Do you ever feel like everything is going great and you are perfectly on track and then BAM, you get sick. I feel like this happens to me often and it sucks. Running has been going good, yoga has been going good, life in general has been join good and then I wake up yesterday [...]
May 172012
Running…easy….uhhhh not today but was it worth it?! Absolutely!!! After pretty much being out of commission at the beginning of the week with 102 fever and asthmatic bronchitis I was itching to run even though I only felt about 85% better. I could barely wait to get home from work so I could get my run on!!!!
My plan was to run an easy 2 miles but it turned into a difficult 3.11 miles. I have a problem where I always want to do more, sometimes more than I should which usually gets me in trouble. It was a nice slow 3.11 miles but exertion wise I felt like I was running at an 8:50 pace but I really was running about a 10:00 pace which kind of irked me but I know it was better for my body that I was running slower. I sometimes feel like maybe the Garmin is wrong and I am really running faster than it says!!! :roll:
Mile 3 was really hard for me because I was coughing and sniffling by then but I pushed through to finish what I set out to do and I felt great.
There are so many factors to running and exercising when you are feeling sick like if it is above the neck you can workout but below you can’t………you know what I think, I think you should listen to your body and do what feels right. I started the week with a 102 fever and chest congestion so I could barely move let alone workout but by Wednesday I was feeling 60% better and the congestion moved from my chest to my head but after a long day of work my body just wasn’t up for a run so I opted for a yoga workout instead. If you decide to try workout while sick know that you can always stop if it is too much exertion which is exactly what I figured I would do today if I had been feeling horrible after a mile 1 but I was feeling good so I continued my run. You can never go wrong if you just listen to your body.
I wore my Nike Lunar Eclipse 2 sneakers on this run and because I haven’t wore them for so long (except to the Fitness Meet and Tweet) I had forgotten how much I love these sneakers!!!
Not only are these sneakers awesome to look at they are so comfortable to run in!!! I think these sneakers have the most cushioning of any sneaker I have ever worn and one of the most supportive. I think I will be running in these more often!!!
I hope everyone is having a great week!!!! I am so happy it is Friday tomorrow!!!
How do you determine if you should run or workout when you are feeling under the weather??
I love Cheerios and I also love BJ’s but the biggest problem with buying cereal at BJ’s is that the package is just too big. As much as my family and I like to eat cereal when we buy the huge packages from BJ’s it always seems that some of the cereal goes to waste because it gets stale before we can finish the whole package. Cheerios has created a solution to this problem by creating their new 2 box packages which contains to individual boxes making them easier to store and easier to pour!!!
Another big plus to this new packaging is that by reducing the amount of air in each individual bag, these new packages fit 10% more cereal than before while using less packaging. The packaging material for these boxes has been reduced by over 200,000 lbs thereby saving 1,000 trees and taking 130 Cheerios trucks off the road which decreases CO2 emissions.
You can check out all the benefits of the new 2 box Cheerios packaging in the video below:
I loved these new boxes and the packaging was super easy to pull apart making it so much easier to store and prevent waste.
Pouring a bowl of Cheerios has never been easier and the fact that it is also more eco friendly makes it a great way to start the day!!!
The new and improved 2 box Cheerios are now available on the shelves of Costco, Sam´s Club and BJ´s nationwide. You can also learn more on the Cheerios about the new packaging on the Cheerios website. You can also find Cheerios on Facebook.
Cheerios has provided (2) prize packs of (2) boxes of the new 2 box Cheerios for the giveaway. Just enter below using the Rafflecopter form and I will pick a winner on Monday morning!!!
Disclosure: Cheerios® cereal, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.
 Fitness Magazine’s Blogger Meet and Tweet Recap #FitBlogNYCHere is the long awaited recap of #FitBlogNYC. Thanks to FitFluential I had the opportunity to attend #FitBlogNYC this past Wednesday. The event was amazing but meeting so many new people was even more amazing!!!! I headed into the city on a 7:26 train. The trains were a little delayed due to the pouring rain [...] |
 #SweatPink with Me Virtual Run RecapHappy Mother’s Day everyone!!! If I haven’t told you already I am now one of Fit Approach’s Sweat Pink Ambassadors!!!! I am super excited to be a part of this fantastic community of fitness enthusiasts!!! Check out my bio on their site here. Fellow Sweat Pink Ambassador Erica from Life as Running Mom is [...] |
 #SweattoStreet Sundays 5/14/12Happy Mother’s Day!!!!! Sweat to Street Sundays is a fashion link-up hosted by some fabulous fellow FitFluential Ambassadors!! Stop by and check out the fabulous hosts of this awesome link up: Family and Life in Las Vegas (Emily) Wild Things RUN Free (Charlotte) Running and Cupcakes (Samantha) MCM Mama (Erika) Boobs, Barbells, and Broccoli (Tenecia) What is Sweat to Street [...] |
 5.5 miles and My Friday FavoritesAfter work today I knew I wanted to run but I actually worked through lunch and had only had a granola bar for a snack about 2 hours prior to getting home so I changed, grabbed some Sharkies and headed out for a 5-7 mile run. I had a route that could be turned into [...] |
 3 Miles plus a Sharkies® Review and GiveawayHard to believe I am still recovering from Sunday’s 10K which makes me wonder if i push myself too hard during races. Today’s 3 miler was not easy but it felt great! I started out running with Chris but we parted ways after mile 1 because he only wanted to run 2 miles and while [...] |
 #FitBlogNYC and a Rainy 2 Mile RunTomorrow I am so excited to be headed to NYC for Fitness Magazine’s Blogger Meet & Tweet thanks to FitFluential!!!!! I am so excited to part of this event and to have the opportunity to meet up with so many other fitness bloggers!!!! Full recap of the event to be posted by the weekend!!!! [...]  |
