A blog about all things related to the sport of running
My alarm went off before 4 am this morning. Hit snooze twice. Told myself I would run later. Admittedly I stayed up later than planned reading Endurance. I snuggled up to my husband and he nicely asked me if I was going to run. I said no I’d run later. He said there was no [...]
My early morning runs under the stars have been reminding me that fall is just around the corner. It is cooler in the mornings than when I was running with the stroller so it’s given me a chance to test of some of the new gear from Saucony’s Fall 2012 line. One of my instant [...]
Ever since running the Firecracker 5K on the 4th of July I’ve had the racing itch. Having not raced since Boston I felt like I had gotten out of the rhythm of racing. I at times asked myself if I even cared about racing as much as I had in the past. Was it time [...]
You ask – I answer. What headband are you wearing in the Saucony Find Your Strong Pictures? The headband is from a company called Sparkly Soul. The company was started by two sisters who were sick of trying non-slip headbands and not having them work, so they created their own. I love them like NO [...]
Forgive me while I get excited for a moment. I happen to be working on catching up on an endless amount of email when I looked at the date. May 1st. Note to self – remember to say Happy Birthday to my cousin. Then I thought oh hey let’s go see who Sparkly Soul picked [...]
The random winner of the Sparkly Soul Headband Giveaway is: Jenn’s Adventures You have one week to claim your prize before a back up winner is chosen. Email me at irunthisbody@gmail.com Didn’t win the headbands? It’s not too late to win FREE Running Shoes from Saucony — winner announced tomorrow — http://www.mile-posts.com/2012/04/11/saucony-running-shoe-giveaway-its-my-birthday/
It’s no secret that I love Sparkly Soul Headbands – they are one of the ONLY companies who make headbands that actually do not slip off my head. What’s the secret? Unlike other headbands that use elastic at the bottom part of the band to make it fit around your head, these bands use the [...]
My new FAVORITE nail polish is on sale at J Crew and today for Cyber Monday it’s an extra 25% off. Was $20.00 – now $14.50 – plus an extra 25% off = $10.88 FREE shipping today only too! www.jcrew.com You can find the nail polish in the accessories section. The pink is as close to [...]
16 marathons over 8 years has taught me that you ALWAYS wear less on race day than you want to. Here is a great article on the best temperature for a marathon! http://www.poweringmuscles.com/Sports-Science-11,Cold_Weather_Best_For_Marathon_Performance.html Here is what I will be wearing on Sunday. Saucony shorts and a sports bra. I’m bringing my hat if it gets cold [...]
If you were not the winner of the Sparkly Soul giveaway coupon code mileposts gets you 15% off all orders till 11:59pm on Saturday 10/15/11. http://sparklysoul.com/ Saucony has FREE shipping right now on all orders, this is for a limited time only. The winner of the Sparkly Soul Headband via random number generator is….. Lauren with [...]
In this world of too many choices it is often hard to find products that work and weed out those that claim to work. If we were all millionaires this would not matter, we could buy with reckless abandon and not worry about wasting $15 on a headband. Alas, most of us are not millionaires. [...]
Winner of the The Runner’s Devotional is: Danielle112 As always the winner has two weeks to claim their prize before a back up winner is chosen. Backup winner of the Team Sparkle Running Skirt Giveaway is: Sarah email me at milepostsbydorothybeal@gmail.com to claim your prize!! Didn’t win one of these giveaways? Be on the look [...]
It is no big surprise I like Saucony. I also like finding deals. Finding deals on something I am willing to pay full price for is one of those deals I never pass up. Saucony has this great section on their website called LAST CHANCE. There is limited stock of these items, so they typically [...]
Runner, dreamer, marathoner x24, mommy of 3, Women's Running Magazine cover model, published writer, Saucony contributing blogger, running coach, and lover of all things running. I Run This Body. Read More
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