Monday Matters (progression runs, eyebrows, ankles… the usual randomness) and a Ray-Ban Giveaway!!

I hope your Monday run felt good (or is going to feel good if you are running on later in the day today)!  I love Monday runs because after a rest day from running my body feels a whole lot better and ready to run!

I’ve got some random Monday things to share with you!!

*I used my sister’s gym again and did a little progression run because those are my favorites… I started at a 7.6 mph and with each mile I bumped it up .1 mph.  8 miles total with an average of 7:35ish.  I love progression runs because it allows my body to ease into the faster paces and it helps to teach me to not fly and die (***what I love to attempt on race day) and build up my speed throughout the run.

*Just a girl and her dog house filled with 6 dogs walking around giving them some fresh air.

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*I shouldn’t have started to get my eyebrows waxed because I am completely hooked now.  And she tints them.  I don’t know if I can ever stop this.  I do it about once every other month and it makes me happy because I have no idea what to do with eyebrows.

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*Brooke thoroughly enjoys watching the entire process!

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*I know I have posted about 500 pictures of my nephew’s smile but it literally melts me.  There have been numerous times when I am in a grumpy mood and then he flashes the smile at me and my mood makes a complete 180.

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*EVVVERRYYYYY DAY.  What did I used to eat before these?  The other day we didn’t have enough time to make pancakes before Brooke’s school and I think we both had a nervous meltdown.

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*Somebody gave Brooke a donut and then she returned it to me like this… she knows what’s important:

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*Below she is pretending she is me talking on my phone to my sister and talking in a high pitched voice and talking as fast as she possibly can…  she has nailed mimicking things.

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*Do you ever kick your heels when you run?  Josse and I were talking about this the other day and it is something we have both been known to do when we are really tired at the end of the race.  When I was in high school I would get home with bleeding ankles because I did it so much.  It doesn’t happen very often for me anymore but it still happens sometimes and I have to focus in on my form again and my stride.

PS stance no-show socks are my favorite.

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Summer is here (well, it is almost here) and so sunglasses are needed even more than ever!  Sunglasses Shop is giving away a pair of Ray-Ban!  I’m loving THESE ones and today you can enter to win the same ones or one for equal or lesser value!

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Sunshine (and really hot summer runs;) here we come!

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***To enter the giveaway either follow them on INSTAGRAM, TWITTER or like their FACEBOOK PAGE and let me know that you did in comments!

So yeah, just tell me which one (Insta, Twitter or Facebook) —>  along with how your day has been and you are entered!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!!!

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Followed on Instagram. Just finished my Barre3 workout (I’m finding really great results as far as using Barre for cross training. It uses ALLLL the stabilizing muscles), and now headed to work!

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Followed on Twitter! Also, eyebrow waxing sounds super handy, plucking is such a pain in the butt.

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Facebook……Started out great, then we had a HIT and RUN that ran through our fence with their vehicle and tore it all down and our cows got out!!! That equaled running cows and fencing in the rain on a Monday afternoon!!

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I followed on Instagram! Love the Sunglasses Shop!

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I also followed on Twitter! Woo!!!

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Just followed on Facebook, what a great giveaway!

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liked their Facebook page, and just enjoying the amazing warm weather we’re having in western Canada!

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Following on Facebook and Instagram. On the note of waxing, I am interested to try something new called dermaplaning!

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Liked on Insta!

My Monday was great – started off the day with waffles and ended it with scrambled eggs + veggies. Breakfast foods all day = win!

I could eat up your lil nephew’s sweet, smiley face! keep those pictures coming!

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I liked them on Facebook – I’d love a new pair of sunglasses!

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I followed them on Instagram & I already follow on Twitter. Be careful with the waxing. I waxed my eyebrows in my 20’s & no in my 40’s & they’re thin & won’t grow in. The girl that does my facials says it’s because of the waxing. UGH!

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Facebook! My day has been hectic so far, but good :)!

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Followed on Instagram! Had an 8am class this morning after a not-so-stellar night sleep but the sun is out so that’s boosting my mood! Still recovering from a Half Marathon so that means some cross training today. Wish I could be running in this weather though….

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Facebook and IG! I love getting my eyebrows waxed and tinted– its a nice little pick me up!

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Followed on Instagram! The day wasn’t great yesterday because I didn’t get my run in :)! Hoping for a better day today!

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Following on Insta! I’m back to crossfit today. Two days off after my half marathon felt really odd. Ready to get back to it!

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I love every style of Ray-Ban aviators, and the 3513M’s are one of my current favorites. :) I followed them on FB.

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I just followed them on insta! I just got a new puppy and we came home from getting our marriage license to a puppy covered in poo and our other dog hiding upstairs. She isn’t quite sure about the new addition to our family, yet. It has been an interesting morning to say the least…

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Followed on instagram! Day has been super busy…. ready for the weekend already!

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I followed them on Instagram. I also LOVE Kodiak Cakes!

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Followed on Twitter!

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Cute! Followed on Insta!

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Followed on instagram! My kids won’t eat Kodiak cakes – booo!

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Liked on Insta! Day is good so far – nice easy run in the rain this morning, and some yoga later :)

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I followed them on Facebook. And Monday was spent working from home and recovering from the Pittsburgh Half Marathon on Sunday! Lots of ice and laying on the couch.

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Hi! Following on Facebook! :) Fingers crossed!

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Hi! Following on Facebook! :) Fingers crossed! My day is going awesome! Leaving for vacay in 11 days – Yahoo!

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Following on Facebook!

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Followed on Instagram!
My day has been good :) I’m easing in to getting up to run before work again. I live in Atlanta so we are starting to get really hot later in the day! Got 4 miles done this morning :) bonus is that I’m so groggy when I start I’m two miles in before I wake up!

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SOOOO DID YOU KNOW THEY MAKE KODIAK FLAPJACKS ON THE GO?! I don’t have any stores that sell these with-in a 3 hour drive of me so I was looking online to find a store and plan a visit because I love pancakes but I always feel like they are just not “enough” of a good food choice. Anywho I looked on their website and yea…on the go… now you will always have time for them AND you can eat them in the car on the way to school! Well Brooke can you should probably just focus on the road ;) http://www.kodiakcakes.com/flapjack_onthe_go/ Totally trying these ASAP!

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Liked on Facebook!

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Just followed their Insta! It’s Tuesday now, but I had a pretty great Monday. After work I lifted weights with my trainer, then snuck in a few miles on the treadmill. I was sick all of last week, so even a short run yesterday was a struggle, but it felt great to be moving again! Followed that up with a jog around the neighborhood with the dog while the bf cooked dinner on the grill. Not a bad way to start the week!

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I liked their Facebook page. Today has been not a fantastic day at all. We missed our morning run because my husband wasn’t feeling great and now I feel like bum/sloth. We will have to run after work to make up those miles for sure.

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I am following them on Facebook and Instagram!!! My Monday was FANTASTIC!!! I went out for a run in over 3 weeks and killed it for a 4 miler. I haven’t had that good of a run in forever and am even more excited because of how great it felt even after a break.

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I liked them on Facebook! My day started with a 40 minute run, so no complaints over here.

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Facebook!! Teaching PE all day in the sunshine…life is good ;)

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liked on facebook. i spent an hour at costco and still couldn’t find a pair that fit. i need these today!

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Facebook……Wish I could run in the am however my runs and weight lifting must always happen after a long work day!

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I liked their FB page. and my day is going slowly because I’m exhausted. Impromptu rest day.

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Following on Instagram!! My day ended with a 4 miles run and Day 1 of Marathon Training

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Insta! The sun is out so my day is good!

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We liked them on Facebook!

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I liked their Facebook page. My day started out great with an 8 mile run with my daughter. We had planted her car at the end of the run but when we got there her key wouldn’t open it. Her cell phone was dead, I didn’t take mine. Thankfully we were parked in a high school parking lot so we used their phone to call my son to rescue us. We were frozen by the time her arrived but we were sure glad to see him!! I was only 45 minutes late for work:0) Running adventures are always fun!!

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I liked their facebook :) I’m having a great day, hope you are too :)

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Liked them on facebook!!

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Follow instagram – no workout yesterday getting some rest to the IT band but did get in a workout this am at the gym treadmil then strength class

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Liked on Facebook!
Week is shaping up well so far… looking forward to some beautiful morning weather forecast for the next few days, where we get a respite from the flooding rains and heat: low 50’s and sunny 70’s in the afternoon!

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I followed on instagram. Thank you for the giveaway.

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My day has been good 3 mile run /walk. I followed on instagram.

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Hi Janae! What a terrific giveaway, thanks for doing this! I have followed Sunglasses Shop on Instagram and Facebook, but not on Twitter (I haven’t got one!). My Monday was great! I worked at my part-time job at Marathon Sports here in Boston and then went straight to take one of my last finals exams. I am so excited to almost be on summer break…this grad student needs some time off! Wishing you and Brooke happiness! Thanks!

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I followed them on Insta :) My day has been just okay. Ready to get off work!!

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Facebook–I’m exhausted. Haven’t slept well the last couple nights. Trying to not fall asleep at my desk. UGH!!

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Following on IG. Thank you! Not running today, but meeting up with friends to SUP. Aloha!

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I followed on Twitter. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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I followed them on Instagram!! I got my run and ride in, so my day is going fine!

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liked on IG :) day is going good, did arms today, ran last night – feeling energized!

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I followed on Facebook. My day is going great now that I’ve had a chance to escape the office with a quick lunchtime walk!

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Liked on FacebooK!

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I am following them on Facebook! I desperately need a new pair of sunglasses.

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Followed on Instagram and Facebook. Rough day with sick kiddos. This is our 3rd week in a row with spring illness.

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Followed on Instagram (@plannerzation) and my day is blah cuz I’m still sick!!

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Facebook! I took my two year old into Sunglass Hut. Huge mistake! After he grabbed five of them in two seconds. We said we would come back when he wasn’t with us. Haha!

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I wasn’t following them before but I will now :)
YAY for new Ray-Bans!

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Following them on FB! My day is going great! Hoping to get a evening stroll in with my 2 kiddos :) Hope you have a fantastic day!

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Followed them on Twitter! And I have never gotten my eyebrows waxed because it scares me and I don’t understand how they control it. The few times I’ve gotten my eyebrows done at all was threading. I have very blonde eyebrows so I hate even bothering to do anything with them but they are driving me crazy lately. I have also thought about trying eyebrow tinting!

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I followed on Instagram! My day has been pretty good, working from home so I went on a run on my lunch break which felt good! Just getting back into running, your blog is inspiring :)

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I liked them on facebook!

My day is going well. I kicked it off with 9.5 miles of speed work, plus 1.5 hours of strength/core work. :-)

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Following on Instagram! Got a good run in the morning before a horrid day at work, thank goodness for that run:)

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Followed on Instagram. Working today and it’s our dog’s 5th birthday (boxer) so we are going to let her go pick out a toy after work! :)

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I have been eyeing those ray bans forever! So cute and would love to win :)

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Following on Insta!

Little one is sick today, so an indoor workout and lots of couch chillin’ today!

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I followed them on facebook! had a great monday – flywheel bike class followed by a burrito :)

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Following on Instagram!

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I follow Ray-ban on IG ! Great Monday so far. Had an amazing 7 mile run last night and gearing up to do a 5 mile tonight. Struggling with the humidity down here in SoFla, but its all good :)

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Following on FB ad instagram. Love kodiak cakes

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following on insta :)

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Followed them on Instagram! @molarcrush. Having a great day today! Gorgeous here in Midland, TX!

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Following on IG! Just bought Kodiak pancake mix can’t wait to try them!

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Followed on Twitter! I have been getting my eyebrows waxed every 3-4 weeks for the past 13 years! Talk about commitment, I will never go back, ever, don’t make me!

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First off! You got me HOOKED on the pancakes too! I love them! and second off- I liked their pages :D

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I follow on all three. Got up and ran before work. I feel so accomplished when I actually get up out of bed and run instead of hitting snooze 334 times.

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Followed on insta. Great day so far!

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Not bad for a Monday :) I like Sunglasses Shop on FB!

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I followed on Twitter! I love Ray-Bans!

I’m in desperate need of those Kodiak Cake Pancake mixes….I could live off them!

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I liked them on Facebook!

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Followed on FB! I would love a new pair of glasses for summer running!

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I liked them on Instagram and Facebook!!
I have never had a pair of ray-bans but love them oh so much!
I also have the same ankle problem at the end of a long run. Most of the time I don’t even notice until the end of the run! Ouch!

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Instagram! Having a great day but Ray Bans would make it even better!! :)

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I liked them on facebook! Would LOVE to have a pair of Ray-bans.

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I liked them on facebook – love those glasses! It’s been a good day so far and 7 miles to run when I get home tonight…sunset runs are my favorite.

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I liked them on fb and am following on Instagram. As for my day, I am happy to report that although the weather isn’t the best I am having a great day! Productive-body pump class and 6 mile run = a happy girl!

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Liked on Facebook! :) Today has been a lovely day – I started my day off with a run without my GPS watch, which was such a great way to get me thinking what motivates me to run and why I run – because I LOVE it and it allows me to zone-out and spend time in nature!

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I followed on all 3 because I’m crazy:) Today was a great day!! It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and my room parents decorated my classroom door SO nicely…they had each of the kids write a “tweet” about me, hashtags and all! I loved it!

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Hi! I followed on Twitter. Thank you so much! :)

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Followed on Instagram. Worked all day but did get my run in at 0:dark:30. But not sooo dark anymore, summer is coming ????

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Instagram- day has been sad.

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followed on instagram! we’ve had a beautiful day here in texas, so that made me so happy!

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I liked them on Facebook and Instagram. My Monday was tiring and my Tuesday was as well, but I’ve been very productive! Currently daydreaming about signing up for a trail race…not sure though. Can I really do 13.1 miles on trails?!

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Liked on Facebook! My day has been pretty good! I went for a run this morning and then had a nursing final which I got 100% on!!!! :)

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Hello, I followed them on Twitter!

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I’m following on Instagram – I love aviators

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Follow on FB!

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I followed on Instagram! My day was a little crazy… my car ended up getting towed but thanks to the awesome guy in my life he made it more of an adventure and something we figured out together. We got breakfast afterwards and it was amazing. He went to work, and I went to the gym, and the day was much more relaxing after that. :)

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I followed on Twitter. My day is going well so far. I’m just at work while my car is getting worked on. Tonight we’re going to the free Lego build at the mall and then out to eat at Chili’s. Yum!!

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Followed on Instagram! I don’t kick my heels, but I do sometimes feel like I’m hitting the ground too hard with feet, as if the road is higher up than I thought it was going to be and my step is cut short. Does that ever happen to anyone else? It usually only happens for one or two steps, and probably when I’m tired. Maybe I’m not lifting my feet as high….

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Followed on facebook. Getting over a cold here. But just got back from 30 minutes on the elliptical at lunch!

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Followed on all 3. Love your blog!! I’ve been running for 7 years now and only in the past year have I really started running distances longer than 5 miles. My first few years of running were about running to burn calories. So I ran every morning and every evening – normally 1 – 3 miles each. I wasn’t running to train for anything, but it was a habit (albeit unhealthy). Fast forward 3 years and I started running whenever I felt like it, so not obsessively, but still no more than about 5 miles – normally 3 tops. Then for some reason this past fall during one of my runs, I told myself that if I can run 5 miles, I can run 5 miles out and will HAVE to run 5 miles back. I did it no problem, and was completely floored that I am capable of running longer distances. I started training (sort of – I just listened to my body and did my own thing) for the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler in DC. I was averaging about an 8:30 pace during my training, but somehow I managed an 8:02 pace on Race Day! Now I’m hooked. Anyway, that doesn’t have much to do with my day, but I haven’t been on a run really since race day almost a month ago. Went for my first run this morning and did 6 miles 8:15 pace. Its like you said – your body just remembers :) Thank you for being such an inspiration as a runner AND as a mother.

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Already follow on Instagram and Facebook! Getting my workouts in early these days so I can study for NCLEX during the day…woohoo!

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Hey Janae!

I am following Sunglasses Shop on Twitter!! I would absolutely love to win this giveaway – My birthday was Monday and for the past two weeks I have been battling strep throat and it’s been the worst. I am just now back at work and trying to catch up to real life again.

Crossing my fingers that I win. I want a new pair of Sunglasses and these would be perfect. I hope you are doing well and always having great giveaways. :)

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Followed them on Instragram and twitter. My day has been good recovering from my mile repeats yesterday at marathon pace.

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Liked them on Facebook! ☺️

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I follow them on Facebook. And my Monday was great! It was my 30th birthday! :-O

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I follow them on Facebook. I’m really busy at work, but other than that my day has been great so far!

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I follow / like them on Facebook. I would love a new pair of these – I had a similar pair but I lost them sadly :(

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LOVE those glasses! i follow them on fb, insta & twitter!

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I am following them on Facebook! My life is super crazy right now because my coworker is on maternity leave so I’m covering for her, and my baby is getting four new teeth so she is having trouble sleeping at night, and I am wiped out!

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I followed on Instagram. Hope you’re having a great day!

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Followed them on Instagram :) My day has been pretty good and full of donuts and green tea lattes. I love your blog and thanks for this giveaway!!

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I follow

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Followed on Twitter!!

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Followed on Instagram! Thank you!

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Liked on Facebook! Love the sunglasses! ?

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Just liked on Facebook – love those sunglasses!

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Followed on Twitter!!! And I need these BAD!

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Following on Instagram. Love the pair you chose! Having a great day so far! My parents are in town and staying at my house so I have some extra help with my 2 kiddos- #winning :) hope you’re having a good one too!

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Facebook!

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Following on Instagram!

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Liked on Facebook :)

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I followed on Twitter! Good luck in your race tomorrow!

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I liked on Instagram!

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Your posts are so motivating, thanks! Oh, I follow Sunglasses Shop already on FB (kcthelush), IG (@kcthelush) & Twitter (@kcthelushii). Thanks!

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liked on facebook!

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Following on Insta. Day’s been nice and relaxing so far, if not a little hot :)

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