tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33383924624582644392024-03-13T19:14:33.952-07:00Diaper Derby AdventuresThe mission of this blog is to share common experiences among mothers in the quest for fitness and raising healthy families.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-66104406718620748412014-08-13T10:15:00.001-07:002015-04-13T07:09:49.596-07:00Paddle boarding in Cleveland-You need to check what's SUP!I've been looking for unique ways to cross train/work out in greater Cleveland. After doing some Googling...I came across <a href="http://www.supcleveland.com/">SUP Cleveland</a>.<br />
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SUP Cleveland gives residents of Northeast Ohio the chance to go paddle boarding. Yes <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/SUP-CLE-Stand-Up-Paddleboarding-Cleveland-OHio/426273084078496">paddleboarding </a>on Lake Erie!<br />
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Recently I had the chance to interview SUP Cleveland Founder Jill Jankowski. Jankowski was one of the coolest ladies I've had the chance to talk to in a while. She has such enthusiasm for Cleveland and paddleboarding. She talked about how she came up with the concept for her business, "We wanted to create something that would offer clients a new way to see Cleveland. By coming out on the river they get to be close to/around the city and on the lake at the same time."<br />
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"We felt very strongly about connecting the city (<a href="http://www.cleveland.com/">Cleveland</a>) to the water," Jankowski said, "Yet offer people another way to have fun in Cleveland."<br />
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Being that I have never been on a paddle board I asked her about what she hears from her first time clients. People simply love their SUP Cleveland experience. Even first timers that may be a little scared. "When people are on the water and when they get done we often hear the L word a lot." She explained you don't have to be in tip top shape to paddle board, "Anyone can do this at any physical fitness level. Anyone can stand on the board and propel themselves forward."<br />
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Jankowski has appreciated the response SUP Cleveland has gotten from the community and the tourists. "It's been great to see the response," she said.<br />
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Thinking about trying paddleboarding? You should consider it as it has a number of important health benefits Jankowski explained, "When you paddle board, almost every muscle is engaged. When you are on the river for 1-2 hours you are using your abs, core and arms. Its a great workout and its also great for the mind/spirit."<br />
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SUP Cleveland has classes 3 days a week that incorporate yoga movements into them. I was especially intrigued by the picture below. Wonder if I could do that. Jill says yes I can!<br />
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SUP Cleveland is also very family friendly. Read their website for specific info on bringing kids. But they have taken kids out individually on different paddle boarding excursions. They take great pride in making sure everyone that comes out to paddleboard is safe and most of all has an AWESOME experience on the river. These people love what they do and that enthusiasm shines through in their staff and all of the positive feedback I've heard from everyone who has tried paddleboarding. Special thanks to Jill Jankowski. I want to try and get out for an paddleboarding excursion before the season closes this year.<br />
For more on SUP Cleveland and what classes and events they are offering check out their <a href="http://www.supcleveland.com/">website</a>.<br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">get plans from your coach + create your own plans + track workout from a plan;</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">weekly or daily overview of done workouts (heart rate zones, split times, speed, etc.);</li>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-7818889514766220762014-07-08T17:31:00.001-07:002014-07-08T17:31:51.198-07:00Wednesday Wisdom-7/9/14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-55991468073653785202014-06-25T06:23:00.000-07:002014-06-25T06:23:38.099-07:00Wednesday Wisdom 6/25/14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-58077948777049085542014-06-18T07:23:00.000-07:002014-06-18T07:23:26.893-07:00Wednesday Widsom-6/18/14<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-58877917722764426472014-01-14T18:10:00.002-08:002014-01-14T18:10:32.293-08:00Two things Tuesday<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) So the annoying pain in my left foot is starting to come back. I'm praying I stay healthy and it isn't...stressfracturetayogbay again. Worst few months ever...I gained weight and couldn't do ANYTHING! So this week I'm running very minimal miles. Also I am getting new trail shoes new <a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/vibram-fivefingers-lontra-initial-review">Vibram Five Finger Lontras</a> this week. I put a lot of miles on my Lontras that I bought last year with all the trail races I did. FINGERS CROSSED PEOPLE!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) So I've talked before that I am a fan of fitness apps. Well the ladies of <a href="http://coolmomtech.com/2014/01/the-7-minute-workout-app-does-it-work/">Cool Mom Tech</a> have found an interesting one...the 7 Minute Workout App. Check out their review of it <a href="http://coolmomtech.com/2014/01/the-7-minute-workout-app-does-it-work/">here</a>. Do you use fitness apps? If so which ones are your favorite?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-46758807128392141192014-01-13T19:52:00.001-08:002014-01-13T19:52:37.054-08:001st Race of 2014-Dirty Snowflake Prediction Run<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So Saturday I was up early to run my FIRST race of 2014. This wasn't just any race it was the first race in a series I absolutely LOVED last year-<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dirtytrailraceseries">The Dirty Trail Series</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last year I didn't get to participate in the Dirty Snowflake Prediction Run due to a scheduling conflict. So I was super excited I was able to be a part of the Dirty Snowflake Prediction Run 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The race took place at <a href="http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Cuyahoga_Valley_National_Park/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=72403">Cuyahoga Valley National Park</a>, starting and finishing near the LEDGES SHELTER in Boston Township. I ran there last year in the Dirty Dirty 12K. The best way to describe that area is AWESOME! Simply gorgeous scenery EVERYWHERE you look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pre-race-It was a good morning, I got up in a reasonable amount of time and wasn't rushing out of the house.The only thing that stunk is I forgot my <a href="http://silk.com/products/mocha-iced-latte">Silk Soymilk Iced Mocha</a> glass before I left. Thankfully my husband got me some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Gel-Chocolate-Outrage-24-Count/dp/B000CSCRHY">GU Chocolate Outrage</a> packets that had some caffeine in them so I wasn't having a headache not having my morning coffee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Luckily I had the rest of my race day goodies. I laid everything out the night before to help with that :).Getting out to </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Peninsula </span>was pretty easy. Traffic was light and I had a stress free drive. This was a pleasant surprise as I was a bit worried about black ice because the weather was being Cleveland crazy! (Going from snow and cold to 40 in the course of a day)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I got out to the course signed in, got my bib and race swag (an awesome fleece blanket). Then it came time to give my prediction...this was something new for me as I had never done a race like this before. I said 53:00 because earlier in the week I was averaging about 12:00 miles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then a few minutes later organizers changed the race course. This was an awesome move, much appreciated as coming into the park I could see the paths looked really icy. I tend to be a tad bit clumsy at times so I appreciated them looking out for our safety. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After that I met up with Katie, the chair of <a href="http://momsruncleveland.wordpress.com/">Moms RUN This Town-Cleveland Chapter</a>. I had the pleasure of doing a Stella & Dot fundraiser with her and this group last year and was super excited to hear a number of the ladies were interested in trail running. Then we met up with some other super cool ladies that are a part of Moms RUN This Town-Cleveland and we headed to the start line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The course was that of an old school cross country course...I was having flashbacks of doing loops in high school and college. The first part of the course was flat then there was a midsized hill that took the runners up to a path in the woods then you would follow the trail out and repeat it again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was so much fun! It isn't often as an adult you get to basically run and play in the mud and its okay. My feet and legs were wet and muddy and I didn't care.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I ran this race without my Garmin and without headphones. I called it kicking it old school in honor of my past cross country days. What was very interesting was I ran significantly faster than I was anticipating without all that stuff...my finish time was 42:49! So about 10 minute miles!! HOLLA! It has been a long time since 10 minute miles for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But that brings up an interesting question, have I been running to my Garmin and not running to run? My husband brought that to my attention when I got home and told him about the race. Hey, he may have a point. Also after doing a little online research I am not alone with this. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out these posts about running Garmin free:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.healthontherun.net/running/10-reasons-to-ditch-the-garmin/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Health on the Run</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.chirunning.com/blog/entry/what-purposely-run-a-race-garmin-free">ChiRunning </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thenheathersaid.com/tag/garmin-free-running/">Then Heather Said</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So this week I am going to experiment a little with this and see if there is some truth to his theory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next race-<a href="http://westernreserveracing.com/dirty-trail-series/dirty-love-10k">Dirty Love 10K-Feb 9th.</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-63530955947552314612014-01-08T17:50:00.002-08:002014-01-08T17:50:19.727-08:00Slightly late-Two things Tuesday<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last night I simply crashed a little bit earlier than I had planned but I still wanted to share this post. So here goes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) So I've posted several times on this blog about my fun side job with <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/JCaccamo">Stella & Dot.</a> Well I wanted to let you in on a little secret. This month they are offering an incentive if you sign up you get an extra $100 in free jewelry in your start up kit. The best part is you get to pick which jewels you would like!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are interested in paying off some of those bills from the holidays or saving up for a vacation this year, I would love to hear from you. Email me-jenw435@gmail.com. I love this company. It simply ROCKS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I was able to order $450 in FREE accessories thanks to my sales from the last quarter. If you don't believe this is a cool gig, here what my co-workers across the country have to say:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) So Saturday is my first race for this year. I am running the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-dirty-trail-series-tickets-9295263383">Dirty Trail Snowflake Prediction Run (4 miles).</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm excited about this one, you get your number, race swag and then tell the organizers what time you think you will finish in. You run...gasp...<a href="http://www.garmin.com/en-US?utm_expid=5808-13.a-LOIVIyTcC_D0sJ7Urbew.0&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3D%26esrc%3Ds%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D1%26ved%3D0CFMQFjAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.garmin.com%252F%26ei%3DGADOUpLLDYa6qgG1r4C4CQ%26usg%3DAFQjCNH25dn-79i_gCWz2xisVOwBFFaXVQ%26sig2%3DjVxJ9vTbEV7ZEvsZiDcXUg%26bvm%3Dbv.59186614%2Cd.aWM">Garmin</a>/watch less. The top 5 men and top 5 women win that finish closest to the time they "predicted" will win a trophy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I thought about it...that's super exciting. If I run this right I may be able to win an award. However also its a little tricky. My miles vary from 10 minutes-12 minutes depending on the terrain. So for now I'm thinking 4 12 minute miles plus 5-6 minutes for crazy terrain...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Have you ever done one of these races? Did you guess higher than the time you ran? Or did you run faster than the time you guessed?</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-50858438067380462142014-01-06T18:29:00.000-08:002014-01-06T18:29:16.632-08:00Hey baby its cold outside<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So Ohio is FREAKING COLD! Today its -7 degrees...yes you read right-7 degrees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I have a race coming up on Sunday and could use to have ran today. But, just standing outside makes me shutter and my skin cold...the thought of being outside in Antartica, cough, I mean Ohio in this weather for an extended period of time sounds painful to me today I opted for cross training.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few interesting articles about running in the cold:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/cold-weather-running-bad-you">Runner's World</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.active.com/running/articles/4-cold-weather-running-tips-for-beginners">Active.com </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/stride/How-Cold-is-Too-Cold-to-Run-238818901.html">NBC Chicago</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I cross trained with the fab <a href="http://toneitup.com/">Tone It Up</a> ladies. It was a great workout...and I could actually keep up with these gals! I was proud of myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And today was my first day of the <a href="https://www.happier.com/course">Everyday Greatful Course</a> put on by<a href="https://www.happier.com/about"> Happier.com</a>. Its a 21 day online course that is built to help people learn the power of positive thinking and to appreciate all the wonderful things around them. It costs $50 but you get a super fun kit and one on one coaching throughout the course. Can't wait to tell you more! In the meantime, check out Happier.com and on your iPhone download the Happier app. The <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/happier/id499033500?mt=8">Happier app</a> is FREE. Think similar to Facebook minus the political posts, complaining and general junk. I absolutely love it!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-13684904892012527612014-01-02T18:17:00.001-08:002014-01-02T18:17:49.751-08:00Watched Bravo TV and get Toned Up<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So its no secret I LOVE<a href="http://www.bravotv.com/"> Bravo TV</a>. From Housewives to <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef">Top Chef</a>, I love every show! Tonight is the season premier of a new series based on the life of Katrina Hodgson and Karena Dawn who founded the fitness company <a href="http://toneitup.com/">Tone It Up.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Their website <a href="http://toneitup.com/">ToneItUp.com</a> receives over 1.8 million visitors per month! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's the skinny on both ladies from Bravo.com, "<strong>Katrina Hodgson;</strong></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Personal Trainer & Lifestyle Coach.</strong> <strong>BS, NASM, AFAA.</strong> <strong>Bachelors Degree in Health Science</strong>,
Kettlebell Athletics, National Academy of Sports Medicine, Aerobics and
Fitness Association of America, Pre & Post Natal & Nutrition
Coach. Worked as a Personal trainer at Fitcorp, Bodyworks and as a
Master Trainer at Boston Sports Club and Equinox Clubs. Named top
fitness entrepreneurs by the AFAA and The Bostonian. After moving to
California to pursue her career in fitness videos, she met Jane Fonda
and co-designed her “Prime Time” Fitness DVDs. Featured in editorial
magazines Muscle & Fitness, SELF, Women’s Health and Vogue. Glamour
Magazine’s top Fitness Videos on Youtube. Teaching toning classes for
two years at Equinox and bootcamps at Spectrum and the Manhattan Beach
Country Club, where she met Karena, her best friend and business
partner!</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Karena Dawn;</strong></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Personal Trainer & Lifestyle Coach. ASFA, NESTA. </strong><strong>Triathlete.</strong> American
Sports and Fitness Association, National Exercise & Sports Trainer
Association Nutrition Coach. Prior to Tone It Up worked as a Personal
Trainer in Los Angeles, sponsored Triathlete, Sports Model and
Spokesmodel/Host with Sports Unlimited & Wilhelmina. Has
worked with top sport and fitness brands Oakley, Zoot Sports, New
Balance, Cytosport, Nike, Reebok and more. Featured in editorial
magazines such as Shape, SELF, Fitness, Women’s Health, Vogue, Oxygen,
Muscle & Fitness and on the cover of Triathlete, Competitor
and Runner’s World. While training at Equinox for a triathlon and for a
Shape Magazine spread, she met Katrina, her best friend and business
parter! Tone It Up was born~." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I got the chance to watch their promo show over New Year's. These gals are a hoot! They are best friends, business partners and roommates. I liked their positive message about getting fit and having fun. I can't wait to learn more about fun ways to Tone It Up and watch their adventures. Also I am going to be buying their DVD as I am trying to work on my cross-training this year.</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-9601479401432280862013-12-31T13:03:00.003-08:002013-12-31T13:03:29.664-08:00New Year's Eve 2013<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year's Eve~! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It isn't to early to think about your health and wellness goals for the coming year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few of mine:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) Run 3 times for week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) Cross train more</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.) Race more</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4.) Try to eat healthier </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5.) Encourage my family to make healthier food selections.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6.) Work on using the power of positive thinking </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7.) Register for a half marathon and run under 2:15. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I won't call these resolutions because like most Americans, resolutions get broken. I'm calling these goals. <b><i>What are your goals for 2014?</i></b></span><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-24520586399193500052013-12-10T18:05:00.003-08:002013-12-10T18:05:47.475-08:00Two things Tuesday<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) This week I'm taking a week off running. Its just been a tough one, sick kids, super cold weather. I'm also just kind of mentally spent right now. I know excuses,excuses but dang it, I just need a break. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are several really good articles out there about taking time off and its effects on running:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/take-break-peak-performance">Runner's World </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://running.competitor.com/2013/05/training/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-out-of-shape_70267">Competitor Magazine</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://runnersconnect.net/running-injury-prevention/losing-running-fitness/">Runners Connect</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whatever happens I'm hoping I didn't totally lose all I've gained these past several months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) Holiday Movies okay to watch with the entire family</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Did you know that there is a movie-<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2281069/">A Christmas Story 2?</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Fast forward our boy Ralphie about 5 years. Ralphie has his eye on a beautiful girl in his class and is trying to earn himself a car. This is a cute family friendly movie. I love the message at the end about doing the right thing! Our family is huge fans of the original A Christmas Story and hope to tour <a href="http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/">A Christmas Story House </a>sometime this holiday season!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-2548153309570110892013-12-09T17:31:00.000-08:002013-12-09T17:31:14.698-08:00Running while sick<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey friends, sorry I've been MIA but the kiddos have been sick over the past week. When you are sick do you stop working out or running? I've been one to run through a cold or respiratory issues. I had a bad cough earlier this year and ran through it. I just walked in a few more spots than normal. Check out an interesting read on whether or not you should run when you are sick by <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/health/should-you-run-when-youre-sick?page=single">Runner's World</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Speaking of Runner's World...have you heard about this <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/cold-weather-running/the-2013-holiday-running-streak">Holiday Running Streak</a>? Love this idea....you pledge to run a mile every day between Thanksgiving and New Years. Needless to say I'm not streaking but if you have been running every day be sure to Tweet using the hashtag: </span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?src=typd&q=%23RWrunstreak">#RWRunStreak. </a></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-81820387618896619612013-12-04T18:23:00.001-08:002013-12-04T18:23:05.475-08:00Wednesday Wisdom<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-86567230100861832482013-12-03T17:47:00.001-08:002013-12-03T17:47:58.280-08:00Two Things Tuesday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) Charity Miles is being sponsored by <a href="http://casefoundation.org/">The Case Foundation</a> for "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/casefoundation/app_618494168189095?utm_medium=holiday&utm_source=charitymiles&utm_campaign=Holiday2013">The Five Giving Tuesdays</a>". Go on the Case Foundation's Facebook page. Click like, select a way you are going to give back to your favorite charity and then put your email address in. You can win awesome prizes all month long AND the best part, they are giving tons of grant money to charities. Hoping <a href="http://www.girlswithsole.org/">Girls With Sole</a> can get a grant to help some special ladies purchase shoes, sports bras, journals and other much needed items to help their program continue to grow more in 2014.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) Energy drinks can alter your heart function...scary stuff on <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/nutrition-for-runners/energy-drinks-said-to-alter-heart-function">Runner's World.com</a>. People those things aren't good for you!</span><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-41811666032798408982013-11-27T17:04:00.002-08:002013-11-27T17:04:40.199-08:00Wednesday Wisdom<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-398893038586595132013-11-26T17:01:00.002-08:002013-11-26T17:01:45.007-08:00Two Things Tuesday<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) So I don't know about you...but where I live is starting to get COLD. This means I'm running in the artic tundra, cough, I mean northeast Ohio. So here are some tips for cold weather running:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://anothermotherrunner.com/2013/11/25/a-dozen-ways-to-treat-raynauds-disease-while-running/">Another Mother Runner</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/training/cold-weather-running">Runner's World</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://active.com/">Active.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.shape.com/fitness/cardio/5-reasons-running-cold-good-you">Shape.com </a></span><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-35109146487532447302013-11-26T16:44:00.000-08:002013-11-26T16:44:00.674-08:00Dirty Trail Series Conclusion<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So Saturday was a big day for me...it was the conclusion (tear) to one of my favorite race series this year the <a href="http://westernreserveracing.com/dirty-trail-series/2013-dirty-trail-race-series-overview">Dirty Trail Series</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This one was a 12K...the farthest I had run in a while in a formal race setting. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a few butterflies going on. But I was prepped, conditioned and ready to RUMBLE! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Race day was COLD! We had the babysitter arrive early so we had plenty of time to make our way out to Peninsula. The ride out what easy and I had all my stuff (<a href="https://guenergy.com/">GU's</a>, earband, headphones, etc.) prepacked and ready to go for our early start.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Registration was crazy! It took like 40 minutes to get my number and race swag. But I had a feeling being that the last race I did in the series 10 people got disqualified because they missed a turn that the staff was on the course making sure there was no confusion this time around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In line my husband and I met a nice guy from California named Gary. He runs up mountains out there for fun. It was great to hear about his adventures! We finally hit the front of the line and I got my number and my super cool sweatshirt. I wore it to run in and let me tell you it was comfy and I put my iPod in the pouch and it didn't giggle! Then we found out the race was going to be delayed by a few minutes as the line of people that needed to register was still super long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was okay with the delay as I wanted to get a good warm up in and get acclimated with my surroundings. I got my sweatshirt on and my new Nike Ear band and I was off to warm up....warm up went well. Then, I started noticing that the line was dwindling so I gave my husband a heads up and we headed towards the start line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The guys that started the race were funny..."no putting water on your head today..." I was pleasantly surprised how good the start was. My husband was excited as I started in the top half of the group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the first mile about a half a dozen of us stopped for a moment and almost missed a turn that we were advised of before we started. I was crossing my fingers that I was going the correct way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Miles 2-4.5 my splits were okay, no great but a-okay. Then around the four mile mark I tripped on a root. The good news is just like last time I got up really quickly and shook it off. I just have a few scratches to remember the race by ...oh well! :) Miles 4.5-6.5 weren't too shabby. My splits were improving and I was feeling pretty good. However, around that point we hit the rock stairs. The stairs were so steep and slippery I walked them. I didn't want to fall again....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The people at the aid stations were so nice. There were two and you had a choice of Gatorade or water. I loved the guy at the last aid station who told me I was about a mile away from the finish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The finish was awesome. My husband met me in the field and told me I had about a half a mile to go and told me where the finish was. That was a huge boost right at the end of things. Also a number of staff members and spectators surrounded the finish which made it even more exciting! I ended up finishing about 3 minutes off my goal time. I was pretty pleased with how things went!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm so glad I participated in a number of races in the <a href="http://westernreserveracing.com/dirty-trail-series/2013-dirty-trail-race-series-overview">Dirty Trail Series</a> this year. One thing that was awesome about this year is that I discovered my love of trail running. Excited to hit the trails again in their 2014 series!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-36185474500179503862013-11-19T18:22:00.004-08:002013-11-19T18:22:39.252-08:00Two things Tuesday<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) My friend and fellow blogger-<span class="userContent">Lyndsey</span> (<a href="http://www.alovelylittleblog.com/">A Lovely Little Blog</a>) is opening her own online boutique soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get on Facebook and like<a href="https://www.facebook.com/shopblovely"> b.lovely's</a> Facebook page. Lyndsey has some super cute sneak peeks of great fashion to come soon! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicing">Juicing</a>-So I've been reading a ton about people having success improving their health and wellness with juicing and juice cleanses. I've just learned about a new company that specializes in juicing called <a href="http://www.gardenofflavor.com/">Garden of Flavor</a>.</span><br />
<u><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What I like about this company:</span></b></i></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) Its Cleveland based-cause anything made in Cleveland ROCKS!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) They showcase raw juices AND <a href="http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20679227,00.html">juices for cleansing</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.) The juices are in a number of Cleveland based stores.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I first read about this company thanks to <a href="http://www.poiseinparma.com/">Poise in Parma</a>. So I reached out to Lisa Marie to see about an interview. Fingers crossed Lisa Marie responds so we can learn more about juicing and its health benefits! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last but not least....did you see <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/482337/jennifer-aniston-s-favorite-facial-in-l-a-inside-the-mila-moursi-skincare-institute">Jennifer Aniston</a> pre her super cute new bob...she was rocking some<a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/JCaccamo"> Stella & Dot</a> Bling. This Friend has great taste!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My Knuckle Lights arrived!! Yahoo! Below is a picture of the pair I got:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is the skinny on how the company got started courtesy of <a href="http://www.knucklelights.com/aboutus.sc">Knuckle Lights website</a>. I absolutely LOVE my <a href="http://www.knucklelights.com/Knuckle-Lights-SILVER-700220944763.htm">Knuckle Lights</a>! Great product, super light, VERY light and GREAT customer service. I was having problems getting my order to process correctly with my credit card. Plenty of $ but old billing address. I emailed the Knuckle Lights team about the issue AND the fact I almost crashed and burned into a mailbox about a week ago. They responded back to me promptly and helped me get the issue resolved so I could get my <a href="http://www.knucklelights.com/Knuckle-Lights-SILVER-700220944763.htm">Knuckle Lights</a>! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks also to the <a href="http://anothermotherrunner.com/">Another Mother Runner </a>ladies for introducing me to this product. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This weekend I got to hang with a minimalist runner. for the first time I was able to learn barefoot running technique in person. Thank you to <a href="http://barefootrunninguniversity.com/about/">Jason Robillard </a>for helping introduce me to Tony my new minimalist running friend. Thanks also to Tony for takingg the time to give me a tutorial. I appreciated his insight on this and tips on technique. It was awesome to start to put the pieces of the puzzle together that I had been reading about live and in living color. If you are interested in running you should go pick up Jason's new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1484007840/ref=as_li_tf_til?tag=theultrstor-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1484007840&adid=1W5JSXAR7T0YSSV75Y7E&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fbarefootrunninguniversity.com%2Fabout%2F">book</a>. Speaking of books-here's another great running book by my Twitter BFF-Francie Van Wirkus <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Competitor-Me-Francie-Van-Wirkus-ebook/dp/B007UOZGKS/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384824169&sr=1-3-fkmr0&keywords=Francie+Van+Wirkis">here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last but not least if you need to do any holiday shopping please check out these specials on my e-boutique: <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/JCaccamo">www.stelladot.com/sites/JCaccamo. </a></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-76678323752170882802013-11-13T17:49:00.001-08:002013-11-13T17:49:18.981-08:00Wednesday Wisdom<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I received the email below from the Charity Miles team, </span><br />
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Super Typhoon Haiyan has devastated the Talcoban region of the
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Many of you have asked what we can do to help. Which is why I am humbled to announce that our friends at <a href="http://charitymiles.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=62930ef2d94980349f1681c04&id=ae0eb1b02b&e=6076a7216b" style="color: #336699; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Lifeway Foods</a> have again stepped up to the challenge.<br />
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Originally, Lifeway had been planning to sponsor our #GivingTuesday campaign on the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1451598305" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Tuesday</span></span> after Thanksgiving.</span>
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(As many of you may remember, we are one of the founding partners of
#GivingTuesday, a campaign started last year by Mashable, The UN
Foundation and the 92nd Street Y to be the "official" start of the
giving season.)<br />
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But in response to Super Typhoon Haiyan, Lifeway decided to start their
#GivingTuesday today. As Lifeway’s CEO, Julie Smolyansky said, “When
something like this happens, there’s no reason to wait for something
official.”<br />
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Julie rocks. She’s a good friend, avid Charity Miler and part of the
United Nations Foundation’s Gloabal Entrepreneur Council, tasked with
using innovation to solve the greatest challenges of our time. We’re
honored that she sees Charity Miles as an example of this idea.<br />
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Moreover, this isn’t the first time that Julie and Lifeway have stepped
up like this. Lifeway also answered the bell after the Boston Marathon
bombings, both sponsoring Charity Miles generally and also donating an
additional 25¢ per mile to the One Fund Boston.<br />
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Now they are going to do something similar, both sponsoring the app
generally and providing a $20,000 matching incentive for the World Food
Programme.<br />
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That’s right: from now through December 17<sup>th</sup>, whenever you
use Charity Miles (for any charity), Lifeway Foods will donate an
additional 25¢ per mile (up to $20,000) to the World Food Programme,
through Charity Miles.<br />
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This is critically important. The World Food Programme is one of the top
organizations leading the disaster relief in the Philippines. They have
already mobilized 44 metric tons of high energy biscuits and rice to
the region.<br />
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Also, given the immense damage to infrastructure and communications, WFP
is working with the local government to boost logistics and emergency
telecommunications capacity for the response.<br />
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This is why we're honored to have WFP as one of our founding charity partners. And it's why we're so moved by Lifeway's support.</span>
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So, let’s get out there and help WFP! Thanks to Lifeway, every mile for WFP helps feed two people. #EveryMileMatters!<br />
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All the best,<br />
Gene"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) Its always a happy day when this arrives in the mail....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lots of cool stuff this month. My fave was the rubber reflective ring. I wore it running tonight. Yes it was outside and dark but I noticed a lot of cars moved away from me. They saw the ring flashing...yeah for reflective gear!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another fave this month is <a href="http://smartypantsvitamins.com/smartypants-gummy-vitamins-for-grown-ups-adult/">Smarty Pants vitamins</a>. I got two sample packs to try. I had my first one tonight.</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-20203331653477350312013-11-11T18:03:00.000-08:002013-11-11T18:03:05.403-08:00Must read Monday<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi Friends,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hope you had a good weekend. This were a little crazy at my house middle man-C got a nasty ear infection and H was having nightmares.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First of all-BIG, BIG thank you to all Vets today. Thanks also to their families. We appreciate all you do to keep us safe!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Also<a href="http://www.coolmompicks.com/2012/11/5_ways_to_support_troops_on_veterans_day.php"> Cool Mom Picks</a> has a great post today about ways to honor Veterans today and and EVERY DAY. Go and read it...good stuff!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those of you that are runners, I just picked up <a href="http://womensrunning.competitor.com/">Women's Running Magazine</a> this weekend and let me tell you, its too cool for school. And this month's cover girl is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffani_Thiessen">Tiffani Thiessen! </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This child of the 80's was a huge Saved by the Bell fan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of my favorite bloggers <a href="http://www.mile-posts.com/2013/11/whats-more-fun-than-a-50k.html">Dorothy Beal </a>wrote a post today about her son's birthday. Happy Birthday Colton!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Skinny Runner had a post "<a href="http://skinnyrunner.com/2013/11/11/shoes-for-all/">Shoes for All</a>" about her recent travels and running gear. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://stuftmama.com/2013/11/11/veterans-day-the-best-french-toast-ever-and-some-running-links/">Stuft Mama</a> expressed her appreciation for our Veterans and filled us in about her recent travels and running at Disney, Florida.</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338392462458264439.post-25909832818780306212013-11-08T17:40:00.001-08:002013-11-08T17:40:31.578-08:00Friday Favorites<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Friday friends! How was your week?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are a few of my favorite things from this week!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.) I won a contest thanks to Glam Karen and the<a href="http://www.plantgrowcreate.com/pages/apparel-bus"> ARTIchoke</a> team! I selected the <a href="http://www.plantgrowcreate.com/collections/frontpage/products/deer-skull-slouchy-pullover">Deer Skull Slouchy Pullover. </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Glam Karen is modeling my new shirt!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go check out Glam Karen's blog <a href="http://glamkaren.com/2013/10/28/artichoke/">here</a>. Also get your shop on via <a href="http://www.plantgrowcreate.com/">ARTIchoke's website</a>. Super cute stuff including a great <a href="http://www.plantgrowcreate.com/collections/frontpage/products/boston-strong">Boston Strong tee</a> and they are donating proceeds from sales to the One Fund.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.) I was able to work out a meet up with a local barefoot runner. I am so excited to learn more about what barefoot running is. I've read a ton of books about it but until you see someone do it, it can be hard to put everything together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.) I just got word my <a href="http://www.knucklelights.com/">Knuckle Lights</a> shipped....YEAH! I have been running at night after work and it gets dark so early I almost crashed into a mailbox this week. I'm so excited to get these for safety reasons and so I'm not crashing into mailboxes. LOL! Thanks to the <a href="http://anothermotherrunner.com/">Another Mother Runner ladies</a> for helping me out with this referral. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4.) <a href="http://run4good.saucony.com/#goal">Run4Good</a> App-Runner friends log your miles on this app and help charities receive grants from <a href="http://www.saucony.com/store/SiteController/saucony/home">Saucony</a> for programs that help get children active. This month's goal is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Harlandale ISD Running Club<span id="causeList" style="display: inline;"></span></span><br />
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<li>Harlandale
Independent School District fervently supports opportunities that
promote running and healthy lifestyle programs for students. The
Harlandale ISD Running Club Program will focus on engaging and educating
at least 200 students, in grades 2 through 5, in physical and
nutritional lifelong healthy habits. The goal of the Harlandale ISD
Running Club is to educate students on safe running techniques, lifelong
physical activities, and affordable nutritional options. The running
club meets twice a week, in which participants are taught how to
properly stretch before engaging in running activities to avoid
injuries. Additionally, nutrition classes will be offered to the
running club students and their parents. Soler’s Sports, a committed
partner in the fight against childhood obesity, will measure the
students for their running shoes, educate the student participants in
the sport of running, nurture the love for running and fitness, and
support the running club throughout the school year." </li>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><center><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8whRqvsHsXs/S32xLymQasI/AAAAAAABVcI/FwmnRnQjxnY/bdayshoes.png" alt="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!" width="150" height="150" /></a><p><a href="http://birthdayshoes.com/" title="Vibram Five Fingers fan community - free your feet!">I love my toe shoes!</a></p></center></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11848329115658272088noreply@blogger.com0