Tuesday morning, 9:15 am
It was a late start to the day for me but I was battling a head cold and poor sleep habits since Sunday. I slept in until 6:30 am-yes, that is WAY late for me. Not only was I dealing with this congested head but my tummy was not feeling too happy either.
Today's training plan called for a bike time trail with Charles, Evil Bike/Triathlon Guru at 10:00am followed by a 3 mile run. There was little doubt that I was going to back out of the TT and Charles understood once he got a good look at me.
It became a date with the treadmill. I knew I had to log 5 miles to finish up my miles for The Cupcake Marathon and even if I had to run those miles at a 10 minute pace today, I was gonna finish this AND sweat this cold out of me.
Now to add a little twist to the mix-due to the previously mentioned tummy ache I did not eat anything this morning before going to the gym. Nor did I have anything besides coffee to drink.
I jumped on the treadmill, popped on some motivational music and pressed GO! A slow start but about 7 mins in I could feel my run rhythm coming along. I was feeling pretty ick by 4.35 miles and could have easily called it a day there. I was definitely feeling the lack of calories and fluids now. Luckily, I had some HEED with me and plenty of water! Drink it up girl and get your backside in gear. At this time, I threw on my favorite song of the week (I Need a Doctor by Dr. Dre and Eminem) and this pushed me thru the miles. I finished this run at a 7:47 pace and ran for 6 miles.
I then felt a bit of nausea and took an easy cooldown on the bike...until Miss Mara from the Kids Klub came to get me on behalf of Lola. Who then all of a sudden did not have to go potty anymore. Instead she wanted to "ride the bike" next to me-Lucky for you, I had my camera handy.
I don't get it Mom? This is EASY! Why do you sweat so much??? |
The Cupcake Marathon miles are done and here is my official recap:
3/14: No pictures I forgot 3.1 miles in 24 mins
3/15: Again, no pictures, dang it! 2 miles (off the bike) in 17 mins
3/16: picture attempted, fail! But witness by fellow my friend, fellow Cupcaker and blogger, Andrea. For details on this amazing attempt you can always catch it here. 5 miles in 41 mins
3/17: no pics of this either 2.24 miles (off the bike/cooldown) in 20 mins but I did a double run on this day which I totally forgot about! Ran 3.25 miles with Dawn in 30 mins outside that afternoon and I took a pic of my Garmin!
3/18: no run
3/19: Running in Boston! Pics of me on Storrow Drive AND my Garmin! 8.85 miles
3/22: I remembered my camera again! And I did not shut off the TM before I took a picture! 6.02 miles
Total Miles: 30.63 miles
Total Time: 4:34
Avg Pace: 8:56
This was a fun virtual race and I look forward to the Fall Edition. I also hear rumors of a Pizza Triathlon!! Yay for pizza...
This was a fun virtual race and I look forward to the Fall Edition. I also hear rumors of a Pizza Triathlon!! Yay for pizza...
This brings me to the celebration part!
Spring is in the air for most of you-this is what I woke up to on Tuesday morning...
With the Spring weather comes more outside activity like running and biking outside.
I pray to God that each and every one of you will never need it but each and every one of you should have it:
A RoadID!!
Last year I finally got myself a RoadID-sweet little pink WristID Sport at the Maine Marathon Expo and I love(d) it! That is until I could no longer find it. I suspect that little fingers (aka Lola) got ahold of it and it is sitting on the bottom of her toy box or one of her play pocketbooks as we speak.
I definitely needed to replace the missing RoadID especially since I am getting outside now. This time I decided to go with the Wrist ID Elite and picked orange to match my new bike colors. Orange is the new pink right??
The Wrist ID Elite just might be the sexiest ID in the Road ID lineup. With its rubberized band and watch-style buckle, this sleek ID has you covered on the bike, in the boardroom and everywhere in-between. It's perfect for all of your outdoor activities and knows how to play it cool at formal events.
This time I also decided to make some changes as to what info I would put on the ID.
I actually read the little hints and tips that popped up while creating my RoadID.
Last time I put my full address-this time I did not!
Last time I did not put any motivational saying or words-this time I did!
I put my name, year of birth, emergency contacts and then the last two lines read-
...BELIEVE...
BE FEARLESS
The package arrived perfectly protected
Lola could not wait to open the pretty silver box! |
Pretty, can I have it Mama??
Everything I needed to set up my new Road ID Elite
Second "fitting" was a success! I love the fit and feel of the Elite ID and it'll match Tiger! It'll also match the theme of my new "A" race of the 2011 season but I'm saving that for another post!
Here it is! The Cupcake Celebration
It was super easy to fit, I love the style and comfort of the Elite model and hope that you like it as much as I do!
As I said earlier, I hope and pray that you never need to use you RoadID but I think each and every active person should have one-it does not matter if you walk around the block or run double digits daily.
1. If you can’t speak for yourself, Road ID will speak for you.
2. Road ID enables First Responders to immediately contact family members and friends.
3. Road ID enables family members to provide additional details about your health or give consent for potentially life saving procedures.
4. Road ID enables hospital staff to locate vital medical records.
5. Road ID can communicate medical conditions or allergy information to medical staff.
6. Road ID can prevent serious delays in treatment by saving crucial time during the “golden hour” of medical treatment.
7. It’s far better to have Road ID and not need it than to need Road ID and not have it. It’s not just a piece of gear, it’s peace of mind.
8. Accidents happen far more than you think they do. Each year approximately 450,000 of us are taken to hospitals unconscious and without identification.
9. Road ID looks good on and makes a statement about your athletic lifestyle – not to mention that studies would probably prove that people that wear Road ID are considerably smarter than those that don’t.
10. Road ID can save your Life. Period.
So how do you enter to win a RoadID of your own?
Leave a separate comment for each entry:
1) MANDATORY Visit RoadID and tell me what model and color you will pick if you win. I also want to know what motivational word or phrase you will have put on your RoadID
2) MANDATORY Be a follower of this blog.
3) follow RoadID on Twitter and tweet this:
@milesmusclesmom wants you to be safe-Spring into action, enter the @RoadID giveaway today! http://bit.ly/hgbk5K
4) like RoadID on Facebook and write on their wall that Jen from MilesMusclesMommyhood sent ya!
5) Are you a participant in The Cupcake Marathon? You get an extra entry!!
I will take entries until 3/31/11. The winner will be selected by Random.org or names will be written on pcs of paper and picked at random by my 2 year old daughter, Lola. I will announce the winner on April 1st!!
Disclosure: I was given this RoadID to review by Outside PR and was not compensated in any way, shape or form for my positive reivew. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I'd get a green Elite that said "Face Your fears"
ReplyDeleteFollow and tweeted @kovasp
ReplyDeleteLike RoadID on FB
ReplyDeleteI'd go with the Red Ankle ID.
ReplyDeleteLiked on FB
ReplyDeleteFollowed and tweeted @sokkamum
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ReplyDeleteBtw, that's awesome about the Cupcake Marathon. I've been reading several updates on DM about it. Come fall, I might even be able to give it a go. :)
I'd like the pink elite
ReplyDeleteI think it would say "run mama run" because that's what my 3 year old says when I take a little breather!
I am a follower of your blog
ReplyDeleteI want a purple Wrist ID Sport.... I dont need anything fancy, just something for basic info
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeleteCommented on the Road ID fb page!
ReplyDeleteI am not entering, I already have one! Just wanted to mention that I was in a bad wreck and I couldn't remember my husbands phone number (everything is programmed in my cell). Luckily I had my phone on me (which is not always the case...bad i know...) and was able to find it. After that wreck I bought a Road ID for me and hubs. I wear it on every run and ride. GREAT GIVEAWAY!!
ReplyDeleteI totally want the purple wrist ID elite. I am already a follower and I am doing the Cupcake Marathon, well, 1/2 marathon. I also liked on FB. Thanks! See ya in two weeks at the noreaster! :)
ReplyDeleteI would get the pink ankle ID. I really like the reflective strip, and I think something on my wrist would irritate me (I'm not a watch person, lol).
ReplyDeleteMy motivational saying... Ok, this is cliche but I like it: "Pain is Weakness leaving the body"
I follow your blog :)
ReplyDeleteFollow you and RoadID on twitter. Tweeted :)
ReplyDelete@climbrunliftmom
Like roadID on FB and posted on their wall :)
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah! I'm in the Cupcake Marathon! Woo :) And Pizza Triathlon?! I would soooo do that too!!
ReplyDeleteI follow you!
ReplyDeleteI can't choose between the sport and the elite, pros and cons to each, but it would be purple either way and would have "I can do this" on it.
ReplyDeleteAll did everything:) I would use the Shoe ID in black saying "the mind leads"
ReplyDeleteI tweeted! and already followed!
ReplyDeletealready followed roadid on FB and commented on their wall!
ReplyDeleteI finished my Cupcake Miles this morning!! 27.8 miles in 4:40 with an average pace of 10:03 a mile!
ReplyDeleteI'd go for the blue since it matches my bike. Motivational comment....hmmm....probably "Mamaz on the Move!"
ReplyDeleteLola is too cute! :) I'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteI have the original wrist id, although it's not up to date. I think I'd get the elite, in either black or green.
ReplyDeleteFollowed RoadID on twitter and tweeted (@cbkingery)
ReplyDeleteHello!! I 'like' Road ID!
ReplyDeleteI think I would go with the wrist elite in either purple or green. Tough choice!
ReplyDeleteOh, gosh... what word or phrase? How about "Take THAT fibromyalgia!"
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower. Does that make me pathetic? Shouldn't I be a leader? LOL.
ReplyDeleteI, too, am doing the Cupcake Marathon. Yay!
ReplyDeleteTweeted it! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd like the elite in green or blue.
ReplyDeleteI would get the wrist ID elite in GREEN :) :)
ReplyDeleteHere is the motivational phrase: "No frustration allowed unless you've truly been on point!"
ReplyDeleteI'm already a follower :) :)
ReplyDeletePosted giveaway to my blog!
ReplyDeleteI liked RoadID on fb & let them know you sent me over! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI would go with either the Elite Write ID in purple or the ShoeID in Red. I already own a ShoeID in blue, but would be nice to have another so I can easily switch shoes (without moving the ID).
ReplyDeleteCommented on the Road ID FB page!
ReplyDeleteI need to get a new one! My old one is trashed. I would get the wrist ID Sport this time (got the elite last time) just to change it up. Blue. Or Red. Or Black. Do I have to decide right now? :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I follow you! (is that creepy?)
ReplyDeleteI follow Road ID on Twitter. And I tweeted. And I forgot to tell you my phrase in my first entry. Jimmy V style, "Never give up"
ReplyDeleteI like Road ID on FB already, and I just posted on their wall.
ReplyDeleteOH, and I am in the Cupcake Marathon!
ReplyDeleteI would get the simple black road id bracelet, and it would say "balance"
ReplyDeleteI am a follower here.
ReplyDeleteI follow you!(not in a creepy way!)
ReplyDeleteI "like" ROADID on Facebook
ReplyDeleteI tweeted the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove that you got orange!
ReplyDeleteI love the wrist elite in pink but you are right the orange is sweet too. I would put on it BELIVE IT.
ReplyDeleteAlready a follower
ReplyDeleteAlready like ROAD ID on fb
ReplyDeleteWrist ID Sport - Red, "Never Stop"
ReplyDeleteFollow your blog? Check.
ReplyDeleteFollow Road ID on twitter? Check.
ReplyDeleteLiked on FB, and comment left!
ReplyDeleteI am a blog follower
ReplyDeleteI like the wrist ID Elite in Red.
ReplyDeletereposted to twitter and my blog under giveaways
ReplyDeleteHey :)
ReplyDeleteI'd get the black Elite (I'm not known for my colourful tastes!) and it'd say either 'Pain is temporary, pride is forever!' or 'Run hard, be strong, think big!'
I already follow your blog and am now following on facebook/twitter and tweeted / messaged about the giveaway.
Hehe... submitted my cupcake marathon times yesterday and looking forward to doing it again later in the year if they do another one :)
pink elite. believe.
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ReplyDeleteloyal follower : )
ReplyDeleteI follow Road ID on twitter, and went to their page. I've had my eye on the pink Elite, since I don't have one at all, and I know I should! I would have the phrase "don't stop, don't give up" on it (you're a mommy, know what that's from??)
ReplyDeleteI completed the cupcake marathon 26.2!
ReplyDeleteBlue! It matches my bike. (I like your thought process on color selection!). And I'm a follower. And I'm a Cupcake Marathoner. ;)
ReplyDeleteHm. I think my comment got lost. If it's a duplicate, sorry!
ReplyDeleteI want blue to match my bike (like your thought process on selecting a color!). I'm a follower and I'm a cupcake marathoner.
i need a new one now that i have a new name :)
ReplyDeleteso lets see... i would choose: the road id elite in purple. or orange. oh gosh i cant decide!
crap... forgot to tell you my motivational thing... "JUST BREATHE" (ill use this comment to remind you im a cupcake marathon finisher!)
ReplyDeleteim a follower (obviously) and just tweeted for your giveaway! (am i supposed to be putting separate comments for all of these? i sure hope so! hehe)
ReplyDeletefinally, i "like" road ID on facebook and wrote to them :) have a great day jen!
ReplyDeleteBlack Wrist ID Elite please small.
ReplyDeleteI would love the Sport in Purple! "When the body says NO, the mind says GO" I love this quote!
ReplyDeleteFollow you on twitter and tweeted!
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/#!/carriesymes/status/51378385041096704
Like RoadID and commented on their wall!
ReplyDeleteI like the Elite ID in RED!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog
I follow RoadID on twitter
ReplyDeleteI participated in the cupcake marathon!
ReplyDeleteHere's why I need this: I almost got splattered all over a FedEx truck today... driver just rolled out into traffic right in front of me. Fortunately heard me screaming as her window was down. Grrrr. So... I thought about the fact that I don't yet have a RoadID as I tried to stop shaking! I'd just get the basic black, or I love the orange in Elite stylel I'd get "today is not that day" (that's my blog title!) And I already follow your blog :-) Good giveaway, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would get either a red or blue elite for my 8 y/o since he likes to wear mine when we run together
ReplyDeleteI follow Road ID on twitter and I tweeted (tracyrunning)
ReplyDeleteI like Road ID on FB and wrote on their wall
ReplyDeleteI'd get a pink elite for my daughter. I'd put "Go Katie Go" on it :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteI already like Road ID and I wrote on their wall!!
ReplyDeleteI participated in the cupcake marathon!
ReplyDeleteI follow road id on twitter!
ReplyDeleteI re-tweeted what you wanted said!
ReplyDeletei 'liked' road id on facebook!
ReplyDeleteI would like the Elite in black. Not sure what motivational thing I would put on back...I'd have ot think about it a little more.
ReplyDeleteI tweteded, facebooked and followed! :-)
ReplyDeleteI want the pink sport band.
As a newbie runner I am often times wanting to stop long before my training time is supposed to end. My mantra is "Don't Stop Be Strong" so that is what I would want on my wristband.
Wrist ID Sport: Purple Words: Courage to Start!
ReplyDelete2. following!
ReplyDelete4. Like of FB
ReplyDeleteI would get the orange one you ordered. And it would read "Runner First"
ReplyDeleteI follow!
ReplyDeleteI follow RoadID on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeleteI would get the pink elite
ReplyDeleteI follow Road ID on twitter
ReplyDeleteI tweeted what you've requested above
ReplyDeleteI ran in the cupcake marathon - 13.1 ;)
ReplyDeleteIm a follower
ReplyDeleteI would get SHOE ID, black. I dont think I would get anything else on it but my info. I guess if I had to pick something motivational to put on it GO.DO.BE or JUST DO IT
ReplyDeleteI ran the cupcake marathon
ReplyDeleteI'm a follwer!!
ReplyDeleteI would get the black elite. Too cute!! It would probably say...."donor, but please try and save me first!" haha just kidding! or am i?
ReplyDeleteI liked roadid on facebook!
ReplyDeleteI like the Road ID sport in purple..."Just keep moving"
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower...
ReplyDeleteI would get the sport id in purple
ReplyDeletei am a follower
ReplyDeletei follow roadid on twitter @erica_h
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd choose the Road ID Elite in black for my husband.
ReplyDeleteI tweeted ~ windyrunner
ReplyDeleteI like Road ID on Facebook and let them know you sent me.
ReplyDeleteI think I would get the blue wrist ID sport.
ReplyDeleteI follow!!
ReplyDeleteI tweeted!
ReplyDelete@Barefootangieb
I like Road ID on Facebook and posted on their wall :)
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