Well that was not the plan

I got to the gym and was extremely tired after being kept up til 3am (!!!) by an undisclosed individual. So I decided a strength work would be better than endurance, so I worked my legs, back, and arms. It didn't seem like an intense workout when I started. But by the end of it I was already sore.

Like seriously sore.

This girl was wrecked... and I run 10+ miles for fun!

It's all thanks to the personal trainer that my beauty queen housemate has! (I was there to support her, and she was there to kick my butt). After our arms I did the "Ab Burner" from my Nike Training Club app. I can only imagine how rough tomorrow will be.

IN TOTALLY AWESOME AMAZING SUNSHINE NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally finally finally entered/paid for my NWHM and my Baltimore 10 Miler!!!

Only one more big race fee to go! (200 for a 5k, 13.1, and 26.2) 

xx

Molly

Review! Nuun Hydration Tablets

Go to the store, right this second, and grab yourself some Nuun. You can get them online by clicking here! I LOVE THESE LITTLE BABIES! Order them today and they'll ship out to you within a week (: -- how great is that?

I love sports drinks, and I need them for the electrolytes, but a lot of time they can get difficult to carry, they can get expensive, and if you have food dye allergies (like me) they can get tricky. Nuun is different because what you are buying are the tablets to make an electrolyte drink. Nuun+16oz H2O+2minutes = an electrolyte enhanced drink! 

They are fast dissolving (none of that shake-the-bottle dance needed) and they taste amazing! A lot of flavor and a little bit of fizz. I hand them out to my friends like candy and trust me, we're all obsessed.

I don't know a lot about the science behind Nuun, I just know how they make me feel. They are great for the standard after run slump, but they are also my new substitute for coffee! While Nuun doesn't contain caffeine, it does contain a lot of electrolytes, which gives your body a boost! I love everything about Nuun, except their price and website. They are a little on the steep side (even though they are still cheaper than an average energy drink), and their website is difficult to maneuver. When I was looking at their products they didn't have a lot of the clothes/apparel that they had in graphics all over their website. Slight false advertising there, but it doesn't change the fact that Nuun is outstanding, and I highly recommend them!

Company:	3/5
Affordability:	4/5
Quality:	5/5
Usage:	5/5
Overall:	B+

My First Marathon

4:44:55. It was heart-breaking. It was too long, way too long. I had hit the 13.1 at 2:05:xx and I was not anticipating the extra 30 minutes on my time. I had no idea what to think, I didn't run this marathon to place in the top 15 or qualify for Boston, I ran this to prove it to myself that I could do it. And as I crossed the line I felt a huge amount of disappointment. I was disappointed in myself. I was disappointed in my training and how I had prepared and how I had built myself up in my mind, but not in my body. I was embarrassed.  

Baltimore taught me a few things. 

1. Train like a champ. While crappy training can be made up for with adrenaline in a 5k (what I typically ran) it will do nothing for you in a 26.2, except maybe hype you too much and then you'll waste tons of energy in the first 5 miles.
2. Race day fuel is key. I should have been taking Nuun tablets or something! Something that I was familiar with. I love the product I actually used so I'm not going to name it, but I should have trained with it more before I went off and just tried to "wing it" race day.
3. Giving up on yourself is the worst feeling in the world, and it's completely preventable. The second I finished that race I should have been elated and instead I felt like such a failure. I felt like I couldn't do anything right. It was a huge self-esteem blow. But if I had just trained prior to the race I would have felt so much better after! And not just trained my legs, but trained my mind. I was under the impression that doing poorly meant I was a failure, when I should have been thinking of it as an opportunity for growth! 

There is so much ahead of me that I wouldn't have even dreamed of before running that marathon. It was huge learning opportunity and I highly encourage everyone to go try their hand at the half or full.