Warrior Dash Recap and Giveaway Winner

My stats:

Total time: 39:26

Pace: 13:03

Overall place: 1681/6773 (top 25%-yay me!) 

Age group place: 38/401 (top 10% baby!!!)

One of the most disappointing things about the Dash was that we didn't have our own personal photographer like we did for the Mudathlon. I'm REALLY  hoping that there are a few "official" photos of me in the mud pit and jumping over the fire. 

I think one of the best parts of obstacle races is the unknown. Sure you can look at the course map ahead of time, but it never gives you the full picture. Compared to the Mudathlon there was A LOT more running. The obstacles actually gave you a chance to catch your breath. The hubby and I ran the whole way, and each time I passed a physically-fit-looking guy huffing and puffing I gave myself a little pat on the back.

The running consisted of a lot of steep hills, making going up or down not a easy task... 

As far as obstacles there were very tall walls to climb up...

...and down...

cargo nets...

streams to cross...

tire yards to maneuver through...

and of course the fire to jump over...

and the large muddy mud pit at the end...

We started out with our friends Clark and Christy, but they are much faster than the hubby and I and they quickly shot ahead of us. They finished a full 6 minutes before we did! Christy placed 2nd in our age group-so proud of her!!!

Like all good warriors we rewarded our hard work with some yummy grub!

So would I do it again? ABSOLUTELY!!! I'd definitely train a little more and remember to take my inhaler before-the dust and hay really sent my asthma into full throttle. If you haven't tried obstacle racing I HIGHLY recommend it. There are so many out there at all different levels of difficulty. You're bound to find one to fit your level of competition so check it out!!!


And now for our giveaway winner....

Congrats!!!

Make Over Your Monday

Oh Monday! I can't believe you're here again! We've got a BIZ-EE week ahead. Lo starts kindergarten in a few days (sniff, sniff) and we've got a calendar full of back-to-school activities.

How did last week's challenge go? Did you give out a lot of compliments? Not only did I give out a few myself but, I was lucky to be on the receiving end once or twice. Such a great feeling!

This week's challenge is to cut yourself some slack (If you read last night's post you know where this comes from). We are not perfect, we are human. There will be times when no matter how hard we try we just can't get it all done and that needs to be okay.

Have a wonderful week and thanks for checking in!

10:07

It's 10:07....PM

I've been up since 6:35...AM and have been going all day.

This is the first time I've sat down today.

I am TIRED...but not too tired for a Mike's Hard Lemonade...or two

I had big plans for you today. I wanted to share with you my experience at the Warrior Dash, but as it sometime does, life got in the way. Both the hubby and I needed to run 11 miles and that took up about 4 hours of our day since we have to switch off running and watching the girls. Then there was marketing to be done and I had a HUGE crafty project that I've been working on all week that FINALLY come to a close at 9:35pm tonight!

Tonight I'm giving myself a break. I'm going to sit on the couch, have a drink and watch a little TV.

Tomorrow we'll be back on track.

What's coming up this week?

• Make Over Your Monday
• The big reveal of the Cave re-do at work
• Lo's first day of Kindergarten 
• A de-lish recipe (or two)
• The Warrior Dash recap

I'm also extending the Love Vase giveaway one more day. You now have until 10pm Monday night to enter {HERE} and the winner will be announced Tuesday morning.

I hope you had a great weekend and found a little time to relax yourself!

I Am A Warrior!!!

Beer-check!
Warrior Helmet-check!
Humongous Turkey Leg-check!
Ragging good time at the Warrior Dash-CHECK! CHECK! CHECK!

Check back tomorrow for more fun pics and the breakdown of the dash!

HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY!

Five Things On Friday That Make Me Smile

1. Tomorrow is the Warrior Dash and I'm SUPER excited!!!

It's a lot like the Mudathlon I did in June, but this time the hubby and I are running it together. We get to run through mud pits, jump over fire and at the end we'll be rewarded with a beer and a viking hat. It doesn't get much better than that!

2. We met Lo's kindergarten last night and I LOVE her!

She's organized, funny and has a great loud kindergarten teacher voice. (She kinda reminds me of me so what's not to love!) 

3. Movies in the park start tonight.

Tonight it's Despicable Me and the girls are so excited!

4. Glee the 3D Concert Movie comes out today!!!

I saw them live and I can't wait to see it again in 3D!

5. My girl Melanie won SYTYCD! I loved her from beginning and she totally deserved to win! I'm just so sad the SYTYCD Tour isn't coming to Indy this year.

That's my top five-what's making you smile today?

It's All Because of YOU!!! (and a little giveaway too!)

Yesterday my lil' blog hit a HUGE milestone...WE reached 20,000 hits!!! I say "we" because without all of you it never would have happened! I truly appreciate you stopping by each day just to see what I have to share. 

As a thank you I'm hosting a giveaway today. I'm giving away one of my Love Vases. It's been one of my most popular posts so it just seems fitting.

To enter just leave a comment below and you're entered. Winners will be drawn Sunday evening and announced Monday morning.

Thank you again and I look forward to the next 20,000 hits!

Park Day

Earlier this summer they opened a new park nearby. All spring the girls anxiously watched it being built and couldn't wait until it opened.

Finally this monstrosity appeared:

Then the weather turned RIDICULOUSLY warm and, in my opinion, it was way too hot to play at the park. Daddy has been a real trooper has has taken the girls several times despite the 90+ degree heat. Today was the perfect day for the park so when our friends asked us to join them we were all super excited. It was a nice sunny, cool day. Perfect for a picnic at the park.