Young At Heart

Tuesday Night Run - the DF Crew

Each Tuesday evening I meet the DF Crew for an hours' length run on one of the local trail systems in Kamloops. Familiar faces and new faces mix to share trail running and socialize between hill grinds. These are the folks that get me off my butt and out running each night to keep up!

Icebox and Jen with BDay Cupcakes! Photo: Jon S.

Thanks for the Birthday cupcakes this week! That was an awesome surprise.   Fuelled by cupcakes!

Do you have a network of running friends that make life awesome and keep you motivated?

Mailman

Always an exciting day when my StrideBox arrives in the mail!  Every month the assortment is different: gels, bars, drink mixes, accessories and chews.
April looks like a great box!

Good Luck Charm

A thank-you shout out to Impact Magazine

Impact Magazine runs a great contest each year giving its followers the daily opportunity to win free entries to races across Canada and NW USA.  A couple years ago my name was drawn for a set of entries into the Bloomsday in Spokane, WA, an event that I would not normally have attended but this was a catalyst for fun long weekend getaway with my husband and parents. Best part, got to stay with my grandfather and have a wonderful visit.
Had so much fun at the 2013 race that we went back in 2014.
The Ultimate Race Entries Giveaway is running again now, and on Day 6 I got a Facebook notification that I won!

Looks like I may finally get to go to the Kootenays. 

Have you ever been to Fernie, BC?  What are the do not miss locations that you can recommend?

Surprise!

Yay! 2 Days in a row the mail delivery fairies have arrived with wonderful little packages for me.  Yesterday it was my longstanding subscription from Stridebox.  They put together a monthly selection of nutritional supplements and accessories coveted by runners.

Opening my Stridebox at work created a bit of a buzz in my little cubicle community shared with some running co-workers.  Ahhh...feel the runner envy.

I'm pretty stoked to try the Picky Bar, having seen numerous posts online from other runners preaching the bars yummy-ness.

Also in the box: Skratch Labs - Hot Apples & Cinnamon, Chike - high protein Iced Coffee, a Vitalyte gel, Joshua Tree - lip balm, a Nuun tab, tech friendly running gloves.
Looks like I have lots of hydrating and refueling options to try in the near future.

Do you stick with one favorite brand of athletic supplement or do you like to mix it up and try new ones occasionally?  What's your current favorite hydration or refuel option?

Loving You Is Easy

A couple weeks ago I was perusing the webpage of athletic accessory up and comers Headsweats.com and saw that they offer a "surprise" box subscription. Aptly named Club Headsweats.

Each month, to your door arrives a special something from their extensive inventory of hats, visors, toques and more.   

Don't know about you, but 90% of the time when I run there is something on my head in an attempt to manage wild curly hair or protect from twigs, ticks or rain. So I signed up, curiosity triumphed!

The first box arrived today and this being February the month of love, it was an ozzing-ly sweet chocolate welcome and included a few Power Bar supplements to get me through to the end of the month.

Love the Sasquatch Trucker hat! And the Headsweats edition Polar Insulated water bottle is a nice addition to my collection. Their customer service event went a step further by including a handwritten note of welcome to Club Headsweats.

Have you ever signed up for a subscription box? Where you happy with each of the boxes as they arrived?