Maybe Next Year...

Nuun announced the 2013 Hood To Coast Team this morning and unfortunately I was not one of the 20 very lucky ladies to make the team! All of the applicants that were selected are so deserving and did a great job with their applications. It is hard for me to feel bad about not being selected for the team because there is no doubt that Nuun made the right choices. You can read all about it HERE if you haven't already.

I am not giving up yet and I will give it another shot next year! I had such a great time with my application and I am thankful for the opportunity to have even applied. Until next time I will be hydrating with lots of watermelon Nuun and working on more exciting adventures and accomplishments to share with Nuun in 2014!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 NUUN HOOD TO COAST TEAM!

Marathon Training: Week Five

This week was supposed to be an easy week for me coming off of a 20 mile run last Saturday and a 35 mile week which is more miles than I usually run. I ran the Hollywood Half Marathon on Sunday which took the place of my 14 mile long run for this week.

Here is a summary of Week Five:

Run#1: 7 Miles at 8:53 pace.

Run #2: 7 Miles at 9:12 pace.

Run #3: 13.25 Miles (Hollywood Half Marathon) at 8:25 pace. This course was not easy and the hills kept me on my toes! My goal pace was 8:30 and I stayed on track for most of the race. 

Total Miles: 27.25 

My back is feeling a lot better and I was able to run my half marathon last week at an 8:25 pace without feeling any discomfort whatsoever. Yes, I am smiling as I say that! My legs are feeling pretty good as well and I have been pampering them with the new foam roller that I bought. The foam roller works miracles for my legs so I make time to do it. My dogs get way too excited when the foam roller comes out and they try to lick me to death!

I will be picking things up this week and shooting for a longer run this weekend. I hope the weather is as great as it was this past weekend. Ragnar So Cal is less than two weeks away and I am getting excited about it! It will be my first relay so I am anxious to get my feet wet with a relay.

I have to start getting all of my stuff together and need to do some shopping for all of my snacks. I have all of the supplies that I need to run the relay (as demonstrated by my son in my Hood to Coast application.) If you haven't had a chance to see my application, you can find it HERE. I think I need to stock up on Watermelon nuun too! I am neglecting all of the other nuun flavors at the very moment! Sorry...

Questions:

Did you have a great week? What are your running plans for the week?

I think I am going to shoot for a 18 mile run on Saturday or Sunday depending on the weather.

My 2013 Hood to Coast Application!

The last week of my life has been dedicated to putting my 2013 Hood to Coast application together! I am excited and nervous all at the same time. It is going to be a long wait until April 17th when the teams are announced. I had so much fun making this video and boy did I learn a lot about how to make videos. I don't think I have laughed so much in all my life! My son really wanted to be a part of my application and I think his contributions to my application are priceless! 

I am so thankful to my friend Caroline who helped me get my application together. She was one of the lucky, well I should say, most deserving runners who was selected last year and she had the time of her life. She spent so much of her time this past week answering my texts and offering her ideas and opinions on the final details of my application. Had I not made the decision to start this blog, I would have probably never met this wonderful woman who lives right around the corner from me. 

Running Hood to Coast is a once in a lifetime experience and it would be a dream come true for me so I hope I am able to experience it this year. This would be the ultimate vacation for me. Running and having a great time with others who share the same passion as I do? Who could ask for more. I will be patiently waiting to hear back from Nuun and I hope it is good news! Wish me luck and here is my application. I hope you enjoy it!

Did you submit an application to run Hood to Coast this year?