Furious.

Figi please!!! I’ve been dreaming about a tropical vacation for a month now! Love the matching pigtails :-)

Don’t hate me but I’ve never had an it’s it’s. I love Costco though. They have the biggest cartons of grapes. It even lasts me two days instead of 1. I usually hit the wall around mile 11. Last time though it was mile 5. Lets just say it was a painful race.

I love the matching pigtails! If I could go anywhere in the world? I’d definitely go back to Italy. I didn’t see everything I wanted to see last time, so I need to finish that off before thinking of any place else. I am going to the beach tomorrow for a few days!

The matching pigtails are too cute!

We have a Sole F63…if I have to be on the treadmill it’s great!
What wall??? Haha…just kidding. In my first and only marathon (so far) I hit a few walls – mile 16 and 20 were the big ones.
Costco: organic beef and cowboy caviar (so good!). And a $1.50 hotdog meal!
Reese’s pb chips are some of my favorites! I would take them with me to Bora Bora :)

Haha I love the matching pigtails! She really does look just like boo in that pic! And that slo-mo of the finishers is so awesome. It’s almost like they’re flying, even in slow motion :) And I’d love to go Italy right now!!!

She was using the iPad to bring the PB chips closer because she couldn’t reach those ;) And I’m feeling you on the seedy watermelons… The worst is when they’re full of the big, still-soft white seeds that I’m not sure if I should be eating or spitting out… most of the time I just eat them because getting rid of the seeds takes too long, and I need my melon NOW.

Gahhh I wish I owned a treadmill, that will be on the “must have” list after our wedding and moving to a new home happens. Let’s see, I usually hit my wall at mile 24 on the marathon, and I would say mile 8 for a half (mainly because it’s harder for me to get in a good groove with a shorter run). Costco is a beautiful place, last time I was there I felt like I bought the entire store! Although, one of my absolute favorite things to buy from Costco is their pesto, it’s SO GOOD, and their mangos mmmmmm! I would hop a plane to Maui RIGHT NOW. Every time we go we stay longer and longer….it’s my version of Heaven on Earth.

I hit the wall at about the 10mile mark of a half marathon. It feels like I’ve been running for ages but the finish line is no where in sight! Once I get to around the 12mile mark I can motivate myself to push just that bit harder because I know it isn’t for long!

And right this second I would like to be on my honeymoon in New Zealand! I’m not going till next week, but wish the rest of the stress was over already! (Also looking forward to the views while I’m running…. but the new hubby doesn’t know he’s agreed to that bit yet!)

Brooke’s face in the first picture. So priceless. I’ve never seen peanut butter chips, but I feel like I need to seek them out now. Reese’s are my FAVORITE. (Then again, how can you not like peanut butter and chocolate together?!) I want to go somewhere sunny. It’s been entirely too cloudy and gray and rainy and miserable here lately!

I always hit a wall at mile 7 of a half marathon to about 9 for some reason. It’s definitely all mental though.

I had to get rid of my Costco membership because I was buying wayyyyyyy too much giant sized containers of candy.

I really want to go to Thailand or Greece. Or basically anywhere that I could eat my way through.

I hit the wall when I wake up, it’s still dark out, and it’s kind of anyone’s guess if I’ll actually get out of bed. Once I’m out, though, there’s no stopping me.

Bermuda!

I was wondering what It’s Its were! We don’t have a Costco anywhere near us, so I’ve never been to one. :(

In a marathon, I usually hit the wall around mile 20. In a half, I sometimes hit it at 11 and then just have to push a little bit to get past it.

I would just go anywhere where there is sand, water and sunshine.

I will love to hear about tmills too! I am buying one in a few months.
In my full marathon is was around km 32. I knew at that point I just had to keep moving forward.
Tons of food! Lol. Our usual – almond butter, cereal, Greek yogurt, produce, oh and some new uber larabars.
Greek islands – its a dream trip of mine :)

I don’t shop at Costco because my mom works for Sam’s Club so I shop there. The last thing I bought was Greek yogurt, pineapple, portobello mushroom caps, and chocolate covered pomegranates.

Half marathon is about mile 10 or 11, but i usually try and talk myself out of it.

I would go to Egypt or Australia. I’m going to Costa Rica next month for work, so that’ll be fun.

We have a Landice treadmill. We had it for 7 or 8 years and have never had any trouble with it at all. It’s great to have when I can’t get outside for a run.

I bought WAY too much stuff on my last visit to Costco. Does yours carry Angie’s Kettle Korn? If so, grab a bag. It’s AMAZING! The other thing I just picked up is 2 Kirkland brand running tanks. I have to say I was unsure what I’d think but I love them. They are so soft and have just a bit of room in the front to hid my I’ve had 3 babies belly. I keep trying to think of reasons to head back to Costco so I can get two more!

I’d love to go to St. Lucia for a beach vacation but would also love to go to Europe.

Aww Brooke looks so big sitting there with the doll! Shes so dang cute.
Now you have me craving pb chips.!

my apologies to the reader, but I don’t have a treadmill at home :-(

I have only done half marathons and I usually hit the wall around mile 10. HOWEVER, the last one I did in April I NEVER hit the wall. I crossed the finish line actually thinking that I could keep going if I needed to. It was also a PR for me.

I am not a Costco shopper but we do have a membership to BJs which is similar but not as big. The last thing I bought there: grapes, lysol, shampoo, vitamins, paper towels, and I think that was it.

Love the matching pigtails! I JUST got my daughter’s hair in a ponytail this weekend. She is 5. Yes, she was bald until she was 2.

I want to go campinggg! I am dying to go hiking and actually just found a dog friendly bed and breakfast with lots of hiking and have my fingers crossed that my knee will allow it next month! Brook looks adorbs per usual!

I have never been to a Costco…tragic, I know. I need to get there ASAP and the It’s It will be first on my list!

Half marathon wall hitting happens around mile 10…but once I see 12 I’m good to go. My one and only marathon…the whole thing felt like hitting a wall.

Hawaii….please put me in Hawaii :).

I have a pacemaster gold elite treadmill that I have moved cross country and put probably 8,000 miles on and still love! As for Costco, organic strawberry jam. Yum! I hit the wall in the half at mile 10 and then death march to the finish. And if I could go anywhere in the world I would go to Austria for the Sound of Music tour. It just sounds like a ridiculous amount of nostalgic fun!

I have never heard of those It’s Its before! What are they??

Brooke and her doll look adorable with the piggy tails. :)

We have a LifeSpan treadmill and have been really happy with the quality. It’s a little more expensive, but it’s rated on of the top treadmills for serious runners. I usually hit the wall in the marathon around mile 20. That last 10K is brutal! Vacation anywhere in the world? With the kids, Hawaii. Without the kids, New Zealand for some serious hiking with my hubby.

If I could go on vacation now, I would just go to Hawai’i since the flight is not too long and I looooove Honolulu.
For when the wheels come off, I would have to say it is around mile 22 (except for the most recent ones where they fell off around 19. Luckily, the wheels somewhat reassembled so I could finish strong in the last 0.20 mile for a PR).

I haven’t run either one of those distances … but I will run my first 1/2 (and first race!) in September, so we’ll see :)
Is there a PA equivalent of Costco?
Hawaii or Chincoteague … I’ve never been to Hawaii though but I love the beach and it looks so beautiful!

I don’t have a treadmill and I’ve never been to Costco. I live a sheltered life.

This is probably too technical, but hitting the wall means that you’ve depleted your glycogen stores in the liver and muscles and that takes a long time. I don’t think you can officially “hit the wall” in a half marathon. People usually store about 2,000 calories of glycogen in their body, so that burns off at about 20 miles – which is when most people “hit the wall”. I’ve never hit a wall, but I start upping my carbs when I start tapering and really up them 2-3 days before the marathon by eating thinks like baked potatoes with salsa. This is a better approach than just carb-loading the night before the marathon.

You can probably psychologically “hit the wall” in a half marathon or marathon at any time – but that is different than physiologically hitting the wall.

I don’t mean to sound like a know-it-all. I’m not an amazing runner by any means. However, I particularly remember learning about this, so thought I’d share. And the upping of carbs for a week or so before the marathon has really helped me avoid the wall completely (but not actually run fast or anything).

And if I could go anywhere on vacation right this minute I’d go hiking/camping in the Grand Canyon.

Ireland to see the view and Italy to eat the food… Gelato please! :)

Those pigtails! And those cheeks!! Too cute!

Vacation? Anywhere if there is a beach, not too many people, and a spa.

Brooke loves the best two things in the world… Blogging and peanut butter. :-P She’s took cute with those pigtails and jellies.

I didn’t hit a wall my first half marathon, to be honest. I was loving every second of it and felt REALLY good. Plus, I was pacing a cute runner so I think he distracted me about 80% of the time until I blew by him at the end ;-)

I definitely want to go to Italy or somewhere tropical.

It’s It’s It’s…. what? That’s what I think about every time I see you post something about an It’s Its. I have no clue what those are and I’ve never had one. Just give me some froyo.

If I could go anywhere right now, I would go to Aruba.

That video is so cool!

Seeded watermelons are good for seed-spitting contests! There’s a silver lining everywhere :o)

I have the Precor 9.27, and I absolutely love it. It’s a little bit more expensive, but it’s so so worth it!

So I’m the most sporadic commenter ever but I do read your blog! :-) That recipe looks great! I went to the website and printed it off. I love all of those ingredients and am always looking for new and healthy ways to carb load!

As far as hitting the wall- I do not race enough half’s to remember but in a marathon it is usually that last 5K that gets me. I did not hit a wall in my last marathon (Boston) and that was the first time ever to NOT hit a wall. It might have been because it’s Boston though- total adrenaline rush and constant cheering the whole time definitely helped!

I’ve never run a full marathon so I don’t know when I would hit the wall there, but I’ve done three 1/2 marathons and it’s always mile 11 for me. I’m jamming the first 10 and then 11 hits and I’m dead. I took that as a sign I need to train longer than 10 miles for my next half.

We don’t shop at Costco :( Sad day.

I would go to Hawaii if I could go anywhere. I’ve never been there and always wanted to.

Closed down Costco last night by my lonesome. Seeds are the main reason I never eat watermelon. LOVE the pigtails!

I have never heard of seedless watermelons!

If I could be anywhere in the world right now it would be the south western corner of France. Surfing and eating seafood on a campsite.

I have a NordicTrack C1550 and I love it. It was a tough choice between the Sole and NT. I would highly recommend going and trying them in person if you can. That helped me a lot. I ultimately picked the NT because I like some of the extra programs it can do. Good luck!

She’s grabbing the iPad but eyeing the PB chips ;)

Costco: grape tomatoes, whole pineapple, Fuji apples, Kirkland brand keurig cups, Lara bars, clif bars.
I heart costco!

love the pigtails!

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Janae, OH MY GOSH. I CANNOT get over Brooke’s amazing pigtails!!!!!! They are perfect, and she is WAY too cute with them :D
We also had a Nordic Track, which I was in LOVE with, but we had to loan it to a friend because we had too much baby stuff- the pack n’ play is now where the treadmill was. I miss it so much. I think we need to make room for it again…especially with this Florida heat. I was SOAKED after my run today. I mean soaked. Gross.

If I’m lucky, I find the wall at 21-22 and then just push through. However, Boston this year I found it near 16. Blegh.

In the half I haven’t hit a wall (knock on wood), but normally I start doing a mental calculation around mile 8 for how many minutes it will be before I can just sit down. The pace in half marathons is just ouchy after a while.

My Costco vote is for the Cabot Big Block of Cheese and craisens. Yum!

Folly beach, South Carolina!!! We went there last year and fell in love :)

I usually hit my wall at about 18km

Thanks so much for all the treadmill advice!!! Really appreciate it.

I hit my wall at mile 8 of the 1/2 marathon, every time like clockwork….

Last thing I bought from Costco was my favorite bag of frozen antioxidant mixed berries… that the had to recall due to a hepatitis outbreak!!!!! :( sad panda

I just got a Sole 63 and so far so good! I had a Pro Form for 10 years and it was great! I heard that the newer Pro Forms and Nordic Tracks have springs now and more cushioning which is great for not getting injured but that the Sole is more ‘road like’ which is better for runners who want to do road races. It definitely isn’t as ‘springy’ but so far I like it. For my first 1/2 I pretty much trained exclusively on the treadmill but now that I have been running more outside I really dread getting on the treadmill. Ugh! After 4 miles I am pouring sweat and so done! Plus there is absolutely nothing on tv at 5am besides the news. Dreadful!

Your daughter is so freaking cute and happy, she totally makes me smile! : )

I usually hit the wall at mile 20.

My first and only visit to Costco so far consisted of buying new tires for our car. I’m looking forward to the day when I actually get to go in the store and not just the tire center. :-)

If I could go anymore right now, I would go to Alaska and go for a dog sled ride on a Glacier.

I’m working super hard on my running form too and it’s made a difference.

In my last marathon I hit the wall before I even started. No joke. I completely sabotaged myself. It was awful.

It’s so awesome that you get so many responses-I kept scrolling and scrolling to get to the comment box!! That video is amazing. I can’t believe that they are probably really racing right then and still strike on midfoot! They even look they are over-striding yet they still come down under their body. I’m trying to work on my form to-it’s really hard to run like that! Brooke looks adorable in her pigtails. I really wish that first picture was really the video :)

Our Costco has these dark chocolate covered caramels with sea salt, they are really good.

Costco shoppers: what were the last things you bought at Costco?

We always buy tons of fruit, Chobani yogurt, Craisins, milk, & eggs!

And time for the most random question of the week: If you could go anywhere on vacation right this second…where would it be?

Antarctica!

We just gave our treadmill away because I would rather run naked through Grand Central Station than run on a treadmill. (What that really translates into is that I would rather run in the rain, cold, etc. — which I do — and my kids are old enough to be left alone for an hour or so at a time).

Costco: Kayaks. (actually, probably a graduation cake, veggies, Bolani, etc. but the kayaks are more memorable).

My list of vacation destinations is long: Thailand, Fiji, Scotland, Italy, Laos, Costa Rica, etc.

Interesting video…I changed from a heel striker to more of a forefront striker to help with my IT Band issues…in this video it looks like the first 2 have more of a forefront form and the 3rd runner is a heel striker…what does your coach say about the difference and what are you???