw's Facebook page that there will soon be a few more new releases, and I am excited to see what is coming.

Who doesn't like cute workout clothes??

 I have a few t shirts and hoodies from some of Born Raw's past releases, and am very very happy with the quality and fit of the clothes.  I love wearing them to the gym, or for just going out on errands, and they are unique - I have even had people stop me to comment on them :)
One of the best things about ordering your item from Born Raw, is that shipping is FREE worldwide!  I know that sometimes what stops me from ordering items online is that the shipping charges are astronomical, but you don't have to worry about that when you order from Born Raw.

This is me in one of Born Raw's tees

This is my daughter in a super-cute Born Raw hoodie.

Want your own unique piece from Born Raw?  You can by entering the contest below, or if you just can't wait, you can order from www.bornrawclothing.com.

You could WIN this Born Raw tank!

To be entered for a chance to win the white tank above (in your choice of size):

 - For one draw entry, go to the Born Raw Gym Clothing website (www.bornrawclothing.com) and check out their clothing line, then comment below with which of their items is your favourite.
- For an additional entry, pin this contest to Pinterest and comment below with the link from your pin 


The contest ends on Sunday Nov 3rd, and the winner will be announced on this blog on Monday Nov 4th's post. The winner will be chosen at random from the qualifying entries in the comments on this post.
Good luck!!

If you love what you see on their site, and would like to place an order, you can use the code L10 at checkout to save 10% off your order,  and don't forget that shipping is FREE worldwide!!

 I am an affiliate for Born Raw Gym Clothing, and I receive a small percentage of the sales revenue when a sale results from a link or savings code on my site.

Born Raw Has A New Website!

As a Born Raw Gym Clothing ambassador, I am pleased to announce the newly redesigned website for Born Raw clothing. The website www.bornrawclothing.com has a whole new look and feel, with some of the old favourites, and a whole new style of clothing soon to be released.

www.bornrawclothing.com

 Go on over to have a look at the new design, and be sure to go back  to see what new and exciting items are being released :)

Skeleton leggings

Voices Hoody

Muscle Leggings

 I am an affiliate for Born Raw Clothing, and I receive a small percentage of the sales revenue when a sale results from a link or savings code on my site.

Training Run

Workout Wednesday Link-Up

I have discovered something during my training runs.  As much as I enjoy running and training with my daughter, I get a better workout and run farther and faster when I run on my own.  

I recently had to do a week of solo runs, and when I compared my times (I am a geek and love recording all of that kind of stuff :) ), I found out I improved when it was just me and the trail.   So I guess now most of my training runs will be solo (or me and my dog Lola).  I am glad that my daughter isn't offended.  She is young enough that she doesn't need to train as much for races as her "old" mother does. 

We have fun when we run together, and stop for pics

Be sure to check out the running-themed clothes at Born Raw Clothing (www.bornrawclothing.com) and use my discount code of L10 to save 10% off of your order.  Born Raw offers FREE shipping worldwide.

Born Raw Clothing

BORN RAW CLOTHING

Born Raw Clothing has some great gym wear (it's even great to wear out of the gym!).  They have new items in the shop weekly, and will even do custom orders.  Click here to go to the Facebook online shop (if you don't have Facebook, click here for an alternate site.  One of the great features of Born Raw is that shipping is FREE worldwide - you can't beat that!!!  Remember when you place your order to use the discount code L10 to get 10% off your order!

New Online Shop for Born Raw Clothing

As you may already know, I am a brand ambassador for Born Raw Clothing.  At its beginning, Born Raw only had the Facebook store , now they have their own webpage containing their new online store :)
Born Raw Clothing at www.bornrawclothing.com
Born Raw has new items arriving in their webshop all the time!  So be sure to check back often to see the new additions.  Also, Karen, the co-founder, can do personalized orders too, so just send her a message with what you'd like and she'll give you a quote. 

Highs and Lows of Workouts & Puppy Update

HIGH & LOW WORKOUTS

Today was a bad workout day.  Do you ever have one of those?  Nothing specific, but I didn't have that euphoric feeling during or when I finished.  I did a couple of new lifts with some half-decent weight, but I wasn't happy with them; I didn't feel as if I "nailed" it.  It left me with a down feeling all afternoon, so I took my frustrations out on the stationary bike.

On Friday I had an awesome workout, even with a lifting injury from my deadlifts :)  I hit a personal record on my deadlifts and on my next workout, I hit a personal record for bench press.  I was on a high, I felt awesome and I was pumped to really hit it at my new workout.  Then today, for whatever reason, my heart wasn't in it.  I won't give up, and I plan on hitting it hard on my next workout.

PUPPY UPDATE

Remember my orphan puppies that my husband and I had to bottle feed over Christmas? Here they are all grown up and ready for their new homes!!  They grew up so fast, and it will be hard to let them go because we got so attached to them - we were mom and dad to the little babies.

Aren't they cute? 

7 weeks old

Pups at just a few days old.

ENERGY BITS GIVEAWAY

Don't forget to enter my Energy Bits giveaway for a chance to win a prize pack of Energy Bits.

http://fitandhealthyjourney.blogspot.ca/2013/02/energy-bits-giveaway.html

BORN RAW CLOTHING

Also be sure to check out the new fitness clothing online store Born Raw.

They are just starting to get their inventory in, so "like" their page on Facebook to keep up with the new inventory arriving daily!  Hoodies are available to order now, and tees and tanks in a few days, shorts and pants coming soon!!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Born-Raw/192357710902448?fref=ts